Daves Aerogarden grow (with pics).

Heruk

Heruk

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he has like 60 days to go though
clean water is in the last 2 weeks right
i hear you about the amount of nitrogen too
yea its a good idea to supplement nitro gradually in minimum dose until you see results
then keep it at that level
im no expert but from my experience with other plants
i would say a little more than 1 or 2 days of nitro supplementation is necessary though
i would say supplement 1 or 2 times a week for 4 weeks and completely cut it out for your last month
but sheepsblood's method might work for you aswell
well I hope you make the wisest desicion for your plants
did you do a tag serch of the forum for you issue?
 
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daveg1i

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yea i have no idea on the nutes. im using the nutes that came with the aerogarden. (expiramental) what do you guys think on days left, im at day 40 and this strain is a 7-8 week flowering strain. so 3 weeks(21 days) would be a total of 49 days, or 8 weeks being 56 days. and i really dont have anything to add to the water to try and make the leaves better so im gonna do my regular nutes until 2 weeks prior to harvest, those 2 weeks prior im gonna go with just water. does that sound right? thats the plan, unless of course theres a better way?
 
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daveg1i

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there isnt man, my buddy orders the stuff from the i net but i dont use credit cards so no luck there.
 
Heruk

Heruk

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then get miracle grow for acid loving plants
usually given to orchids and plants like that that love nitrogen.. like weed
it has an NPK ratio of 30-10-10 i think
that means 30 % nitrogen and the rest is p-k and trace minerals
use a small amount
 
RyaNayR

RyaNayR

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sorry if this was already covered, but i really didn't feel like looking though 15 pages, so here it goes.

Are the built in lights enough to flower with? and if so, how many plants could these lights support?
 
WoldofWeedcraft

WoldofWeedcraft

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RyaNayR said:
sorry if this was already covered, but i really didn't feel like looking though 15 pages, so here it goes.

Are the built in lights enough to flower with? and if so, how many plants could these lights support?
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Yes and no,
If you flower with the built in lights, you will have a very small yield (probably only a few grams). It is recommended that you supplement with HPS, MH, or CFL's. Using more light will increase the bud density, and without additional lighting you will probably be disappointed in your yield considering the effort it takes to fully harvest even a small plant. The AG can only hold 2-3 fully mature plants, but it is still a good idea to start with 7 seedlings to increase the chance of getting females.

Pce,
WoW
 
WoldofWeedcraft

WoldofWeedcraft

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Hey dave, about your odor issue... I'm gonna start flowering soon, and i'm getting a little worried about odor as well. Do you think this would help:

Holmes HEPA Air Purifier





I saw it at walmart and they say it works for smokers, wonder if it works for these odors too?
 
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daveg1i

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it wouldnt hurt thats for sure, it might work great..the only issue ive heard of using these types is getting it to close to the plants will cause loss of bud smell overall.
 
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stickyicky77

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Get a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and cut a hole in the middle of the lid. Mount a computer fan on the lid. Drill holes in the side of the bucket. Add soil moist crystals in the bucket and a cup of liquid ONA. Plug in the fan and this should resolve the odor issue. I highly recommend getting a carbon filter with a duct fan as well.
 
RyaNayR

RyaNayR

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WoldofWeedcraft said:
Yes and no,
If you flower with the built in lights, you will have a very small yield (probably only a few grams). It is recommended that you supplement with HPS, MH, or CFL's. Using more light will increase the bud density, and without additional lighting you will probably be disappointed in your yield considering the effort it takes to fully harvest even a small plant. The AG can only hold 2-3 fully mature plants, but it is still a good idea to start with 7 seedlings to increase the chance of getting females.

Pce,
WoW
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Also, can I just add some regular floresent lights without having low yeild? or do I have to get the right spectrum range?
 
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stickyicky77

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lastianjc said:
And here's my little update. Been quiet for a while suffering with my poor plants.
My problem was that the edges of my leafs were curling to the inside and also had some slight discoloration on the leaves. Did some online research and learned that I'm either over-nuting or that my ph is off. I went with the idea of overnutes by a few suggestions I got here in the forum and washed out the tank filled it with plain water and let it be. About 3 days later I noticed that my problem is still there and if anything progressing in a wrong direction, so I went to visit my local Hydro store to buy a ph meter ($52) and at the same time the friendly guy who worked there told me that he thinks that my "tomatoes" are suffering from defficiency of magnesium and calcium (I think). So I spent extra money to buy foxfarm nutes, since he said it would be much better then Earth Juice (He said he used to grow tomatoes as well :) and to feed the plants right away.
So I tested the pH first, noticed it was over 8 and proceded with new food regiment, just to notice that the pH before I put it into AG was 4.3 yet decided to go ahead. Next morning I measured again and it was up to 7. I am very confused to say the least. Gave it a week and started noticing yellow brown blotches, tested pH again that was over 8 again, more research and learned that pH can help roots from absorbing some nutes and over absoring others. Came back from the store mixed it in, I guess I put too much but I'm at 4.9. public water pH is 8.9, here in my kitchen and I'm going out to buy a gallon of water, refeed the plants and hopefully that will solve a problem.
The moral of this long story is that I would reccomend to anyone before cutting down or increasing nutes to test pH first as that might be the main problem.
And a question for anyone who managed to read this whole thing: once I fix the pH prior to pouring the water into the AG why did it change overnight and did I do anything wrong?
Also, once the water is changed I will go into flowering phase as my babies are 4 weeks old. Also, the two original seeds I have planted, came from the same bag I bought some months back, one is sativa and the other indica. I am pretty sure since one only grows 5 leaves in the bunch, while the other has 7 and a tiny one, total of 8.
And once this is all resolved, I might end up with two beautiful healthy MALES :)
Still I hope for the best!
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Did you get a bottle of ph up and ph down with your ph meter? Are you calibrating your ph meter each time before you use it? It is always a good idea to check your ph after you mix your nutes. If it is high just add a few drops of ph down and check again. If you are using foxfarm nutes it should adjust the ph close to a ph of 5.8 and that is where you want it. I would also check the ppm. In addition the the foxfarm nutes you can add some SUPERthrive.
 
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daveg1i

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here they are almost done, the flowering is 49-56 days, ive found a way of pretty good odor control by leaving a few window open in the house. the only thing is that its pretty cold here and ive added a fan so they have been getting some shots of cold air. but its adding some nice color so its fine with me. the main colas really dont seem to be swelling as much as my little nuggys. but im happy. since ive got pretty decent odor control i wana let them go 60 days but i might end up picking the 2 tallest collas in between the 49-56 days and then let the others go until 60 daysish. the last pic of a couple little nugz doesnt show but there about as thick as a roll of quarters.
i have a few more pics ill post after this one....
 

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thebeej72

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hey man not sure where u are in new england but just south of worcester there is a wormsway hydro store. gonna e headed down there soon since u have inspired me to seek the ways of the aerogarden. Lets go pats!!!
 
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