Aerogarden BMO organics QUESTIONS

floridaOG

Member
Ok so i recently purchased a aerogarden pro along with BMO organics

I had 3 bagseed plants about an inch sprouted, I transfered them to the aerogarden mixed my nutrients i used the directions on bottle and poured into 1 gallon of water from publix. I also purchased a extra airstone for a 10-30 gallon fish tank. I run it 24/7 Aerogarden setting is on herbs. My plants arent showing much change its been three days roots dont seem to be doing anything? Any help would be appreciated!
 

OneStonedPony

Well-Known Member
Three days isn't much time. If the humidity in your grow area is high (70 % or greater), and your light intensity is low (leds, or very small cfl's), the rate at which your plants transpire (move water and nutes within) will be low. The temp in the room also affects growth, too cool (below 70) or too hot (above 85) works against you. Also it's important for there to be a changing out of air in the room, to ensure there is adequate CO2 to assist growth.

In a water only grow medium, it's best to start off with a ppm level of about 150 to 200 ppm, with small starts. Then change out water / work upwards on ppm's as the plants put on growth. I like to run my pH on such setups at 5.9, that way if it drifts up or down slightly over a few days, no biggie.

I've used BMO nutes in hydro (DWC), coco, and soil without issue. IMHO they are a good line of nutes, and stay pretty pH stable.

Have you checked the pH of your water before adding nutes & afterwards ? Do you know what the ppm level is in your reservoir ?

If these things are off, dump, flush, and refill with a known pH / ppm level mixture.

I'd also hold off on the SPT for a week or two, as in small reservoirs (under 2 gallons) it tends to cause more pH drift, especially with very young plants. In soil or coco though, the SPT kicks ass right out of the gate. Hope that helps a little.
 
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