AeroGarden Grow Journal *First Timer* (Skunk/Jamaican)

What's up everyone,

I joined rollitup.org a little over two months ago and now im starting my first grow ! I am using the AeroGarden Space Saver 6 from Canadiantire.ca.

Ok, so far i have set up my grow room which is a bit small but still enough room to get the job done. I have attached some pics to show what it looks like. Right now i have placed 5 Skunk/Jamaican seeds into a cup of water for 12 hours. Ill post again once i remove them and put them into paper towel.

Right now i only have one question: How should i put the seeds into the AeroGarden pods ? I have removed the original seeds but should i cut the sponge in half or just put the taprooted seed into the little hole at the top ?

Any help would be much appreciated since this is my first time !

Thanks, R.I.K4LIFE

Ok, so 12 hours after putting the 5 Skunk/Jamaican Seeds into a cup of water to soak I have now transfered them to germinate in wet paper towel between two plates.

Attached are two pictures to give everyone a view of how its all looking !

I still am confused about how to put the seeds into the AeroGarden pods .... ? Anyone have any tips or advice !?

Thanks. R.I.K4LIFE

What up rik i would beleive there is somewhat of ahole already in the pod...put that shit in root down!

waiting for my ag pro200 in the mail! going to be my first real grow aswell...

from info iv learned already...are you going to be using any cfls for extra lighting? i baught a pump and airstone for added oxygen to the roots..

I believe either way would get the job done

I guess it depends on how big your taproot is. If you catch the seeds when the root is barely out you could just stick them in. If you let them germinate for a little longer, I would cut it to avoid stuffing the roots in.

What up,

So 24-hours has passed since i placed the soaked seeds into wet paper towel. Two of the seeds have way longer taproots then the other three. One is taking its sweet time and two are just growing pretty mellow.

My questions is, should i place them all into the pods now ? Or should i hold off until all the taproots are at least 1/4 inch long ? Or should i put the long ones in the pods now and wait for the smaller ones to grow before putting them into the pods ?

Here is a pic of the taprooted seeds and a final look at the grow room

Thanks, R.I.K4LIFE

Ok so i decided to put the 5 Skunk/Jamaican tap rooted seeds into the AeroGarden. The lighting is on a 18/6 schedule right now.

Does anyone know if the lights are close enough or should i lower or raise them ?

Also, i have added the 2 starting nutrients that come with the AeroGarden kit and the water ph is between 5.0 - 6.0 !

Let me know what you think and any advice/tips would help

Thanks, R.I.K4LIFE

yee boi (elove11), right now im just using the AeroGarden lights but once the flowering stages begin ill add some more lights to it. Im super stoked to see how everything turns out though !

Payce, R.I.K4LIFE

So i had my first Ametuer move today ...

I guess when i was setting the timer to 18/6 i didn't push down the off switch so it never shut off after 18 hours on ... I just fixed the timer and the lights have been on for 22hrs and will now be off for 2hrs before continuing the original cycle of 18/6 !

Does anyone think this will cause damage to the new borns or should i leave the light off for 6 hours then continue the 18/6 !?

Please let me know a.s.a.p as the time is approaching for the lights to kick back on!

Thanks, RIK4LIFE

Hey Rik,
I am new to the AG too, but not new to growing.......I don't think your mistake will cause any harm now. If it would have happened during vegetative or flowering, yes but light is not that important till you have actual seedlings..
About your seeds, Jamaican/Skunk, that sounds like a sativa cross......Are you aware that mostly sativa plants get real big and take longer to flower and finish??? You may have to replant them for them to finish or you will have to top the plants and/or definitely modify your AG to make it taller.
I am no expert, this is my first AG experiment as well......
As far as my grow experiment, I have 3 seedlings (bag seed. indica cross) going right now and one seed that hasn't popped yet.
The problem I am having is that if you don't cut thru the grow sponge the tap root won't grow thru the sponge and it pushes out.....What I learned:
1. Cut the sponge in half or bore a hole all the way thru.
2. Place the seed deep in the pod
3. Make sure the sponge is all the way down at the bottom of the basket.

Another problem is my biggest seedling has a really long, stretchy stem and it's wilting already, so I rigged a support for it.
My gameplan is to get at least one female, replant her and and make her a mother, then clone her using the AG for the clones.

Your light is close enough, like he said, you should of cut the sponges in half and make a hole all the way thru the sponge, the light cycle is fine if they didnt not turn off, its only in the Veg cycle, check my AG grow in my signature, any plant will out grow the extension arm, i would break it off and hang it above the AG, that what i did and trust me, it will make thing alot eaiser, idk if you got one but you need a air stone and air pump, i'll be posted if you got any questions


EDIT: that space you have is kinda small, unless your going to LST them and what not,

good luck man!

yeah the airstone is amust!

have u maybe thaught about 1 150watt (hps)high pres sodium for the flowering cycle as well?

keep the pics coming man hope everythings going ok!

my ag should be here tom!

What it do,

Ok so after being pretty worried yesterday, i feel as though all is fine now. Before i had put the tap rooted seeds into the AG pods i had cut them down the middle and made a path for the root; so that should be all fine. As for the light setup, i have already said fu*k the arm that came with the AG to hold it up and i have rigged up a chain system to raise n lower the light.

Right now the plants have been in darkness for 5 1/2 hours so once the lights come on in 30 mins ill take some pics and give you all an update. Im running the lights on 18/6.

I also found this little blurb on Skunk/Jamaican .... sounds like it will be potent if all goes well (keeping my fingers crossed)


Skunk/Jamaican:

This wonderful weed type combines two old skool favorites Skunk and Jamaican. With sweet-island Jamaican smoothing out Skunk’s well known harshness. Even beginners have an opportunity to grow a heavy yielding plant from these stable early ganja genetics. Plants will have uniform height of about 3 to 3.5 feet with thick heavy buds. Skunk’s hardy resin production is primed with leaves glistening for hash making goodness, while tasting like dank Jamaican


Thanks, RIK4LIFE

rik4life said:

What it do,

Ok so after being pretty worried yesterday, i feel as though all is fine now. Before i had put the tap rooted seeds into the AG pods i had cut them down the middle and made a path for the root; so that should be all fine. As for the light setup, i have already said fu*k the arm that came with the AG to hold it up and i have rigged up a chain system to raise n lower the light.

Right now the plants have been in darkness for 5 1/2 hours so once the lights come on in 30 mins ill take some pics and give you all an update. Im running the lights on 18/6.

I also found this little blurb on Skunk/Jamaican .... sounds like it will be potent if all goes well (keeping my fingers crossed)


Skunk/Jamaican:

This wonderful weed type combines two old skool favorites Skunk and Jamaican. With sweet-island Jamaican smoothing out Skunk’s well known harshness. Even beginners have an opportunity to grow a heavy yielding plant from these stable early ganja genetics. Plants will have uniform height of about 3 to 3.5 feet with thick heavy buds. Skunk’s hardy resin production is primed with leaves glistening for hash making goodness, while tasting like dank Jamaican


Thanks, RIK4LIFE

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having completed my first ag grow i'm interested in seeing yours so i'm scribed and a +rep for starting with an aerogarden.

best of luck.

AGSteve said:

having completed my first ag grow i'm interested in seeing yours so i'm scribed and a +rep for starting with an aerogarden.

best of luck.

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yea its a great learning tool, im lookin forward to seeing this strain as well

What it do,

Ok so the lights turned back on at 3:30 today just as expected. After checking on the plants everything is looking good except for one seed. Even while germinating this seed was behind on tap rooting and is now showing no sign of life ... any idea why ?

Elove11, right now I have an air-pump with 4 stones in the AeroGarden tank ... its giving it a nice misting effect .

I've attached a bunch of pictures of the sprouting seeds and one of the setup I'm working with (took them with my iphone so the quality is sh*t). Also I have 4 ft of height and i read that Skunk/Jamaican grows to 3 - 3.5 ft. .... At what height should i start flowering at ?

Thanks, R.I.K4LIFE

Well they will triple in size so jus calculate that into how much room you have

Word SICC,

Right now my game plan is to say fu*k the AeroGarden and just buy a tubber wear and build my own bigger and deeper AeroGarden ... im going to buy new/better lights n e ways so i might as well buy a better resivourer ?

Let me know what u think ? just trying to live that Vancouver life hahah


Payce, R.I.K4LIFE

I used the AeroGarden to grow from seeds (White Rhino). Those plants are in the flower room since I want the yeild to be large. The AeroGarden can be used to flower, but the demands for water refull is high. There are clones in the system now from the original plants in the AeroGarden. The water level drops FAST. I have to refull the system about every 3 days. I don't have an air stone in the system, I did with the original set.





These photos are about a week old, the growth is FAST. About 8" high. I may have to flower these in the AeroGarden since the flowering room is busy.

rik4life said:

Word SICC,

Right now my game plan is to say fu*k the AeroGarden and just buy a tubber wear and build my own bigger and deeper AeroGarden ... im going to buy new/better lights n e ways so i might as well buy a better resivourer ?

Let me know what u think ? just trying to live that Vancouver life hahah


Payce, R.I.K4LIFE

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Fa sho, DWC is the way to go, ima upgrade to that after a few grow with the AG then im going to use it for clones, good luck

rik4life said:

Ok, so 12 hours after putting the 5 Skunk/Jamaican Seeds into a cup of water to soak I have now transfered them to germinate in wet paper towel between two plates.

Attached are two pictures to give everyone a view of how its all looking !

I still am confused about how to put the seeds into the AeroGarden pods .... ? Anyone have any tips or advice !?

Thanks. R.I.K4LIFE

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Cut the spong 1/2 way down 1 side so it opens like a book. That way the roots have a place to go. Make sure the sponge grabs the seed so it doesn't fall thru. A dab of wood glue works to hold them in as well. Look at the AG manual, it's in there.