Airstone? bubbler?

I always see people have airstones or bubbler i am new to this but i have been growing in my aerogarden without either and everthing is fine? what are they used for?

you need to get as much oxygen to the roots as you can, so an air pump & stone is the way to go

In aero setups your roots may not come in contact with still water. Your roots receive intervals of watering/misting which keep roots moist but also allow for them to get oxygen. If your roots begin to grow into the standing water an airstone will make sure that your submerged roots will receive the right amount of oxygen. With bubbler/DWC roots are always in the water so they need air. If roots are left in water with out air they will rot.

Hope this helped. Post up some Pics!

Please tell me those holes on your aerogarden are plugged up and I just can't see it some how. lol, how is that plant still alive. The plant actually looks good considering the environment it's in...

^what he said. Remember the more you take care of your girls the more they will take care of you. Keeping a clean and organized grow space is essential. make sure those holes are plugged. Light+roots=one unhappy plant. Also what are you using for nutes?

yeah my first grow and im using ultrabloom

Sounds and looks like your off to a decent start. Just keep those holes covered. Do you have a PH meter? Are you using tap water? And what are you going to do when your plant reaches to the top?

the plant have been topped already and im bending the the tops that are getting to big i am bending them like the supercrop technique