AeroGarden Guide/FAQ v 2.0

[Dumme]

...pictures are worth a thousand words, and if you don't have them posted, it never happened.

Again, inexperience and communication is the problem here. If you can pull more than 1000 grams off it, do it, but you seriously need a reality check on the way you post here. Until you work my garden, I'll be damned if you tell me I'm doing something wrong! I'm not afraid to yell as the elephant in the room. If you can't say something nice, don't open your mouth.

 

[bdt1981]

Wow, So you sarted mocking me here, too...
This shits gonna end..


Thats a first;...whats a "gut bucket"? My system is Aeroponics. Joke or not, "you" haven't shown anything worth braging for years, let alone that you didnt have a "partner" with... Have you ever grow by yourself; without a "partner". Have you ever grown in anything, partner or not, from start to finish what isn't in soil or ebb&flow.

Lets stop talking about my "shit, thats a joke", for a min and roast you for a bit. Here's what you posted. You started your first Ebb&Flow in June, and growing in Sep 2012 with little to show. In 2013, you were still trying (complaininh all the way), with your "partner", and have to be put in your place a couple of times, by more experienced hydro growers for your attitude.
You began to show promise
(https://www.rollitup.org/t/newbies-first-ebb-and-flow-what-you-think.536630/#post-7582625), but I'm guessing your parnell had more experience and money to back it.


You didnt even know you could get any weight.


So you started SOG...
View attachment 3585597 He got busted, and by Jan 2014.
Here's more of your grow. Looks like it didn't go as planed..
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By Feb od 2014, you had a couple of nice wet buds. (If they're yours. Again dated Dec.2012, hmmm)
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Something weird though, the dates in the pictures don't line up.This one says 2012 for some reason.... hmmm. I'm guessing pre-Ebb&Flow, in soil. But you did state



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For your new stuff..View attachment 3585613
I really don't see how you could be dogging someone else.
You have a few more, little grows in between, but I think the reader gets the point. Anyone can see your posts, here cupcake...

I'd suggest buying a better computer to view my grow as I have no popcorn, ...or maybe youre confused on what popcorn is. It's a continuous grow with the older plants on the far side. Any "popcorn" is pruned on week 3-5. That row of 6 plants are 5 ft wide and about 17-19ft long.
View attachment 3585659This pic above has still a few weeks to go. Where exactly do you see, "weak ass looking buds"?

That "jungle mass" is called a canopy, and is intentionally designed not to let light through. I simply don't have the room to grow them, and have to prune heavy from day 1, so they fit in flower.

For me...
It's no secret I'm a novice with Aquaponics, and I've never said differently. Comming from a hydro back ground, I built this in June 15' on a whim, and have had 1 test grow (shown in the last video)and this grow now(shown in the 3rd video), and because I know you have 0% experience with Aqua, I'll tell you it takes about 6 months to cycle the tanks. Do the math... I do well over "g per watt".

Is it the biggest yielding system? No.

Will I go back to normal hydro? Hell no.

I will say, I haven't worked out all the kinks yet, but i will. Its one of a kind, and I'm not afraid to show off its downsides and faults.


Quality is what's important, not yield. Anyone that says different (over an Oz a week) is growing illegally, and one more thing that I'm NOT doing. I follow my states rules, and I have a legitimate reason to medicate. I'm not saying I'm against Recreational, but I grow "openly" in the community, and my grow is less than 25 ft from the police station and town hall. I follow rules for obvious reasons.


Although most of my equipment is recycled from older systems, I chose this method of grow, not because it's easy, but because it's hard and interesting. I own a hydro store and wanted a display for people to "want" to grow. Do I use RIU to sell merchandise? No. I see guys like you come in a dime a dosen and buy crap, yes, crap; which most of the fortune 500 stuff is; with the "oh, I'm never wrong" attitude. Do what you want, but leave me the hell out of it. My only goal is to inspire and learn.

Im not bragging, and I have never posted in this thread before, if you weren't talking about me, I would have no reason to start now. I'm just showing the reader whom you're laughing about.

Wisdom talks, bullshit walks.. youre too hot tempered with those quick gabs, grow up.

Ya these buds are Definitely not quality. Got me there didnt you.
Dude i have grown nearly 100 different strains, over 50 at one time. You want to pull up a pic of mine with a weak ass liberty haze that couldnt handle the heat. Pardon me if i let one plant suffer over 50 others. That strain sux anyway.
Im glad your so proud of your yr long veg time. In that time i already pulled 4 crops. And why the fuck would u be feeding ur plants the same nutrient if they are all on different stages, just curious. And i wasnt talking bout you i was talking about the idiot who told someone to expect about a pound off either a 600 or 1000 watt light over a 36 site aeroflo. Thats a 400 watt difference in light and you said to expect a pound with either one. THAT IS SUCH BULLSHIT AND A VAGUE ANSWER. 1to 3 pounds would have been a better answer. But your a hydro store owner u cant be that far off. Your answer was

 

[Dumme]

Yes, Ive seen these pictures. Its 2016, so why are you posting pics that are from your posts back in 2012. Dont you have anything recent? Some of your actual grow maybe, and not just your old, downloaded trophy pics?

Dude i have grown nearly 100 different strains, over 50 at one time.

As I said, pics or it never happened, because what I've read of all your threads and posts, it doesn't look like you have.

Im glad your so proud of your yr long veg time. In that time i already pulled 4 crops.

Ok, since you won't do the math yourself, June 15th I built the system. AGAIN, ITS AQUAPONICS. It takes about 6 months to cycle before anything can be grown. I've have 2 grows, thats 9 weeks each. 18 weeks total. July 15th to July 20th-ish, it was just water, as I waited for fish to be shipped. You clearly don't understand how Aquaponics works. The first plants when into flower on Oct 1st. They were small and malnourished, but I threw them in anyways, knowing the system wasn't ready, because it was just a test to see if I could do it. Again, l'll say Aquaponics, "for those whom it still isn't sinking in". It's nothing like hydroponics. Dec 2nd was mid harvest, and new plants went in on a weekly schedule, from then on. The first will be ready Feb 3rd-ish. So, what the hell are you taking about?! You telling me plants flower faster in your tent? 4 crops = what are they, magic seeds?

And why the fuck would u be feeding ur plants the same nutrient if they are all on different stages, just curious.

Again, with you not having any experience, I can see how you would be confused... IT'S AQUAPONICS! I don't use those crap pre-mix chemicals you force feed your plants with.... BECAUSE IT'S AQUAPONICS. I cant be any more cLear here....A Q U A P O N I C S.
Jesus, I feel like a broken record. Everything is different from "pH" to "EC". I Clone, Veg and Flower in the same system, with no water changes. I hope this clears at lease the fact that it's different from hydro, for you. What you think you know about hydro, doesn't apply to aquaponics, so stop comparing. It makes you look bad.

And i wasnt talking bout you i was talking about the idiot who told someone to expect about a pound off either a 600 or 1000 watt light over a 36 site aeroflo. Thats a 400 watt difference in light and you said to expect a pound with either one. THAT IS SUCH BULLSHIT AND A VAGUE ANSWER. 1to 3 pounds would have been a better answer. But your a hydro store owner u cant be that far off. Your answer was

I agree, very vague, but not bullshit. First time using the Crap Aeroflo36...

I always answer 1lb on yield questions, as do most of RIU users. It could be a male and Id say 1lb.

 

[MJ Farmers Daughter]

This is my first post and im not sure what the procedure is. We grow a LOT of weed. And we've always used the aeroponic method. I see a lot of people complaining about not having enough pressure or losing pressure as they add nozzles.

I also see quite a few references to junk nozzles and fittings. You will lose pressure every time you ad a fitting, so part of the trick is keeping the system streamlined to eliminate as many corners and turns as possible.

You will also lose pressure if your tubing or supply lines are too small. We like using 1/2" schedule 40 PVC. We can run 100 nozzles on a single pump with no noticeable drop in pressure. I will try to post some pics later. But the best option is PVC and misting nozzles (the red plastic nozzle) from Cloudtops Misting or Ecologic Technologies. NASA uses the same nozzle and thats how we learned about them (my dad worked for NASA on some ag programs many years ago).

 

[OneHitDone]

This is my first post and im not sure what the procedure is. We grow a LOT of weed. And we've always used the aeroponic method. I see a lot of people complaining about not having enough pressure or losing pressure as they add nozzles.

I also see quite a few references to junk nozzles and fittings. You will lose pressure every time you ad a fitting, so part of the trick is keeping the system streamlined to eliminate as many corners and turns as possible.

You will also lose pressure if your tubing or supply lines are too small. We like using 1/2" schedule 40 PVC. We can run 100 nozzles on a single pump with no noticeable drop in pressure. I will try to post some pics later. But the best option is PVC and misting nozzles (the red plastic nozzle) from Cloudtops Misting or Ecologic Technologies. NASA uses the same nozzle and thats how we learned about them (my dad worked for NASA on some ag programs many years ago).

What kind of pump are you using to pressurize those bad boys up and at what psi?

 

[TeamSuperman]

This may have been answered somewhere but I didn't see it.. how cold can I keep my reservoir? The FAQ says to keep it below 74, due to algae and bacteria that will grow once the temps exceed 74.. but am I okay keeping my nutrients at 50 degrees or is that too cold? Is there some kind of temperature chart for roots?