Larimy
Active Member
ok so i was using an aerogarden i got for 100 bucks from bedbathandbeyond...i have been growing for about 2.5 weeks, here is what i have been using:
seed:regular seeds that i had collected from a bag i just bought
indoor closet 3x3x7
nutes:bc recipe for success, grotek super oxy h2o2, and nutes that came with aerogarden
lights: just the ones that came with aerogarden and led blue red spectrum panels(2x from ebay, for side lighting)
setting:tomato
misc: honeywell temp/humidy monitor(buy.com); digital timer(cvs), figure 8 cord(radioshack), honeywell wall mount fan(home depot), hana HI 98129 ph/ec/tds/temp meter(ebay)
so anywho..i was growing straight from seed and they were growing so strong, the roots were white and the leaves werent spotted or wilted or anything. as instructions say in the second week i switched the nutes and water, initially i started with the aerogarden nutes but then went and bought the "technaflora recipe for success" and followed to a "T" the vegatative recipe they said to use, within like 3 days i noticed some of my plants leafs starting to wilt a lil and when i looked at the roots some started to turn a light brown, i have spent a month at least reading not only aerogarden growing but just indoor growing in general,
i bought jorge cervantes dvd and book so basically just saying i have done a lot of research, from reading i read that a brown color was the begining stages of root rot so i used some super oxy h202 and did a 1:10 ratio of bleach water to clean the roots and the medium, the roots turned back white(which probably was the bleach lol) but the leafs never improved and now it looks like my babies are dying, my room temps range between 70-80 and the humidty ranged from 50-60, i made it so the lights would come on at night as to help with the temp and shut off around 4pm where the day is the hottest to again help with temp control, my ph has ranged from 5.8-6.0 which i read is great, the only trouble i have been having and i read is probably the 1 cause for root rot is high water temp, the water has been in the high 70's to low 80's, i have tried everything but buying an expensive water chiller, i was dropping ice cubes every so often into the water.
Still nothing has helped with my water temp, i have read that some people have been able to grow some pretty decent plants in 80 degree water but not reccommended, anywho i was just wondering if anyone could help a 1st timer out...ie by the pics can u maybe see whats wrong...should i give up and just start over and if i do how do i prevent this from happening again...and any suggestions on water control..has any1 else using an aerogarden had trouble with water temp...sorry for the book but appreciate the help!
seed:regular seeds that i had collected from a bag i just bought
indoor closet 3x3x7
nutes:bc recipe for success, grotek super oxy h2o2, and nutes that came with aerogarden
lights: just the ones that came with aerogarden and led blue red spectrum panels(2x from ebay, for side lighting)
setting:tomato
misc: honeywell temp/humidy monitor(buy.com); digital timer(cvs), figure 8 cord(radioshack), honeywell wall mount fan(home depot), hana HI 98129 ph/ec/tds/temp meter(ebay)
so anywho..i was growing straight from seed and they were growing so strong, the roots were white and the leaves werent spotted or wilted or anything. as instructions say in the second week i switched the nutes and water, initially i started with the aerogarden nutes but then went and bought the "technaflora recipe for success" and followed to a "T" the vegatative recipe they said to use, within like 3 days i noticed some of my plants leafs starting to wilt a lil and when i looked at the roots some started to turn a light brown, i have spent a month at least reading not only aerogarden growing but just indoor growing in general,
i bought jorge cervantes dvd and book so basically just saying i have done a lot of research, from reading i read that a brown color was the begining stages of root rot so i used some super oxy h202 and did a 1:10 ratio of bleach water to clean the roots and the medium, the roots turned back white(which probably was the bleach lol) but the leafs never improved and now it looks like my babies are dying, my room temps range between 70-80 and the humidty ranged from 50-60, i made it so the lights would come on at night as to help with the temp and shut off around 4pm where the day is the hottest to again help with temp control, my ph has ranged from 5.8-6.0 which i read is great, the only trouble i have been having and i read is probably the 1 cause for root rot is high water temp, the water has been in the high 70's to low 80's, i have tried everything but buying an expensive water chiller, i was dropping ice cubes every so often into the water.
Still nothing has helped with my water temp, i have read that some people have been able to grow some pretty decent plants in 80 degree water but not reccommended, anywho i was just wondering if anyone could help a 1st timer out...ie by the pics can u maybe see whats wrong...should i give up and just start over and if i do how do i prevent this from happening again...and any suggestions on water control..has any1 else using an aerogarden had trouble with water temp...sorry for the book but appreciate the help!
time to start over 
