gotot
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1/4th nutes. get some fox farm and go check out that chart they have. let the gaden run 24/7
Aerogarden Amateur Bagseed Grow
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Hand Banana
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Oh man, that's rough, I'm gonna have to be careful with the nutes. Can overlighting cause stress on the plant? The plants seems to be liking the 24 hour light cycle so far, I just want to make sure I'm not fostering males!
Bartleby Jones
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100% agree. You could also hold off on the nutrients for the first 2 weeks but I like the 1/4 idea. I second the idea of getting good nutrients. If you've got the cash HPS for flower would make them bud up nicely.
gotot
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ya and get more lights for vegging too cuz if you use that weak ass light they give you your going to grow a shitty plant garunteed. this guy sold me the system with a white widow plant growing it in and he used no additional lights. the plant was a foot and a half tall with 3 nodes!! and he wanted me to pay him more than 400 for everything. fuck that100% agree. You could also hold off on the nutrients for the first 2 weeks but I like the 1/4 idea. I second the idea of getting good nutrients. If you've got the cash HPS for flower would make them bud up nicely.
Just started with three seeds: two white widow and one unknown sent with the ww's. The unknown seed was planted a week later than the two ww's so has not sprouted thus far. The two ww's are now 1" tall and I removed the cap as they were about to touch. How many hours should I keep the light on now? What about the nutrients? I originally placed two small tabs. Need all the advice I can get and am determined to make it work. I was pleased that the two ww's sprouted: 2 of 2 so far. And I have hopes for the freebie seed; amsterdam seeds sent ten of those with my order.
Bartleby Jones
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I don't think you can give a plant too much light at the stage you're at. I want 24 light for the whole veg and that seemed to work. Just be sure they get 12 hours of total darkness during the bloom stage.Oh man, that's rough, I'm gonna have to be careful with the nutes. Can overlighting cause stress on the plant? The plants seems to be liking the 24 hour light cycle so far, I just want to make sure I'm not fostering males!
gotot
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agreed. you wont get anywhere near burning the plant with watts trust me. i've got 2250 watts in a 3' x 4.5' grow room and i would need quadruple that amount for light burn. it's not light that's the issue, it's the heat radiating off the lights
Bartleby Jones
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Daaaammn! I believe the word is "boo-ya-ka-sha"
gotot
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its weird tho because i've got 3 150 watt cfls dangling underneath the foliage and yet the little gro shoots aren't growing budDaaaammn! I believe the word is "boo-ya-ka-sha"
Hand Banana
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Oh man!! I just noticed a tiny little seedling-like growth coming from the base of one of my plants--is this normal? Could it be the branching phase?
Hand Banana
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Badass!! Thanks for the advice man! I've been wanting to keep the lights on 24/7, it just feels right
gotot
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ya i go crazy with cfls in my 5'3" x 31" x 4' gr. i've got 12 150 watt cfls with a 2 40 w florecent and whatever that aerogarden shit is and i'm waiting until tom to put in 2 more 150 w cfl lights. my temps are 83 with no exhaustBadass!! Thanks for the advice man! I've been wanting to keep the lights on 24/7, it just feels right
this way i dont need the cfls to be close to my plants i can keep them a foot away(if i wanted i dont though)
Hand Banana
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ya i go crazy with cfls in my 5'3" x 31" x 4' gr. i've got 12 150 watt cfls with a 2 40 w florecent and whatever that aerogarden shit is and i'm waiting until tom to put in 2 more 150 w cfl lights. my temps are 83 with no exhaust
Dude that's awesome, my light bill is gonna be KERRAZY when I'm done!! Can I see a picture of your grow?
Bartleby Jones
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CFL's don't use that much energy per lumen so your bill shouldn't be that high. It's the actual wattage that will impact your energy bill so if the CLF says it's comparable to 150w it might only be drawing 42w. Definitely get some lights for the sides. During bloom you should look at getting some soft white lights. They have more red spectrum than the 7200 CFLs and will give you more bud. I wish I had known this for my grow. I had blue spectrum for the whole grow.
gotot
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later tonight i'll post them.... still buidling rightnow
pullntubes420
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good to see some more aerogardeners. will be watching.
Hand Banana
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Day 11 - Saturday, 11/28/2008
Aerogarden Day/Light Schedule: 16/8
1) Healthy root structures forming on all plants
2) Reduced light schedule from 24/0 to 18/6 because of slightly drooping leaves and leaf burn on one plant.
What do you think could be causing the brown spots?
Aerogarden Day/Light Schedule: 16/8
1) Healthy root structures forming on all plants
2) Reduced light schedule from 24/0 to 18/6 because of slightly drooping leaves and leaf burn on one plant.
What do you think could be causing the brown spots?
pullntubes420
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i had some yellowing on my first set of leaves but i have heard that its pretty common with the aerogarden. but you may want to check you ph level. have you added any nutes yet?
Hand Banana
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I added the starter nutes on the first day, but after reading how dangerous they were, I flushed after 10 hours.