AeroGarden for rooting...

BuddGreen

BuddGreen

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When I first got my AeroGarden it was to grow a couple plants. Once I seen how many roots one plant had that changed things. So now it's used to develop roots after germination. It's fitted with a small .5"x.5"x4" air stone 24/7 filled with Techanflora's Sugar Daddy and Root 66. Also got a 50 site Rapid Rooter plug tray and heat mat. I use half the tray for germination cuz it's nice and warm and the other half is used for the seeds once germinated. The germinated seeds go into the plug tail down. After the seed pops out the top of the plug it then goes into the AeroGarden. Within 1 week the roots start poking out of the bottom and sides. When this starts, the plug goes into a 4" rockwool cube in a 6" net cup. The net cup is placed in a 5 Gallon bucket lid with a 6" round air stone (24/7) and a Nute pump for the top feed system. I feed for 30 minutes every 5.5 hours. I'm growing under a 400W Hortilux Super HPS in a Sun System switchable hood.

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This is what I transplant into. A very simple Bubbleponic set-up.
https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/365331-my-dwc-set-up.html
 
H

HSA

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BuddGreen said:
When I first got my AeroGarden it was to grow a couple plants. Once I seen how many roots one plant had that changed things. So now it's used to develop roots after germination. It's fitted with a small .5"x.5"x4" air stone 24/7 filled with Techanflora's Sugar Daddy and Root 66. Also got a 50 site Rapid Rooter plug tray and heat mat. I use half the tray for germination cuz it's nice and warm and the other half is used for the seeds once germinated. The germinated seeds go into the plug tail down. After the seed pops out the top of the plug it then goes into the AeroGarden. Within 1 week the roots start poking out of the bottom and sides. When this starts, the plug goes into a 4" rockwool cube in a 6" net cup. The net cup is placed in a 5 Gallon bucket lid with a 6" round air stone (24/7) and a Nute pump for the top feed system. I feed for 30 minutes every 5.5 hours. I'm growing under a 400W Hortilux Super HPS in a Sun System switchable hood.

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This is what I transplant into. A very simple Bubbleponic set-up.
https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/365331-my-dwc-set-up.html
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We all use our Aerogardens for different purposes but you have a complete growing system and it will support two to three plants. Three might be a push but I regularly grow two to three with no problems.
Wrap your pump and tower in a short nylon woman's sock like they wear with flat shoes and trim your roots when they start to get out of hand. You can prune 1/3 of the roots and keep them in the Aerogarden but it sounds like you've got what you want to do pretty well figured out so I'm not going to argue.
I see you're not using the complete Technaflora "Recipe for success," how's that working out?
 
BuddGreen

BuddGreen

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I'm using the entire RFS kit. So far real good!!! Thanks for the root prune tip...did not know you could trim the roots that much.
 
BuddGreen

BuddGreen

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Got 7 more ready for transplanting. The little one on the left front has got nice roots, green leafs and a red stalk...Hope it's a she!!! I need either more room or smaller buckets!!!


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gom

gom

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hey just a thought you might want to cover that hydroton or feed the water a little lower down in the hydroton. Because you are going to grow algae and that's going to mess with your PH a lot. I just went through all that myself and i am using a set up that's almost the same as yours. i used cardboard and cut it to fit like a cover.

enjoy i know i love mine. and they work great
 
BuddGreen

BuddGreen

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gom said:
hey just a thought you might want to cover that hydroton or feed the water a little lower down in the hydroton. Because you are going to grow algae and that's going to mess with your PH a lot. I just went through all that myself and i am using a set up that's almost the same as yours. i used cardboard and cut it to fit like a cover.

enjoy i know i love mine. and they work great
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I got them in rockwool cubes ready for transplant.
 
BuddGreen

BuddGreen

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BuddGreen said:
When I first got my AeroGarden it was to grow a couple plants. Once I seen how many roots one plant had that changed things. So now it's used to develop roots after germination. It's fitted with a small .5"x.5"x4" air stone 24/7 filled with Techanflora's Sugar Daddy and Root 66. Also got a 50 site Rapid Rooter plug tray and heat mat. I use half the tray for germination cuz it's nice and warm and the other half is used for the seeds once germinated. The germinated seeds go into the plug tail down. After the seed pops out the top of the plug it then goes into the AeroGarden. Within 1 week the roots start poking out of the bottom and sides. When this starts, the plug goes into a 4" rockwool cube in a 6" net cup. The net cup is placed in a 5 Gallon bucket lid with a 6" round air stone (24/7) and a Nute pump for the top feed system. I feed for 30 minutes every 5.5 hours. I'm growing under a 400W Hortilux Super HPS in a Sun System switchable hood.

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This is what I transplant into. A very simple Bubbleponic set-up.
https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/365331-my-dwc-set-up.html
Click to expand...
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When I first got my AeroGarden it was to grow a couple plants. Once I seen how many roots one plant had that changed things. So now it's used to develop roots after germination. It's fitted with a small Oxy Stone 24/7 filled with Techanflora's Sugar Daddy and Root 66. Also got a 50 site Rapid Rooter plug tray and heat mat. I use half the tray for germination cuz it's nice and warm and the other half is used for the seeds once germinated. The germinated seeds go into the plug tail down. After the seed pops out the top of the plug it then goes into the AeroGarden. Within 1 week the roots will start poking out of the bottom and sides. When this starts, the plug goes into hydroton.
 
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