Mini Aeroponic Garden

AsbestosToast said:

How close are you to harvest? Your plants are looking nice and healthy.

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Oh I figure another 3 weeks... maybe a little less, maybe a little more...

jaiden2199 said:

was walking through costco and saw an aero garden and picked it up! I was a first time grower with one plant in the soil and wanted to go soiless. I am a huge noob at this but have my aero garden set up well and have some nice growth so far. I love this write up though thanks man!

I'll keep reading and I'm sure hit you up for some questions!

Keep it real

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Thanks for joining us... we like to sit around the fire... hang out and share our common love...

If you have any questions... hit me up...

Peace Bro...

DA DANK DAWSON said:

NICE GIRL REAL NICE kiss-ass

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Hahaha...!!! You crack me up...!!!!

rasta.zwain said:

awe nice machien but whats wit all the bonging characters

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You are supposed to take a bong hit every time you see one....

Did you take yours...? I did...

Thanks !!!

cybergrl23 said:

she gets frostier!! It's pretty thrilling to see the progress that is made every light cycle. I can see now, 2 weeks into flowering, how more wattage can make a huge difference. This time I only have the 150 watt HPS, but next time, I'll be boosting it up to 450 or so. I'm taking the plant out of the aerogarden (carefully) and putting her into a plastic tub, then using the aero pods and lights for clones. It'll be a great system.. limited space but hopefully worthwhile yield. We shall see, with this freshman grow.

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You are doing great!!!

And you are on the right track... more light is better... lol...

happygrits said:

Wow !!!!!! Great job a+++++ i have been inspired

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Thanks...!!!

I've had a lot of fun so far...

And the best is yet to come... lol...

GypsyBush said:

See ya'll soon...

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As promised... here is the latest update...

Pictures for everyone....

Tell me what you think....

Gypsy...

A little bit different, eh?!?!?!

Another comparison from the early days....

great pics what kind of camea are you using im tied of takin pics with the orange hps light color

AEROGROWER76 said:

great pics what kind of camea are you using im tied of takin pics with the orange hps light color

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Thanks!!!

I use a regular digital point and shoot...

But I mess with the exposure settings... most cameras will compensate for the type of light... but you gotta tell it to...

Cheers...

Gypsy...

I usually wait until I've turned off the lights for the day.. while they are still glowy but not bright I'll use my nikon coolpix (cheesy but effective) and snap a few.

SO.. Due to some screeewed family dynamic I had to fire my grower so it looks like I'm on my own now. I'm researching ScROG and SoG.. see what I can fit in the limited space I have. I got a friend to donate higher wattage lights (250's I think) so I'll be picking them up and modifying my space to go from "awww.. how cute" to "DAMN!! How'd you get it all in there???"


Wish me luck!!!


~Catnip

lookin good gypsy u just love ur pics.. They lookin scrumpcious

cybergrl23 said:

I usually wait until I've turned off the lights for the day.. while they are still glowy but not bright I'll use my nikon coolpix (cheesy but effective) and snap a few.

SO.. Due to some screeewed family dynamic I had to fire my grower so it looks like I'm on my own now. I'm researching ScROG and SoG.. see what I can fit in the limited space I have. I got a friend to donate higher wattage lights (250's I think) so I'll be picking them up and modifying my space to go from "awww.. how cute" to "DAMN!! How'd you get it all in there???"


Wish me luck!!!


~Catnip

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Oh Man... That sucks.... I hope everything is ok...

So you are upgrading... that's good.... and I am glad you don't have to spend your cash on this upgrade...

A 250 is deff. much better than a 150, but a 400 is where the cats start to meow.... lol...

Good luck to you...!!!

xxDogTagZxx said:

lookin good gypsy u just love ur pics.. They lookin scrumpcious

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Thanks Dog...

It is so hard no to pluck at it... but there is so little... I have to control myself...

And I decided that I should cure it for at least 2 weeks before I touch it... hahahahaha... riiiiiight...... lol ....!!!!!!!!

Well thanks guys...

I'm getting ready for the next update..... some DIY shit... hehehe....

Peace...

Gypsy...

Hi...! yes... I'very Hi...!

A while back (10 days or so) I ordered a new light... a 600 Watt HPS w/ a 8" cool tube... ... so I could have one light over the four trays I intend on having..

I wanted to order a Grow Tent as well, but the cash was a little short that day... not wanting to wait this long again for shipping, I decided to go get some supplies and build my own... (with the help of a good friend... Thanks!!!)

Soooo, I just thought I'd post about how I spent part of my day yesterday...

Went to WM... picked up a "wardrobe"... air pumps & stones... Industrial Strength Velcro... and 4 plastic containers...








Then I went to "L" and got a few more things... 4"in-line duct fan (exhaust) @ 80CFM... some 4" ducting... a 4" ducting wall adapter... and some heavy duty tape...











Then I went to a gardening supply store and picked up some 6 MIL black/white Panda Film, but I had to buy a freaking roll of it... 1000 sq Foot roll... yeah.... ok... and I found these neat little zippers... probably $1 from China, but I paid PREMIUM, let me assure you hehehe, what a rip off... I needed them so I got them... and they were very easy to use... if only they were a better zipper... I hate cheap, flimsy shit that you know won't last... especially when you have to pay a lot for it...

Oh my other beef with the zipper is that you NEED 2 to make a door... all of the pictures showed what I needed... but you can't make an effective door with just one... everything I said before... just doubled the price... rip off....








So I guess a few pictures of the assembly are in order...

This is not a tutorial... I am not a teacher and I don't have patience to explain anything to anyone unless the person is willing to pay genuine attention because they are really interested...

With that said, I would be glad to answer questions here on this thread (please do not PM me ABOUT THIS)... just make sure you are asking a relevant, specific question... Thanks...!

















So Yeah, it is pretty easy, if you have the patience to deal with a very large piece of plastic that needs to be folded neatly several time...

I still need a piece of thin plywood for the bottom, the cardboard looked good for the pictures, but it's not permanent...

I put little velcro tabs, attaching the frame to the panda film...

I had to make an extra section to cover the back of the zipper, as it is not light proof, and to make sure, I ran a strip of velcro lenghtwise, to make sure light cannot go in because of the zipper...

I'll take a better picture of the thermostat, but it is just a regular cooling thermostat... you set the temp and it lets power go to whatever it is you are running...

Kinda like a timer..... but instead of turning on and off with hours and minutes, it is controlled by temperature...

So I can have the fan kick at ... say... 75F...and when it gets below 75F (+- a few) it shuts off....

Passive intakes should do it... but it would be easy to add at any point...

I know I will not get true 80CFM out of this fan, but I have a small tent...
true 80CFM would circulate the entire airmass 3.3 times every minute...

I bet I am still getting full volume transfer every minute... I got 24 cubic feet of space...

Well, it's time for me to go and enjoy some torture at physical therapy...

Be good boys and girls... and remember "Always Drive Rowdy...." lol...

Gypsy....

When the light gets here, it will have 8" holes on the sides of the tent for unrestricted blow by ventilation... provided by a 265cfm cage fan (not an in-line blower...

someone's been a busy bee today.

looking good man.

Thanks Steve...

This shit is addictive...

Now I wish I had a whole warehouse to play in... lol...

Well, at least I'll have a little more room now... maybe move to scale models instead of miniatures... hehehe...!!!

Cheers...

Yeah it's definately addictive. After you see your grow progress the ideas really start coming. I'm off down the diy shop tomorrow and will be revamping the electrics in my tent to make more efficient use of the space so i can fit in some more cfls lighting up the undergrowth.

very nice man...you might have a hard time keeping your dwc temps under 80 degrees though.

I have a 600w hps in a 4.5'x4.5'x7' area and I had the same brand exhaust fan but I bought the 6"....my temps were always a problem in the summer.

AGSteve said:

Yeah it's definately addictive. After you see your grow progress the ideas really start coming. I'm off down the diy shop tomorrow and will be revamping the electrics in my tent to make more efficient use of the space so i can fit in some more cfls lighting up the undergrowth.

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Good Luck and don't blow the house up....!!! LOL....

nowstopwhining said:

very nice man...you might have a hard time keeping your dwc temps under 80 degrees though.

I have a 600w hps in a 4.5'x4.5'x7' area and I had the same brand exhaust fan but I bought the 6"....my temps were always a problem in the summer.

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Really... huh... that would be bad....

Did you have the lamp in an air cooled reflector?
I am going to be using a 8" cooltube with a badass fan...

The 4"inch in-line fan is only an exhaust, with passive intakes (for now)... but I may use the 4" for intake and go with the 6" or 8" for exhaust...

So far I have kept my res temp around 60F... without much trouble...

Thanks for the input...

Gypsy...

gypsy. all your projects look incredible. Gonna use a lot of what you do as a guide as I'm totally new to it all. Are you going to use the wardrobe system in tandem with the aerogarden?? I was thinking of using the aerogarden to get the plants started and then some other system for flowering. I want to get a decent yield. 1 ounce per plant if possible. Pretty sure I can't do that with the aerogarden alone. Will a hybrid system give me yields in that range?? Thanks. Great thread man!!!!!

Thanks Soul...

It's been fun.. and I am a pretty new indoor grower myself...

If you want to do it.. really... save your money... don't buy the AG...

After the roots touch the water, a plastic container with an airstone will suit you just fine...

I don't regret buying the AG, because I had no idea of what I was doing...and it taught me a lot...

For a new person trying to get some decent buds... it's really not the way to go...

I have seen a FEW members have great success without extensive mods to the AG...

You need what I am getting ready to finish setting up...

There will be 4 trays, 2 weeks apart, with the appropriate nute ratio for the stages...

I am hoping to harvest 2 to 4 plants every 2 weeks...

Get a tent (or build one) put a decent size HPS in there (at least a 400 watt) with a cool tube and some strong fans...

As for my AG, I will either just stick it in the tent, or move the plants from the AG res to the new DWC containers...

I kept my roots from tangling, so I can do that... but I will probably just stick it in there...

The base of the AG, along with the 2 light hood, have been over 2 other trays with some food plants, a few seedlings and the clone that is growing to be my "mother"...

Just a thought, you can upgrade your grow 15 times until you are satisfied, or you can do the math and figure out what you need to obtain the cheapest buds... GRAM /WATT ratio... how many grams per watt burned???

The best are getting over 1 gram per watt... that is more than 600 grams per 600 watt light...

Now try getting 27 grams from a 27 watt CFL... you can't... you will need more bulbs...

Four 27 watt CFLs have brought your 27 grams to 1/4 gram per watt... and we have not even entered the growing learning curve... or technique...

I think this tent with the stuff I am installing in it will make me proud...

But, it is not up and running and I have yet to reap a harvest indoors... so all this crap I am saying is just a figment of my imagination, coupled with a bit of research... and a brand new addiction to gardening indoors... Cannabis or not...

Best of luck... and hit me up with questions anytime...

Cheers...

Gypsy...

And now.. a moment of Zen. *puff puff pass*

cybergrl23 said:

And now.. a moment of Zen. *puff puff pass*

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hehehe... true .... true...

... you know... that lake is about 450 miles from the nearest road...

... Think of a town that is 450 miles away from your home.... now imagine that there are no roads... just mountains, glaciers and Tundra....

I love Alaska....



sorry for the edit... I was "bogarting" the joint...


... puff puff pass...



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Damn... and I still got the joint...


Ok... so I will start pretty much where I left off... with one overlapped picture to illustrate a change....


I decided to change the exhaust flange because I found one that will block the light a little better than the previous... and I think it looks slightly better...









...and a little fan to ... "..stir it up, little darling stur it up..."lol






Oh! I was wrong about the fan all along... it is a 170 CFM in line blower...








I have always been scared of cheap plastic timers on anything more than household lamp... so... here we have a real timer... that probably won't catch fire, melt or be overloaded...








Of course we gotta know what we are feeding our plants, so here we have a HANNA Pronto TDS/PPM meter.... everything to keep my ladies happy...








The thermostat will kick the exhaust fan ON when the temperature inside raises to what the user sets it to...







This power strip will be used for non-ballast/non-timed/non-heat generating items such as the circulating fan and 9 watt CFL (just in case I need a light and don't need to fire up the BIG GUNS...)

Everything else will be staged outside... airpumps, ballasts, transformers... etc...

And here is the whole strip with the goodies....









... and last but not least....

I really wanted to use some of the "neoprene" medialess "disks"... but there were none to be had in this town...

So, again, I found something that works at a fraction of the cost....

I wanted to get away from absorbent foam once the seedlings grow a bit, to avoid stem rot...

So this closed cell foam is perfect, even if I have to tape or glue it once the thin seam busts...

It's perfect for what I am doing...










Well boys & girls.. it's been fun so far... but I am not finished.... soooo... I will get busy again and check with you guys a little later...

Take care...

Gypsy...



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