I bought one of those Aerogardens thinking to myself "Geez! This'll be a great way to grow myself some weed!" Well, after reading through the posts on Aerogarden growing, I realized that this might not work. I had no idea what my nutrient levels were, nor my Ph. I didn't know if the nute tablets that came with the set-up were good enough, nor was I sure whether or not this was a good investment for my money.
Anyways, I did my homework, and I drove into the big city to buy myself a reliable TDS meter along with a Ph kit and a set of general, non-organic nutes (I read on one of the posts that the organic nutes clogged one dude's set-up).
Let me just say, my plants were looking awfully sad when I came home that afternoon. The leaves were curled and light, light green. Upon checking the nute level, my TDS gave a reading of only about 415 -450... not exactly sure, but it was low. My Ph was 7; nothing crazy bad there.
Anyways, I rinsed the base, Ph treated some water, and mixed in my nute combo. Now, I've got a Ph of about 5.5-6 along with a TDS reading of about 1550-1600 (just brought it up that high today after adjusting them to higher nute levels over the course of a week or so; I brought them up to 1100 immediately when I brought the stuff home, and I've finally got them maxed-out. I also have a soap stone bubble running 24/7, and reset the internal timer every morning to keep my lights on 24/7, too.
I understand that this isn't an ideal set-up for growing full-sized plants, however, I don't think I need that much weed, nor do I have the time to grow that much. Thus, I'm going to grow what I'll coin "Bonsai Buds."
My Bonsai Buds will be miniature, mature plants which will produce approximately one sack (1/8 oz.) per plant. Ideally, I'll have both females, however I'm open to chopping one down or pruning its flowers in order to protect a possible female plant. If both are male, or if either is fertilized, then fuck it. I'll still have a little 'dro. Even if I only get a single bowl out of my plant, I'll still see it as a success for having been my first deep water, semi-hydroponic grow.
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