Growing in the Aerogarden

[meandmine]

I ordered autoflowering seeds, an indica mix from dr. chronic. I can't wait to get them. I can't wait to start growing my own medicine. While I'm waiting to get them i'M going to work on getting my medical card. Then I'll be totally legal when they come in. My doctor is willing to try it and I just have to fill out the small mountain of paperwork and cross my fingers.

[lunarose]

Great! Indicas work best for me and my anxiety. I have ordered from Dr Chronic and got both orders with no problems. I hope getting your rec goes smoothly.

[meandmine]

Do I use the papertowel method to start the seeds or do I just pop them in the aerogarden like the seeds they come with? Do you have any other tips to get me started? I am so excited to get my order.

[lunarose]

Hi, Germinating is where I tend to run into trouble. I switch back and forth between using the paper towel method and using the aero both work equally well so whatever you feel comfortable with. I like to add a drop of Green Light liquid root stimulator/starter to the water I put in the aero or in 2 cups of water that I use to wet the paper towel. You'll want to use water that is slightly lukewarm. Do you have softened water? If you do then you will need to use an alternate water source because softened water will kill your plants. Also I like to use an aquarium air pump with a bubble stone in the aero I just put it in through the opening where you add water that way if your roots gets into the aero's pump and clog it your plants will be just fine I lost several plants on my first aero grow because of it. And once you seedlings get big enough that their roots reach the water in the bowl you'll want to check your water daily you do not want to wait until the water level light triggers there will be a point where you will need to add water daily. As far as nutes I'd stick with the ones that came with your aero and follow their guideline. Set it on salad setting. Also you will want to cover the pods you aren't going to use I use the caps that come with gallon milk jugs but you can use just about anything you just don't want the light in there because it will promote algae growth.

[meandmine]

I just found out that Dr. Chronic doesn't accept credit cards from the US right now. I have to send them a money order or order from somewhere else. Suggestions? I want an autoflowering strain. Primarily indica. Ships stealty to the US. Or should I just send the money order? Oh and rose I finally figured out how to give you rep Apparently my opinion isn't worth much yet but every little bit helps .

[meandmine]

Where do you get your root starter?

[lunarose]

Hi, That must be new with Dr Chronic. Using a money order is safer I rarely use a cc with my orders. You can get one for 46 cents at Walmart. dope-seeds dot com does take cc and has a large selection of AF's The majority of the auto flowering strains are indica so you are pretty safe there no matter which you order. I think I got the root starter at lowes but it could have been Walmart.

[LOC NAR on probation]

The DR. has had problems with charge backs from credit cards. But I think they will fix it. I have never ordered from anyone else.

For most of us we buy a unit and then see how cheap we can make it. It depends and what type of unit you want but they can be made cheap.

[meandmine]

I'm going to go ahead and send in my mail order instead of going with someone else.

[lunarose]

Good you'll get them in no time I think I got mine from them to cali within 2 weeks from when I mailed the MO so it isn't too bad. I'm real bad about ordering them because every time I think to myself I have more then enough I find a strain I want to try