Growing in the Aerogarden

[lunarose]

Nice choice. The white dwarf I grew wasn't too stinky and she is a good size AF mine were around 2' when they finished. Here is a link to a grow log here with some nice WDs: http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ite-dwarf.html
The reason for the air stone is 2 fold. First off the added 02 is always a good thing but more importantly is that sometimes the roots get into the aero's pump system and when that happens it stops circulating the water. Now while the roots are in the bowl/water so that they are being fed the water will grow stagnant and that can kill your whole grow that happened to me with my first grow and I ended up losing all but two in that grow. In the future you can get the aero's refill kit for their seed starter kit ($20 for 75 plugs) they are a little long so they need to be cut down but they work great and no seeds need to be dug out

lunarose Reviewed by lunarose on 05-20-2009. Growing in the Aerogarden I got an aerogarden for christmas. I want to use it to grow pot. I don't have the card to make it legal yet, I'm just in the planning stages. Being diagnosed with anxiety, ptsd, and agoraphobia, I want to grow just enough for myself. I've grown herbs in the aerogarden and they did great. It was truely dummy proof. I have killed every other plant I've tried to grow or keep alive. :) As you can tell, I'm a complete novice. I don't know where to get seeds, anything about nutrients, Rating: 5

[meandmine]

I put the seeds in the aerogarden and they've all shown roots. The problem is that the roots are popping up and not down. What do i do? Do I take them out and flip them over or try to rotate them or do I leave them alone? Will they fix this problem on their own?

[meandmine]

Any tips would be welcome. I'm really worried about my first little seedlings. I'm afraid if the tap root gets to big I'll damage it if I have to move it later. I don't want to ruin my first grow. Next time I'll use the paper towel method and then put them in the pod after I see a tap root.

[lunarose]

Hi, I have that happen to me using both methods I usually just gently pull them out and turn them around. I have even had one whose tap root I snapped in half and it survived.

[meandmine]

I've been growing 3 plants in the aerogarden. One plant was my largest and happiest fell over half way up. Is there any way to save her? Now my weakling is flourishing and my small plant is starting to grow. Any ideas would be appreciated. The plant looks like it is withering but it has a full water tank, nutes in the tank and an airstone directly under it. It was doing fantastic. Now it is weak and appears to be dying. Help!

[lunarose]

Do you have any pictures? Do you have the aquarium pump and air stone going? You can check to see if the roots got into the aeros pump by openning the door and see if you can see water running in your empty pod. I would try to find a way to gently prop up the fallen one which will help a little.

[meandmine]

I have an air pump and air stone going. I can see the bubbles coming from it. I don't have any pictures. I'm going to see if I can find my camera. I'll put a pick up if I can. I'm a little hesitant to post up on the web. I have also put a little super thrive in there. it made the other two take off but it didn't have any effect on the bad one. I'm thinking about using a garbage tie to straighten it up. That's the best idea I have. I'm going to make a bigger system soon. I don't like having to worry about having enough room for roots and only having 3 plants.

[meandmine]

I realized last night that my two large plants were strangling each other and I was seeing the strongest survive and the weakest die a slow and for me, painful death, so I cut the roots to the weak one and discarded it then placed the other plant, the small one, as far from the big one as possible. No repeats necessary for this lesson. I'm going to be looking at others who have diy'd their own systems and make one that won't repeat this problem. Both remaining plants are staked to prevent overnight falling over so I wouldn't have any more unplesant surprises. Anyways, I think that fixes that one. More space, no aerogarden, more air and more circulation should fix the problem as well as staking the plants before they could possibly be tall enough to fall over. It's been a learning experience so far. That's good. Now it's time to research more.

[ohnothimagin]

I got an aerogarden for christmas. I want to use it to grow pot. I don't have the card to make it legal yet, I'm just in the planning stages. Being diagnosed with anxiety, ptsd, and agoraphobia, I want to grow just enough for myself. I've grown herbs in the aerogarden and they did great. It was truely dummy proof. I have killed every other plant I've tried to grow or keep alive.

As you can tell, I'm a complete novice. I don't know where to get seeds, anything about nutrients, anything about lights, and honestly most of the posts I've read have been too technical for me. So far, the only thing I've really been able to understand is that tomatoes grow similar to pot. I need someone to really dumb this down for me so that I can understand. I know enough to know that I want an indica strain. I got a list from some of the other posts that list the strains that might be best for my specific conditions. That faq was great.

I know I'm way behind on the learning curve. I read excerpts from Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible and that was too technical too.

Can someone help me through the whole process? I plan on putting the aerogarden in a closet and it is painted white for reflectivity. I've been running it with the herbs for a couple of months so I know the level of electricity it uses doesn't alert anyone. I'm trying to be cautious, plan well, and do well my first time around.

I know this is a slow down for most of you because you obviously know so much more than me, but please?

If for some reason I can't get a card, I think I intend to grow anyways. No medicines work for me so I'm at a do whatever I can point.

BTW, as far as my situation my husband supports me and has no problem with a few plants growing. There is no one else in our home and with my "issues" we don't have visitors so it's not an issue of being stealthy in our home. Just the rule of don't tell anybody.

Any help or advice or anything would be appreciated. I'm especially interested in ways to grow in the aerogarden instead of ways to set up another system. However if another system is required then a very simple outline and list of resources would be very welcome.

I want to be able to supply myself with enough for myself 12 months out of the year.

Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I use the Aerogarden Pro 100. I've had several decent growths. I use AK-47 feminized autoflowering seeds. You should be able to grow between 3-4 plants.

Things that are very important:
1.) Use distilled water
2.) Get a pH meter and keep your pH between 5.5 and 5.9. Regulate it using pH up and pH down.
3.) Add a couple of side CFL lights to augment the Aerogarden's lighting
4.) Use good nutrients. I use Fox Farms Grow Big and Tiger Bloom
5.) Use the wet napkin technique for germination. Slice the sponge in half and place the germinated seed in the sponge.
6.) Don't add nutrients for first 2 weeks and then add a 25% - 50% solution
7.) Change the reservior every week
8.) Get an air pump and a couple of air stones
9.) Have patience

Good luck!