Aerogarden Ultra First Grow *Noob alert*

Discussion in 'Hydroponic Grow Journals' started by Kirufu, Feb 12, 2015.

  1. *Update* Day 39
    I think I screwed up the days. I'm most likely 32 days or so into this from sprout.
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    Correct me if I'm wrong but that one hair in the last picture is brownish red. I read that it matured but I also read that it's because it's not getting enough light. Not really sure which one it is.
     
  2. I can guarantee you that it's because she's not getting enough light, your plant is a long way away from producing mature Amber trichs, those buds haven't even begun. You'll need to step up your wattage to be able to produce decent buds friend.
     
  3. Mars Hydro LED 150w- $100
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/MarsHydro-150W-Led-Grow-Light-Free-Power-cord-Flower-Veg-Reflector-Lamp-Panel-/370980746017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56602cf321
     
    125w CFL bulb w reflector-$50 
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-Horticulture-125-Watt-CFL-Compact-Fluorescent-Grow-Light-Bulb-System-/181419638775 
     
    Or at the very least get some more cfl's to put on the side. 
     
    I can promise you that lighting is one of, if not the most important investment of an indoor grow. Light is plant's energy source, more of it will give you so much better results.
     
  4. Okay I just got to wait till I get my taxes back so I can add 3 and get that 2way thing (forgot what it's called)
     
  5. Say I do buy the 125w cfl. I obliviously won't need the aerogarden light but will I really need extra lights. I'm thinking about buying this today but only if things will go faster then it is now.
     
  6. If you want your plant to yield more than a few grams at most, then you'll need more light. The Aerogarden lights are 30w, that's way too weak to produce decent size and quality buds. But I'd poke around ebay and a few more websites before you commit to the light you wanna buy, it's an investment worth every bit of research, plus there might be an even better deal out there by now. I'll poke around as well and see what I can find[​IMG]
     
  7. I wouldn't throw away the aerogarden hood though, I use mine as a side panel, any bit of extra light is useful, especially when you can hit the plant from above and below. Fool around with it a little and see if you can't find a good place to mount it or just lean it against a wall like I do lol
     
  8. I guess it's safe to say my girl is at the 24 inches mark lol
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  9. Any updates or pics? Hope things are going along nice.


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  10. Sorry about that I've been busy with something's but here's a picture I was able to get yesterday ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1428274042.136923.jpg
    I got nute lockout but they seem to be doing fine now I'll post more when I get home.
     
  11. I got a few pictures before I headed out again but here she is ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1428298840.275192.jpg ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1428298852.838019.jpg ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1428298868.455727.jpg ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1428298891.992420.jpg
    It's not much but it's going lol I got some frost here and there. I ordered 2 lights off ebay too. One is 100w and the other 135 both of them was cheap too lol I got for basically 82 each by bidding. It's called lighthouse blackstar the UFO one. I probably will set those up when I do a PC grow box who knows.
     
  12. #93 Kirufu, Apr 8, 2015
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    *Update* Day 56
    I got a question. Should I change my feeding schedule in anyway?
    3ml of grow and micro
    5ml of bloom
    5ml of calmag
    6ml of big bud
    8ml of bud ignitor
    4ml of bud candy
    I haven't run into any problems with this set up for a 1gal res besides nute lockout but if there's any advice on what I should change please let me know.
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    I'm not sure if you can see it but there's purple dots which I believe are bud sites or buding areas.
     
  13. Once the plant stops growing vertically and starts focusing on the buds, you can cut out the grow nutes, the plant will stop needing so much Nitrogen from the grow and more P and K from the bloom. Other than that, If the plant is healthy, I wouldn't mess with what's working for you. Looks like things are working out well, those buds are coming along nicely.
     
    Only other thing I could suggest is cutting out the bud ignitor. It's just kelp juice which is still going to be good for your plant but not a necessity once you're past week two of flower, so you can save it for your next grow if you'd rather.
     
  14. Okay thanks I wasn't too sure if I was doing anything right this whole grow lol and the reason I'm still using bud ignitor is because I'm not sure it expires sense it's kelp juice
     
  15. Oh yeah!
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  16. So I got some better pictures for now lol She's at the maximum height and I was wondering what should I take out of her feed schedule? It's still the same as I posted before.
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    The purple is coming out slow but that's fine at the top the leaves are getting a purple color too. Shit looks dope lol the only thing I have going right now it's that led UFO and I'm seeing more changes then I did with 5 lights.
     
  17. I bet you are! Great investment, those buds will explode now.
    Not sure what the bloom amounts are for your brand of nutes, look up what the bloom ratio is, should be on the bottle somewhere. I'm really excited to see what that light can do, quite a step up for sure.
     
  18. Ratio? 1-3-4 I think if that's what it is lol
     
  19. Lol yeah think I coulda worded that better. I'm assuming a three part grow micro bloom nutrient would have you use different amounts of each nutrient for each stage of growth, more grow during veg, more bloom during bloom, etc. just follow the instructions on the bottle and you'll be ok, it knows more than I do.
     

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