Hydroponics! ***Not the devils lettuce

[B.Spilner]

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Zero issues like that with this size of a setup.

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Hydroponics too tough in this climate, a month of cold weather and you will get sheets of ice on the windows if you forget to keep it enclosed.

Good old fashioned soil sounds like a plan, it won't grow as fast or as perfect - but mother nature gets its done.

Zero issues like that with this size of a setup.

[B.Spilner]

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Why the crazy setup? Ours is rather simple:

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And no checking of ph. All grown from seed--just water and "worm tea" once or twice for a few things. We've been eating lettuce for a few weeks.

It looks more complicated then it is. A couple lights, air stones and buckets of water in a tent.

[B.Spilner]

Finally setup the tent last week, and glad we did since I'll be able to trade fresh heads of lettuce for toilet paper!




And this is after a week of planting seeds. This tub has 2 different kinds of Simpson lettuce. Also In the buckets are strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers, but these take a bit longer to germinate. I'll update the progress weekly to show how quick it grows compared to outdoors.

[ExtraSlow]

Very cool. My wife has some herbs and peppers going in the two aerogardens spikerS gave me.

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Very cool. My wife has some herbs and peppers going in the two aerogardens spikerS gave me.

Post up some pics in here on your progress. If you have any questions let me know! Beware its addicting

[ercchry]

My herbs are out growing their aero garden home... I’m filling the damn thing twice a day, my basil is flowering for some reason... is it common to just move them out to dirt pots now? Trimming them is wasteful as they don’t last long in the fridge

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My herbs are out growing their aero garden home... I’m filling the damn thing twice a day, my basil is flowering for some reason... is it common to just move them out to dirt pots now? Trimming them is wasteful as they don’t last long in the fridge

The problem with those aerogardens is exactly that, they are just too small. I'd switch to Mason jars and just leave them in the window sill and you'll get better results. And pinch those flowers off, it will help the plant grow better in the edible areas.

[ercchry]

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The problem with those aerogardens is exactly that, they are just too small. I'd switch to Mason jars and just leave them in the window sill and you'll get better results.

As in just filled with water? Probably want to add food still? Like half a cap? Less?

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As in just filled with water? Probably want to add food still? Like half a cap? Less?

Yep just water and whatever food you have, you will just have to do the math on how much to put in vs water amount. Also cover the outside of the Mason jar with tinfoil or something to block the light so the algae doesn't take off and eat your nutrients.

[ercchry]

Awesome, thanks! Much more space

[B.Spilner]

Went to the hydro store a couple days ago and they said it's the busiest they've ever been! Picked up a jug of nutrients and rockwool cubes, about $80 for both. I have enough supply's to grow everything for the rest of the year if not longer.

Here's week 2 of the tomato plant/bucket and 6 lettuce plants.



Cucumbers, peppers and strawberries havent sprouted yet. Also planting 6 spinach (they take a lot longer then lettuce) and 6 more lettuce today.

[AndyL]

Hoping the cannabis shops all close and I can trade this for a Ferrari Enzo

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Hoping the cannabis shops all close and I can trade this for a Ferrari Enzo

Or 2x 24 rolls of toilet paper!

[AndyL]

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Or 2x 24 rolls of toilet paper!

Too cheap! hanging on for the midlife crisis mobile

[B.Spilner]

Week 3 of lettuce and the tomato plant. Tomato plant is in the lead and growing like crazy. Cucumber plant has also sprouted.

[AndyL]

yeah the nutrients bit me in the butt. Did some redneck pollen chuckin, so yes a few red pistils.

[sabad66]

Nice, I’ve been wanting to try breeding but I’ve been insanely lucky and have never had a male to get pollen from lol. Gonna grow a few outdoors this summer and hopefully will get at least one male to collect some.

Here’s one of my ladies:

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yeah the nutrients bit me in the butt. Did some redneck pollen chuckin, so yes a few red pistils.

I havent done any research on the 'erbs, any idea what caused it? Too much nutrients or missing something?

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Nice, I’ve been wanting to try breeding but I’ve been insanely lucky and have never had a male to get pollen from lol. Gonna grow a few outdoors this summer and hopefully will get at least one male to collect some.

Here’s one of my ladies:

Looking really good! Lots of crystals! Let's see these setups!

You guys running any carbon filters? I remember growing erbs back in the day in my parents apartment closet, came home one day and could smell the weed in the apartment hallway. Had to red alert that shit out of the house immediately haha

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I havent done any research on the 'erbs, any idea what caused it? Too much nutrients or missing something?

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Looking really good! Lots of crystals! Let's see these setups!

Male actually was a coffee pheno, I was super dissappointed... but good reason to cross back.

Each plant is different - this one's a sensitive forest creature...

[sabad66]

Yup I’m running this one:
VIVOSUN 6 Inch Air Carbon Filter... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01731MLFK

Without it my entire house would reek haha.

I’ll try and snap some more pics later tonight when I check on them.