Who is growing in aero? 🧐

[Irie_islander]

Hey OG family,

Anybody using aero?

Prior to legalization in my neck of the woods, I initially started with the super soil style of growing using Earth Juice nutrients. This was pre LED days so HID lighting was used. One of the major issues with soil was pests. I lost multiple mothers over years due to pests. I looked into soilless options, and, for ease chose aero.

I am in the middle of building a different hydro system and, I wanted to hear the experiences any of you may have had using aero.

Stay Irie!

[Purple-N-Hairy]

I clone and veg mostly in aero. Like everything else I do, I keep it simple. I put my fresh cuttings into a 15 site 5 gallon bucket until they’re well rooted, then place them into a 50 gallon tote to veg. I use GH 3 Part Flora Series throughout. Since I use RO, I also supplement my water with Botanicare CalMag Plus.

[anon11359186]

I use aero for clones.

I have some dwc totes.

Do you plan to aero all grow? Later on roots may get too big.

[Purple-N-Hairy]

@anon11359186

Do you plan to aero all grow? Later on roots may get too big.

OG is telling me that your reply it to me. Perhaps you meant to ask @Irie_islander?

[Irie_islander]

Hey @Purple-N-Hairy ,

Clean set up! Nice plants.

My cloning is similar to your veg style. I also use net pots with the bottom cut out for collars.

How do you finish/flower them after the 50 gallon tote?

Great to meet another aero grower. Thanks for sharing.

Stay Irie!?

[Purple-N-Hairy]

@Irie_islander

Clean set up! Nice plants.

THANKS!

@Irie_islander

How do you finish/flower them after the 50 gallon tote?

You can read as much as you’d like about my setup here:

PNH's Greenleaf Nutrients 2 Part Formula Grow Show

This is technically my 3rd run with Greenleaf Nutrients 2 Part formula. I’ve finished one with decent results and I’m a few weeks into another run growing out a few larger plants. But this Growroom Diary will be show and tell from start to finish. Today is day one of 12/12. I literally just finished getting them all set up in their bucket lid net pots. My setup: Ebb & Flow into buckets with bucket lid net pots and hydroton. I start with 2 gallon buckets and “up pot” them to 3.5 gallon buckets…

[Irie_islander]

I start and finish in aero. Just recently I have also been revegging flowered mothers.

I make sure to spread them out enough for the roots to stretch. They can get massive.

Does transitioning from aero to DWC stunt growth?

Stay Irie!

[KillerKrickit]

Low pressure or high pressure?

Anybody with the depth of experience needed to say if there’s any real discernable difference in outcome between the two?

[Irie_islander]

@KillerKrickit Currently low pressure. I have seen high pressure systems and some of their issues. Clogging, noise, and, cost for parts are factors which made me choose low. Maybe I can do a comparison in the future.

Stay Irie!

[anon5325009]

HP aero gives slightly better results (not by much) and a better manageable fuzzier root ball compared to the run away roots on a LP system. In the end they both work better than the majority of systems out there, I would put NFT along side aero too.

[lefthandseeds]

@Irie_islander

Does transitioning from aero to DWC stunt growth?

Since you are running LP, I would think it would be an easier transition to DWC than if you were using HP. LP aero in my experience creates “water roots”, not the fuzzy air roots like @anon5325009 is saying. I don’t think air roots would fare well in the transition.

[CADMAN]

@Purple-N-Hairy

I put my fresh cuttings into a 15 site 5 gallon bucket until they’re well rooted

Can I see inside your 5gal areo bucket for cuttings. I’m having next to no luck with rooting clones. I May have to make one for rooting clones.

[Purple-N-Hairy]

Hi @CADMAN!

My cloning bucket is currently working. I have fresh cuttings in it that I’d have to remove, along with a lid that I have to stand on to ensure it’s sealed. So unfortunately, it’s not a simple task to take a photo of the inside. But the good news is that it’s SO DAMN BASIC, I can just show you a picture of the pump and manifold I’m using, and there’s almost nothing else to it!

It’s a Viagrow VCP160M.

If you want to copy my technique totally, here are the other details:
I dip my fresh cuttings into Clonex gel
I use R/O water
I add 1/4 tsp/gallon of GH 3-part Flora Series and Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus
I keep a dome on the clones until they’re rooted.

I literally have 100% success with this setup, so if you wan to solve your problem - copy it exactly.

[CADMAN]

Thanks bro.

[MTL]

Do u leave it running continuously, or do u run it at certain time frames?

[Purple-N-Hairy]

Constantly - until they all have a strong root system established.

[Irie_islander]

Nice setup! I am looking to do something with DWC as well. Hope to chat more.

Stay Irie!

[Irie_islander]

Ah, great info. I did not know about the possible HP issues when switching. Thanks!

Stay Irie!

[Irie_islander]

Here is some aero root porn while I wait for some simple parts to start up a new system. This is one of our plants in veg. Can’t seem to keep the roots completely white in flower but, I am working on different things to keep them that way.

Imagine dropping this into a DWC bucket or some similar system.

Stay Irie!