Just like to add my 2 cents on growing aero. First of all I have never grown with any other method, so I cant really compare it with other methods. I can just give you my experience. I cant figure out why people think growing Aero is so hard. IMO I dont think it can really get any easier. Here's my setup. I have an aero unit that holds 9 plants under a 400w hps. I also have a small closet with a 175w mh and a small Aero cloner. I also keep a mother plant in there for clones. Plants grow so fast in Aero that there is really no such thing as a veg stage. I take clones off the mother plant, put them in the Aero cloner, and when they have a good set of roots I take them out of the Aero cloner and put them in my big unit. Ill give you an example of how fast the plants can grow. Right now my plants are just over 5 weeks old and are almost 3 feet tall. These plants were also topped once at the 2nd node. By the way I didnt take these from clones, I started a new strain from seed. Thats right from seed. The only upkeep I have, is everyday I check the p.h. and the tds. Usually the only time I have to adjust the P.H. is after I change the nutes, Which I do every 2 weeks. I hope this takes some of the fear out of growing Aero. I wish I could get everyone to start grownig Aero. At least I would have something to compare mine too.
Aerobuds