Using Maxi Gro nutrients in Aerogarden
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2024
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Today I learned you can further take apart the pump rather than just replace it! Thank you.
You should try using maxigrow and maxibloom for tomatoes and peppers and compare the yield to Aerogardens Nutrients.
Yes, that experimentation is in my list. I prefer to keep it simple so that we don't lose the comfort of Aerogarden. That's why I use only Maxi Gro and I use it on short-lived plants only, and change water frequently, so that the pH, ppm, etc. gets reset with every water change. But I really wanted to grow tomatoes using non-Aerogarden nutrients at least once.
Are you saying use both at the same time?
Yeah, we will start with MaxiGro. As the plants start producing flowers, we need to use both MaxiGro and MaxiBloom.
don't waste your old nutrient water. Water plants in dirt with them. They'll grow better. Oh mans.
Thanks for your excellent and most helpful video. As being new to hydroponics you have been a plethora of helpful and useful information . You have been my go to for information. Please keep the videos coming Thanks again
So nice of you. 🙏
Thank you for this wonderful video!! You are my favorite for all the valuable information that you give us! that's new.
Outstanding videos! Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much! I'm glad I hit that MaxiGrow sale and looking forward to trying them thanks to you! You're the best!
Thank you so much. I wanted to switch to Maxi Gro but being new to aero garden I was afraid!
Thanks. I wanted to know how much to use each feeding.
I have been using half a teaspoon of nutrients for every one liter of water for all herbs, lettuce, and leafy green vegetables.
Great info I too use maxi with great results for all leafy greens
Thanks for sharing
Thank you, I enjoy your channel, and lern a lot from you!
Thanks bro, much appreciated 👊
Great video, lots of good information. Thanks! I have some MaxiGrow and I think I will try it with some spinach I am sprouting right now.
I appreciate the scientific-like approach to all your steps. Question when using maxi grow are you concerned with the ph of the water (or if it will affect it)?
So far I haven't seen any issues. Normally I change water once every 4 weeks. This resets any pH imbalance. But for the Cilantro shown in this video, I never changed water for 4 months, and it all went just fine.
@@aerogardenexperiments awesome. Thank you for the videos they are all educational for most of us new in hydroponics (aerogarden)
@@aerogardenexperiments is changing water every 4 weeks still your approach or has that changed at all since you wrote this comment? I enjoy experiments and data very much like you! 🤖
Hi Amit, I found that it's not necessary to change water every 4 weeks. Here is what I am following these days.
I clean them
1) After each planting i.e. end of the full cycle. This works for all short crops like lettuce, Bok Choy, cilantro, Radish, etc.
2) 45 days after starting the big crops like tomato, cucumber, pepper, etc plants. They produce a lot of roots initially and get into the pump and the water sensor. So, I reset them and clean up the bowl thoroughly at this point.
3) Between each crop cycle. For example, tomatoes take about 100 days for first crop, and 70 days for each subsequent crop. So, I clean them between each crop.
Overall, I try to clean the gardens every 60-80 days. We often think that the plants are doing fine and cleaning is not necessary but plants will always thrive in a clean bowl.
@@aerogardenexperiments Thanks for the update! Another outstanding and very informative video. You are much appreciated!!! Thank you 😊🫑
Thank you for another helpful video. If you have time, I’d be interested to see a comparison of the size of the harvest vs. the harvest XL. Is the increased distance between pods substantial enough for all the plants to get more light? Is it worth the cost increase? Thanks
It's coming very soon. I will let you know once I post the video.
Running bleach water will save you the trouble of pulling everything apart. I do it all the time for my aerogarden. It works excellent.
But the bleach doesn't clear the roots stuck in the punp, does it?
@aerogardenexperiments actually yes it will just let it run for a couple of hours and you will see the difference. It will remove all organic matter from the cracks and crevices.
That's good to know. Somehow, I am hesitant to use bleach. But I am going give it a try soon. Thank you.
@aerogardenexperiments when you use it just remember to rinse and run very hot water after to rinse properly. I can almost guarantee you would have no issues at all. It's a total reset in the system.
How much bleach do i use? Thanks.
Did you ever use maxigro for fruiting plants? Looks like it's low on phosphorus
Not yet, but I am currently experimenting with MaxiGro for Tiny Tim tomatoes. Good growth so far with a bunch of green tomatoes.
Will maxi grow be ok for cherry tomatoes from seed to fruit?
I haven't tried MaxiGro on tomatoes yet but I recently heard that someone tried MaxiGro all along on tomatoes and it worked for them.
How many scoops of maxi gro do you add to aerogarden bounty and also aerogarden bounty basic?
Now a days, I am using just half a teaspoon of MaxiGro nutrients for 1 liter of water. It is working for all herbs and leafy green vegetables in all hydroponics systems, including Aerogarden.
@@aerogardenexperiments so for aerogarden bounty it's what 4 liters? So add FOUR half TeaspoonS of maxigro to a small bottle of water shake well disolve THEN dump it in aerogarden bounty? That seems like alot of maxigro?
Please grow lavender if you can. There was a video up by someone else saying you cannot do it but it has such a lovely smell all over the house and also is in pudina (mint) family. I love your videos. Thank you.
Aphids are extremely attractive to Lavender, and I have a huge Aphid infestation problem. That's why I am holding the Lavender experiment for a long time (meanwhile, finding a successful way to prevent Aphids). I hope I can do that experiment one day.
But if you need a tip for Lavender, just start with multiple pods with about 10 seeds in each pod. Lavender has extremely low germination rate and it's super slow. So, wait for 2-3 weeks for the seedlings to show up. Even after the germination, it grows very slow but it will eventually bloom.
My mom successfully grew lavender in one of her Aerogardens. She had purchased one of the AG seed kits that had lavender as one of the pods. I was skeptical it would grow for her because lavender seeds need cold stratification, plus she said it had a lot of negative reviews on the AG website but to both our surprise they germinated for her just fine and grew to flower quite well.
Could you tell us the water capacity of the tank?
Aerogarden Harvest tank capacity is ~0.6 gallons.
How often we need to put the maxi grow for vegetables?? I m very new for this
I follow the same schedule as Aerogarden nutrients, that is every 14 days. In case the plants drinking water a lot and emptying the bowl every 4-5 days, then I will add additional nutrients in between.
Is maxigro good for any fruiting plants?
You can start with Maxi Gro but you need to start adding Maxi Bloom once the plants start flowering. With that, you need to start checking pH, etc.
Have you tested the pH of the Maxigrow mix? I know the AG mix contains a pH buffer and I am curious how well the Maxigrow holds the proper pH given the lack of a buffer complex.
I haven't tested or compared these pH yet. I will do the pH comparison test soon.
When you say you add 1 tsp nutrients with every feeding of the harvest model, how often are you doing that (how often is your tank being filled with 1 tsp of the nutrients)? I need to top off my plants almost every day. For example, should I dissolve 1 tsp of the Maxigro into 1 gallon of water and just use that to top off daily, then repeat this again once that gallon jug is empty?
Very similar to Aerogarden nutrients, I dissolve 1 tsp of nutrients in 100-200 ml of water and dump into the bowl. When I top off the water, I just fill plain water. I never top off with nutrient water.
@@aerogardenexperiments Thank you! That is really helpful, I appreciate your time and videos.
Are the MaxiGrow nutrients pH buffered?
No.
I sometimes get dried brown edges on lettuce greens using just Aerogarden nutrients. I read this could be calcium deficiency. Some varieties also grow leaves that seem more delicate than they should be or they bolt too much. I'm not sure if Maxi Grow would be better.
It's not the calcium deficiency. It's because the lettuce plants fail to distribute the calcium equally through out the plant. The amount calcium available in both Aerogarden nutrients or the Maxi Gro is good enough for the plants.
I don't know how to fix this problem but I just harvest the leaves as they grow big enough, and discard any brown stuff.
@@aerogardenexperiments This is a common issue in my regular garden as well. I have found that lettuce can be fed calcium through the leaves with a little cal-mag solution in a spray bottle once a week. Problem solved! :)
Oh wow! Thanks so much for sharing this tip.
Or I just plant specific varieties. I noticed that black seeded Simpson had that issue for me, but red/purple lettuce & romaine types I had no issues
Can Maxi Grow also be used for AeroGarden tomatoes and pepper growing? Or do you have to use a different kinds of nutrients?
You can start with Maxi Gro but you need to start adding Maxi Bloom once the flowering starts.
@@aerogardenexperiments so when the flowering stage happens I use Maxi Bloom and Maxi Gro or just Maxi bloom?
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So because your using half a teaspoon per liter of water in all your hydroponic systems.... The aerogarden bounty is what 4 liters??? So does that mean I have to put four half scoops of maxi gro into a small bottle of water dissolve all that powder in a bit of water in the bottle then dump all of it into the aerogarden bounty???? This seems confusing how to use maxigro
You did many videos using maxigro in the harvest but how come no video how to use maxigro in bounty, that video would really help the confusion
I use MaxiGro only for herbs and leafy green vegetables. Harvest is well enough to grow any herb or leafy green vegetable. I use Bounty for bigger fruiting plants like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc, and I use Aerogarden nutrients for any fruiting plant. This is the reason I never used MaxiGro in Bounty.
Coming to the MaxiGro usage in Bounty, Yes, Bounty capacity is 4.1 liters. So, if you fill the water to the max level, then dissolve 2 teaspoons of dry nutrients in a small bottle of ~100ml. Once the nutrients are dissolved, dump it into the bowl.
Going forward, whenever you need to refill the water, mix half a tea spoon of nutrients for every 1 liter of water and refill the bowl.
MaxiGro recommends 1-2 teaspoons per gallon of water. I go with max which is 2 teaspoons per gallon and it is working well for all the herbs and leafy green vegetables so I am sticking to it. 2 teaspoons per gallon is almost close to half a teaspoon per 1 liter of water.
@@aerogardenexperiments thank you so much :)