Setup

Alright I want to start my next grow off seriously and I need a few recomendations.

1. Soil recomendation
2. Grow light recomendation ( brand name and where to get it, under $200)
3. Fert recomendation
4. Any other essentials that would help make it easier and more productive.

Im sure I could find this info elsewhere, but every time I try i cant get a straight answer. If anyone wants to share a good, small indoor setup please do. I want to use AK-48 seeds, but if anyone knows a good productive strain for indoor growing please tell me.

We need some more info! :D

How many plants are you planning on growing?
Do you want more plants with less yield per plant?
Do you want less plants with more yield per plant?

I got my grow light at InsideSun.com

There are also different kinds of light, HPS, MH, Flouros, ect.

With around 200 bucks for a light, I'd get an HPS. I think it would give you the most bang for your buck.

I want to grow 2 plants at once, I want to get a MH/HPS with a convertable ballast at least. I gotta find out where I could go out and buy one. It would be pretty suspicious if a big light suddenly arrived in the mail one day. Id need a pretty good excuse for my parents.

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Originally Posted by Cell54

I want to grow 2 plants at once, I want to get a MH/HPS with a convertable ballast at least. I gotta find out where I could go out and buy one. It would be pretty suspicious if a big light suddenly arrived in the mail one day. Id need a pretty good excuse for my parents.

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yikes, you are doing this at your parents place??? a few suggestions...

if the house isnt big and your parents dont give you your space id go with 2-4ft cooltubes because they are quiet, and im guessing this is your first grow so it will be a good learning experience, ballasts make a lot of noice that your parents could pick up on-- but if you do have space, and your parents let oyu roam, get a switchable and a hood... i found mine at www.bghydro.com

as for soil, plaegron with perilite it good. i made the mistake of using miracle grow soil for my first grow which didnt have enough perilite and made it hard for the roots to grow

REspect your parent's. They are letting you live under there roof, and are putting food in your mouth. It is your parents that will get in trouble if you get caught by the law. You will do better off to find a place out doors to grow !!!!! it is funny how many posts I see here that kids post !!!! If you guys where smart enough you hit the search button on the top of the page and search for the information. If you are going to do a grow indoors GET YOUR OWN PLACE !!!!!!

mrtbone55 is right. Unless your parents give you explicit permission to grow weed in their house, DO NOT GROW WEED in you parents house; especially if you life in the states. Many states consider cultivation weed in any amount to be a felony. Some states have Mandatory minimum sentences for cultivation. I'm not trying to scare you, I just feel you should be aware the possible repercussion YOU AND YOUR PARENTS face should you decide to engage a risky and illegal activity. If you live in the states, i wouldd also advise you check out this link http://www.norml.org/index.cfm the site will inform you of local and federal weed laws in the U.S. After visiting that site it was apparent to me that I need to move to the Netherlands. I'm trying to flame you I just really really really want you to think before you act.

Whoa dude, my parents know about it, and theyre cool with it, As long as the wrong people dont come knocking, then they said id be on my own. Otherwise theyre fine with it.

I aint no kid either, well maybe 23 is still a kid to some people :P. Ive been a welder for about 5 years now, I make good money, and ive found no reason to move out yet, well maybe one:stoned:

metal halide bulbs work in hps ballasts but hps bulbs wont work on mh ballasts thats what i have read anyway and i found fox farm soil is good for starting with it has it all and best of luck on your grow.

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Originally Posted by Cell54

I aint no kid either, well maybe 23 is still a kid to some people :P. Ive been a welder for about 5 years now, I make good money, and ive found no reason to move out yet, well maybe one:stoned:

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My bad pimpin:pimp:, I meant no disrespect. Clearly I had no Idea you're a grown ass man. Acctually, I only got one year on you homie. Anyways, as far as lighting goes I've read that you need at least 2000-3000 lumens/ sq. ft. you can't go wrong with putting as many lumens as possible in your grow area as long as you protect your plants from the crazy heat that HID lights can and will put out.
- IMHO you should get a Full spectrum 400w hps hid light. (If I could afford it I'd personally use one of these or bigger: http://www.specialty-lights.com/5910.html)
- As far as soil goes, if you get a soil thats meant for growing tomatoes and mix in some pearlite (15-20%) your ladies should fare quite well.
- As far as ferts, I've heard superthrive and tiger bloom are good but don't listen to me on ferts. I fucked up my credibility when I used miracle gro.
- Finally, and folks might laugh at me for this:o , but I play a lot of music and talk to my plants. The ladies seem to respond well to the extra attention.

Happy growing and good luck.:thumbsup: