Hps or Fluros, that is the question!

Lol i havent said anything to my dad yet, and yes ill tell him that im growing tomato plants, because i figure they look very similar to the plant... forgot to mention that my my dad at home is my stepdad, and he knows me for a few years so i dont think it will be much of a problem... im planning to grow in a big room downstairs, in the room there is like a closet in the wall, and there are shelves there and theres a door to the closet.. i figure i can somehow neutralise the odor of the plants with some scent candles and a fan with bounce on it and stuff... harvest will be easy.. 2 plants shoudnt take me that long to harvest, and hes always working, then ill just hang the branches in my closet and then just let them dry, im pretty sure he wont mind what i do, hes not the nosy kind of person imo, i could be wrong though...could i put seedlings under the hps though?> im trying to keep my price tag as low as possible already the hps and the ballast is gunna cost me quite a bit and i dont plan on spending another 30$ to for some fluros except if its really necessary.. im considering every angle of my approach... and yeah i hella wish i had an appartment with my cousin so we could grow some in a room, but that may be in a few years heh... at least ill have my ballast already bought! wont need another XD, thanks a lot guys... gimme your suggestions on the seedlings and light dist ^ ^ cheers

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Like I said before, if you want to go cheap, i'd strongly suggest you buy the HID Flood lights and rewire it. Rewiring doesnt sound as hard as you think. Theres only 2 sets of wires (2 wires in each set) that you have to do, and just cut an extension cord, THAT SIMPLE! I just think its pointless to buy those premade units, and you could always go to your local army surplus store and buy an ammo can for less than $15 to put the ballast in.

I think the lady at the shop said something about HID lights... but dude, the ballast they sell IMO is really worth it.. for all its disadvantages , it makes up the price... firsly, the ballast is already made, so you do not need to tweak and fuck with it because it will take time and i have absolutely no dexterity in electronics, but my dad does ( fucking not gunna ask him, " ey dad.. can u help me wire this HID light?"" for what son?" " uhh, growing weed??" lol( you get my point)) + it has a really really nice reflector sheet that is really precicely mended and bounces all the light off and it concentrates it on the light... The balast also has little ventilation holes so i can put a fan to ventilate it if it overheads :)... im just 120$ short now... ( out of a total budget of 400$) ( omg, didnt realiser from how i expected to grow something for like 100... i quadrupled the amount...geess im crazy XD) well i dunno if my calculations are right... lets see

HPS LIGHT=50$ with enhanced blue specktrum(+Tax)
Ballast=200$(+tax)
Pots= few bucks
Fertiliser=20$?
Soil=20$?
Water=? i dont know, the store woman sells some H03 ( hard water)... might be beneficial for the plants... If not some good glacier water ( 10$)
Seeds=50-60$ (supposedly some good shit my dealers are gunna give me)
Rest=20$

So that brings me to like 403$ if i forget the 10$ for the water...

And right know i have... lets see.... 30$ wallet money+50 bank money+ 30 work money( soon ill have)+70 work money( coming soon) so that rounds it up to 180$...
My cousin is giving me 100$ to supoort my plants and he gets the less work done( hey, its still team work) so thats like 280$... so im missin 120 :( heheh... gunna have to save some cash and go work at my moms shop again, maybe ask a loan from her, because i really need the cash for in 2 weeks.. cant delay any further...

1 question... growing's like 2 months? ( under hps) flowering... 2 too? then full slow quality dry/manicure/ storage/ all the care shit.. that brings me to like a month or what? so i should be finished in 5 months total or what? so thats March-April-May-June- End of july i should be ready or what? can i shorten the time of that without compromising much of the finished product? and also... if i let the plants grow a heaftly height... lets see... fucking lost my measure tape but uh... a bushy 20" wide like uhh... 14 i guess... how much would it bring in if it was some good Indica/NL/ sativa/ common strain? just wondering ^ ^ well thanks for ur helps cheers


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How much is soil and fertiliser anyway? and what is this about mixtures 15-30-15? perlite? can anyone help me out? thanks

Dude, Dont waste your money on water, just use tap. Fill up some gallon jugs and let them sit for 24 hours without the cap on, that should take care of any chlorine. One less expense to worry about.

lol, not quite wise... I'd rather spend a bit of money on some fine glacier water then some chlorine, drug, and crap infested tap water ( yes sadly i drink it too, and most of you doo too) Imo, getting some good water with minerals from mountains, makes the task of soluting the fertiliser for the soil a easier task... I don't know yet what i should do about the water... The girl at the indoor growing store i went to sells H03 water... thats "Hard water", must be very growth enhancing, ill check next week when i go, i have 8 more days to get all my shit ready, then next week, my cousins coming over, we have to go buy everything, and i somehow have to get that 100$, my moms gunna lend me it i asked her, shes a bit short on cash because of her new buisness, but ill probably manage with the money, so it isnt much of a big deal... Now istill dont know how much should i expect for the fertiliser and the soil? 20$ i estimate no? fert may be a bit more? the girl at the store also sells organic worm castins, bat guano, some goood shit, i didndt check the price, ill check it when i go with my cousin eheh :),
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good luck.....







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PLease tell me , from where i buy HPS 25 Watts i MH 50 watts

sorry , i don`t speak english

well, i don't think you can find hps of 25 watts and Mh of 50 watts......i wish i could find some lights of this output but i don't think they exist......ok for HPS there are the following:70,150,250,400,600&1000 watters......for MH:250&400.....as for where you can get them go to your countrys' top net search engine and do some research using for keywords:HPS,MH,lights,buy online (in your native language) :)

HPS is what I live by