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hey all, im completely new to growing or even thinking about growing but ive been doing some studying. im thinking about growing either dutch passion super haze fem or an early strand, perferably early queen. the haze looks good though. im on a 200 dollar budget, so i need some mad advice. i have many questions in need of answering. first of all, if i buy a reflector and an MH bulb, can i just screw it in and turn it on? also, would a CO2 generator be highly recommended or something i can go without as far as closet growing goes? any advice on soil? compost mix / perlite? i want to get everything locked completely down before i even begin with the expensive seeds. im good with germination, ive been practicin bag seeds right n left to make sure i dont fuck up the good seeds but i need some expertise on the details. anyone willing to help a fellow stoner out?
About the hid (mh or hps) lighting you will need a ballast rated for whatever watt bulb you are using. you are on a 200 dollar budget thats kinda tight but hidhut and htgsupply both got decent deals on 250-400 watt hps kits. Also you will need some sorta ventalation (hid bulbs produce lots of heat!) and a ph test kit (bghydro has a ph soil kit with ph up/down for 15 bucks) , along with some nutes. Growshopalien is a shop ive used for seeds so I will recommend them try one of the mandala or nirvana strains both are in the $20 price range , plus a few dollars for shipping. Theres alot of info out there on growing , and google is your friend.