Yeah, I spent a couple years in north Georgia and don't recall ever seeing a hydroponics shop anywhere.

I'm probably gonna do bubbling buckets with those 5 or 2 1/2 gal buckets they sell at hardware stores. Figure 3 of those and a 400w hps should be sufficient to sustain my needs.

That's not a bad deal though, $50 for that whole kit. Keep us updated on how everything work outs.

Check out Mandala Seeds for cheap seeds. I've seen grow logs of satori and hashberry and they were both great looking plants. But it's probably not a bad idea to go with bagseed for your first time with a new system.