Quote Originally Posted by killa12345
bro, PH pen and medium are pennies $50 at most.....bite the bullet and get yourself the tool needed......my bestfriend just got a ph pen and cant believe his plants are looking as good as they are. he constantly wondered why his plants always had problems.....we would always run the same cuts with a major difference in quality......not last time....which is why im running the WW!

I just found a place that sells perlite and vermiculite at $7 for 4 cu ft., but the place is 45 miles away! Shit! i kinda have to be in that neighborhood at least once a monthl, so i buy like 6 bags when i go..it took me like 6 months to find a new vendor and trust me....I WORK IN THE FIELD.. I used to pay $12 a bag at HD but none of them seem to be carrying the large bags anymore! At least in the stores

look for agriculture supply stores.....large ones....it might be very hard to find these in your area....you might have to see if HD can order it for you....ive seen the on the net but at like 25 a bag which i think is a rip off!

ps.....hydro is the shit....any type of hydro whether it be passive or active will blow any soil grow out of the water! once you go hydro you will never go back!
i feel ya Killa. and i know what you are saying is true. but when you are un-employed and so is your wife (recently got laid off) every penny counts. i'm behind on my rent and my electric. so while i know $50 bucks ain't shit, at the moment it's a lot of dough.

i'm still looking for cheap bags of perlite/verm. the cheapest i've found so far is $20 for one and $30 for the other for 4 cu ft bags. at the local hydro store (not that i would ever buy them from there) they are both $40/each. so i am currently looking for a supply store.

and i promise, as soon as the current ladies are out of flower i WILL be getting a pH pen and bags of medium.

i've also got a buddy that is supposed to be moving this way at the end of the month or so. so i might also be coming into a better light and a tent.

i'm doing the best that i can do at the moment. i appreciate the tips and the love.


-shake