Setup

[britewire]

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.

These advices are on my personal favorites regarding to simple growing.

1a. Start off in little pot´s (VEG) with lightly fertilized soil
b. In the bigger pots use soil with guano in it (bat droppings)

2. 1x 600 Watt growlight.

3. No fertilizer needed with the guano in the soil, except maybe some PK13-14.

4. Good ventilation (maybe a heavy computerfan for intake and a tablefan for indoor air circulation)


But that´s just my oppinion

[ghostsurfer]

fox farm soil or john innes soil a freind had great results with john innes stage 2 also i use the dutchmaster range for ferts they give great results,and you should get a 400 watt hps ballast and a mh bulb for under 200 hope you get all your stuff as i would like to see how you get on .

[sheist]

well cell54 u sound lyk u know what ur doing

I'm growing 4 plants right now with 80w total from (2) 15w 15"in fl tubes, and (2) 25w full spectrum cfl bulbs.. i'm doin just fine

as funny as it seems, weed really doesnt need all that much care, they learn to adapt (1).. they're alot like humans, even the male plants got ballsacks, cmon!

alot of ppl kill their plants by tending to them too much, over fertilizing, over watering, etc, cus they'll swear its not perfect yet lol.. TRUST ME when i say this, I'm DEfiniteLY one of them, so i'm tellin u from experience..

I got my plants growin in a small 18" high bin, a regular storage bin u can find at walmart.. the lights total were lyk $30.. I also got liquid nutrients which were total $80, to boost my plants, as compensation for the rather weak lighting..

My plants will be fine with these for a few weeks.. I ordered some special bulbs on the way, totalling $50, i'm expectin to see some new changes.. I'll keep u updated.. If you wanna see how my plants are doin, check out my Back On Track post..


put ur seeds in a paper towel, wet the paper towel up til it holds water (not ALOT, jus make it damp, but enough that a few drops can collect in this or that corner, ya kno?) place it in a ziplock, and wrap the ziplic in a shirt, and place it pretty close to a heater.. test it out... the paper towel should be warmer than warm water, and colder than a hot shower.. pretty much guaranteed results.. my seeds shot out a quarter inch root with in a day..

start ur plants in regular soil with nothing added, u can get a big bag at walmart for $1.. flip the fluros on and check it out...

u should draw out plans, lyk home-made hydroponic systems, if u check out my set up, u'll see what i'm talkin about.. the vets on here buy all these big ballasts n stuff, but there's more than 1 way to skin a cat.. But do consider the light affects potency.. Its recommended u invest into it, but u dont have to.. But as the saying goes, "you get wat you pay for.." do wat you need to do to get by..

[Cell54]

Yeah thanks, Im getting a 400 watt MH light source(econo-grow mini thing, I dont feel like looking up the full name again) with an agrosun warm deluxe bulb which Ive found out is a good multi-spectrum bulb for both flowering and vegging. It saved me a good amount of money, $234(if I bought an additional Hps conversion bulb) compared to $189(the bulb is included in the package for an extra $35):thumbsup: .

[Cell54]

:stoned:

My bad pimpinimp:, 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 , 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:

I love talking to my plants, they'll listen to all your problems. Sometimes I get real into it and worry that Im having a psychotic episode:stoned:

[Cell54]

Also, welding is a good skill to have, for all you kids out there. Its also handy as well, if you have a good welding machine at home you can make a large planter, and spray paint it white, and Tada you've got a large sturdy planter for a couple of bucks.