For the Beginner a few Cheap Tricks

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

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K so you want to grow yourself some Marijuana huh ! Well then congratulations for choosing the Nations number 1 hobby and here is a few cheap tricks to get you on your feet

(1) Lighting
Don't have much money that's fine you ever heard of Craiglist ? I hope so if not damn your sheltered lol anyway ballasts all day long whether you go soil or hydroponic I picked up a couple 1000w Metal Halide ballasts for $35 there not cool tube hood but they get the job done .

(2)Bulbs
Your gonna need your bulbs so quick cheap and easy I found you can get your bulbs @ Batteries Plus I got my 1000w MH w/110,000 lumens for $36 pretty damn cheap if you ask me .

(3)Reflection
Your gonna need to have a reflective material on your grow room walls or you can paint it flat white but how much is a gallon of paint ? Most people want Mylar right ? Well you can get a 50ft roll for $50 at home depot but you may not need that much so why spend so much so here is a really really cheap trick go to wal mart sporting goods and find a survival blanket 84" x 54" blanket 100% mylar for $4 yeah I said $4 good deal .

(4)Pots
Go to home depot get some 1 gallon buckets and some 5 gallon buckets drill holes in bottom for drainage start your plants in a solo cup move to 1 gallon when big enough then final transplant in 5 gallon .

(5)Soil
Go to home depot and get some soil with perlite vermiculite worm castings something organic is good

There you have it for around $100 hope I helped you get a good idea on how easy and cheap you can set up your grow but that don't mean anything its about how you take it from there anything can go wrong bugs,heat,root rot due to poor drainage any number of thing could go wrong but remember to be safe,have fun,live life, and stay out of trouble

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MAD PROPS TO YOUR CROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Great post!

People growing MM is not rocket science. So I would add to the above post that a GOOD start would be a nice book on gardening....After that go ahead and read a book on Organics.
I can not think of a better starting book on understanding ORGANIC better then this one. It dispels many myths surrounding the "cult" views you may encounter here.
http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Organic-Gardeners-Revised/dp/1604691131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963143&sr=8-1&keywords=Teaming+with+Microbes+The+Organic+Gardener's+Guide+to+the+Soil+Food+Web.

Now that you have a basic understanding of how to grow plants, I'm sure you would like something more focused on your "plant of choice". So I'll suggest a few.

This is a good starter book if you need some help in designing a grow room or area. It also covers differing growing methods and their needs.
http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Horticulture-Outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963469&sr=8-1&keywords=Jorges+Cervantes+Marijuana+Horticulture+The+indoor/outdoor+Medical+Grower's+Bible

This fine book written by a friend of mine, covers many details about the plant its self. The difference between Sativa and Indica. It's growing cycles and needs and also helps with setting up and getting started.
http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Growers-Handbook-Complete-Cultivation/dp/0932551467/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963469&sr=8-3&keywords=Jorges+Cervantes+Marijuana+Horticulture+The+indoor/outdoor+Medical+Grower's+Bible

Good Luck and grow on....
 
ImSoCuteAndDying5150

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

Member
As mentioned above if you really want to get a foot up on growing your herb right and getting what you want out of them follow the links thank you much

And mad props to your crops
 
Twizzlor

Twizzlor

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This is a good post, It will help a lot of people out who don't have 100's or even 1000's of dollars. I invested around $150 for my setup and acquired improvements over time. Ive learned a lot since building my setup and the one thing is for sure is that upgrades for cheap definitely improve your odds of success. I will be checking some of this stuff out as some of it is what Ive been looking for. Craigslist in my area sell MH/HPS High bays in lots for around $3000 But it works out to be around $30 a piece with bulbs. Good deal but you will have enough to grow a small warehouse lol. I'm using CFL's currently so as soon as someone sells them individually I'm going to invest into 2 of them :) + Rep
 
ImSoCuteAndDying5150

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

Member
Thank you twizzlor I just wanted people to know especially new comer or first timers to not be over whelmed thinking there gonna have to drop crap tons of cash when they can make a nice little set up for cheap hope this helps all just a few tips I can help with
 
Darth Budder

Darth Budder

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As far as cheap goes, google play has several books o. Botany, horticulture gardening and plant breeding for free.
 
prosperian

prosperian

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You can always go cheaper...



Most beginners kill their plants and lose interest in the first couple weeks. I think it's because of little or no gardening skills not the equipment they use or the money they spent on it.

Put your time and money into learning how to take care of plants or grow a couple vegetables before making the move and spending the money on an indoor cannabis grow.

Good luck future growers!
 
bigworm6969

bigworm6969

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brother that is so true i lost intrest in growing plants when i was 18 i started in a closet and the yields werent enough to keep going on with it and quality was shit i used all bag seed so i stop,until about 6 years ago i started back because prices for headys were thru the roof and i love the taste and high so i did alot of reading in books and web and found attude seed bank which led me to all kinds of dank, and ive been addicited ever since and im not ever going to stop
 
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Jerry68W

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ImSoCuteAndDying5150 said:
K so you want to grow yourself some Marijuana huh ! Well then congratulations for choosing the Nations number 1 hobby and here is a few cheap tricks to get you on your feet

(1) Lighting
Don't have much money that's fine you ever heard of Craiglist ? I hope so if not damn your sheltered lol anyway ballasts all day long whether you go soil or hydroponic I picked up a couple 1000w Metal Halide ballasts for $35 there not cool tube hood but they get the job done .

(2)Bulbs
Your gonna need your bulbs so quick cheap and easy I found you can get your bulbs @ Batteries Plus I got my 1000w MH w/110,000 lumens for $36 pretty damn cheap if you ask me .

(3)Reflection
Your gonna need to have a reflective material on your grow room walls or you can paint it flat white but how much is a gallon of paint ? Most people want Mylar right ? Well you can get a 50ft roll for $50 at home depot but you may not need that much so why spend so much so here is a really really cheap trick go to wal mart sporting goods and find a survival blanket 84" x 54" blanket 100% mylar for $4 yeah I said $4 good deal .

(4)Pots
Go to home depot get some 1 gallon buckets and some 5 gallon buckets drill holes in bottom for drainage start your plants in a solo cup move to 1 gallon when big enough then final transplant in 5 gallon .

(5)Soil
Go to home depot and get some soil with perlite vermiculite worm castings something organic is good

There you have it for around $100 hope I helped you get a good idea on how easy and cheap you can set up your grow but that don't mean anything its about how you take it from there anything can go wrong bugs,heat,root rot due to poor drainage any number of thing could go wrong but remember to be safe,have fun,live life, and stay out of trouble

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MAD PROPS TO YOUR CROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great tips! Man I went to Craigslist after I spent a couple grand constructing my setup ... I couldn't have made it as pretty shopping on CL, but I sure could've saved a whole lot of money!


Dr. Who said:
Great post!

People growing MM is not rocket science. So I would add to the above post that a GOOD start would be a nice book on gardening....After that go ahead and read a book on Organics.
I can not think of a better starting book on understanding ORGANIC better then this one. It dispels many myths surrounding the "cult" views you may encounter here.
http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Organic-Gardeners-Revised/dp/1604691131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963143&sr=8-1&keywords=Teaming+with+Microbes+The+Organic+Gardener's+Guide+to+the+Soil+Food+Web.

Now that you have a basic understanding of how to grow plants, I'm sure you would like something more focused on your "plant of choice". So I'll suggest a few.

This is a good starter book if you need some help in designing a grow room or area. It also covers differing growing methods and their needs.
http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Horticulture-Outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963469&sr=8-1&keywords=Jorges+Cervantes+Marijuana+Horticulture+The+indoor/outdoor+Medical+Grower's+Bible

This fine book written by a friend of mine, covers many details about the plant its self. The difference between Sativa and Indica. It's growing cycles and needs and also helps with setting up and getting started.
http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Growers-Handbook-Complete-Cultivation/dp/0932551467/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377963469&sr=8-3&keywords=Jorges+Cervantes+Marijuana+Horticulture+The+indoor/outdoor+Medical+Grower's+Bible

Good Luck and grow on....
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Followed the first link and bought that book based on your recommendation. I'm looking forward to learning more about organic soil growing and the micro heard and all that. Good stuff!
I already own the second book, and the third was added o my cart for when I finish reading the first.

Thanks for the handy links!



Darth Budder said:
As far as cheap goes, google play has several books o. Botany, horticulture gardening and plant breeding for free.
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Oh now that's a price point I can support! Thanks
 
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Jerry68W

New Member
Ok I'll try to add a little money saver I came up with. If you want/need a wall-mount fan but don't want to pay the extra cost for that "specialty" feature, get yourself any fan with a pole...like any fan with a pedestal base.
Now get a flag mount and screw that baby to the wall.
Instead of hanging your "Bieber Fever" flag on that bad boy, go ahead and stick the fan pole in there instead.

Boom, wall mounted fan


http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-2520-Oscillating-Stand-Fan/dp/B000S2ONUS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1378100796&sr=8-3&keywords=lasko+16+oscillating+fan

+

http://www.amazon.com/Valley-Forge-Postion-Aluminum-Bracket/dp/B0007KP9S6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1378100874&sr=8-3&keywords=Flag+mount

= cheaper than this:

http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-3016-Oscillating-Wall-Mount/dp/B0006DOWLY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1378100796&sr=8-4&keywords=lasko+16+oscillating+fan
 
Twizzlor

Twizzlor

Active Member
lol I could reflect my entire grow setup with $2.55 4ft x 6Ft is alot of coverage for cheap. My area is 42"wide x 16" deep x 6' High but I keep my plant lower with lst so the lights never go past 3 Ft from the floor. CFL's lol ive learned you must tie them down or invest alot of money in bulbs, sockets and wiring and your electric bill I'm sure will suffer if you down keep em low :)
 
ImSoCuteAndDying5150

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

Member
Twizzlor said:
lol I could reflect my entire grow setup with $2.55 4ft x 6Ft is alot of coverage for cheap. My area is 42"wide x 16" deep x 6' High but I keep my plant lower with lst so the lights never go past 3 Ft from the floor. CFL's lol ive learned you must tie them down or invest alot of money in bulbs, sockets and wiring and your electric bill I'm sure will suffer if you down keep em low :)
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Nice twizzlor glad I could offer a tip that helps you out for little cash lees than a pack of smokes lol
 
Twizzlor

Twizzlor

Active Member
I dont know if it is a cheap trick or not but if you have some odor problems you can mask it really well for a few hours by using extracts. I got a jar cap from a old mason jar and put a enough extract in it to cover the bottom then i put about the same amount of water. I place it infront of my fan and circulate it through my grow. Almond extract and peppermint work the best, cherry vanilla smell good but dont last long. I dont know i could just be a little crazy though. Check it out and see if it works its only temp but it could save your behind possibly.
 
ImSoCuteAndDying5150

ImSoCuteAndDying5150

Member
Right on Twizzlor thank you for you little trick give it a try and see how it goes

Here is another one I got so take a glass jar screw on lid poke hole in lid put house in lid make sure air tight add some water,Yeast,and sugar and you have yourself a homemade CO2 generator hell make three or four if you want I have a couple remember just add more water and sugar and the yeast will eat the sugar and produce more co2:cool:
 
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Satman1574

New Member
Believe it or not, that was exactly how my first grow was. Had some seeds from a reg bag, Cut open a bag of fertilizer that i got from the dollar store, stole some miracle grow from my mom, uesd a tanning bed heat lamp that she never used, and grew it in my closet in my bedroom before I went to college (2 seeds, both fem). It got so stinky my dad found it and told me to move it to the outdoor shed and if i got caught he would deny it. Got a half ounce and blazed with my dad on the road trip to USC. Graduated from college and been growing for myself ever since. Man i miss the 90's!
 
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