organic SoG set-up

420blunts

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i'm the definition of a newbie to growing so please forgive me for any stupid questions

Questions :

1. is it even possible to have a 16 plant SoG set-up using organic soil ?

2. how many different sections will i need to be able to harvest 16 plants every month ?

3. am i just a crazy newbie for even thinking about this set-up ?

my main goal is to have a indoor set-up that produces atleast a pound a month
i have 2 spare rooms in my house for my complete set-up. I live alone.
1 room is 10x12 and the other is 12x12. there is also a 4x8 bathroom in between them.

here is the list of equipment i have bought in the last 3 months

2 1000 watts eye hortilux super hps bulb

2 sun system cool sun reflector 6" air cooled

2 sets of motorized reflector hangers

1 4ft. 8 bulb T5 light ( 8 6500k - 8 3000k )

1 Can-Filter activated carbon air filter w/6 inch flange & exhaust fan

8 different types and size of room fans

Next on the to buy list

2 ballast ( not sure if i should buy electronic or magnetic )

organic potting soil - organic fertilizers - perlite ( don't know what brand to use yet )

pots ( dont know what size to get yet )

ph water tester & soil tester - moisture meter

4 timers

let me know if i need any other important equipment


Any help will be very much appreciated :mrgreen:
 
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Golden Ray

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You need to buy theThis book will help you so much I learned alot from this book. Also I would suggest that your plants should be in a 3 gallon container and USE FOX FARM OCEAN FOREST with some pearlite. While your at it, use FF grow big in Veg and FF tiger bloom in flower.
 

greenleafhigh

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and i wouldnt buy perlite too much off a hassel replce it with vermiculite or like small lava rock (super poreses) to allow alot of air to the roots
 

drumsinttown

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My teacher was obsessed with using volcanic pumice.... really peculiar, as it seems to allow for air, but also changes the CEC in a different way than perlite..... veddy intreshting stuff
 

organick

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Read, Read , read.
Look to getting a system that works for you. I mix my own soil; cheap, easy, better than anything in a bag but messy (I'm getting better, though), some don't have the time or space to do this. I use Aerated Compost Tea (the only way to go I think) and have a system of making the stuff that’s pretty quick and easy, others may not want to deal with a bag of EWC, kelp, compost, bone meal, mycozzail etc,etc,etc and use blue mountain or a quickly agitated batch of boxed fert tea.
Perlite is all the same no matter what brand, I don't use vermiculite as an amendment retains too much water.
Watch-out for marketing hype and poseur organic products, while I'm at it, a lot of very bad advise as well. (this thread seems cool so far though, my next big investment will be a big bag of... pumice. hear it does wonders for those annoying hard water stains on the bathtub too)
Disappointments can be directly proportionate to expectations. I've never seen ANYONE do a good first grow. Those that have quality harvests have learned from their mistakes.
DOLOMITE LIME!
Then do some more reading.
When planing a grow room or any construction I like to "draw it out first", for me visualization is key. Measure twice cut once.
Read some more after getting the dolomite lime.
 
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