About To Pull The Trigger

GodfatherKCCO

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Okay gents I've been reading, studying, and listening, about growing for 2 years since my last grow. Tomorrow I'm going to pull the trigger and this is what I've chosen for my set up (without the obvious needs for fans inside the tent to keep the plants moving or the Fox Farms nutes as those should be obvious to anyone who's read about growing for more than a day ;) )

I posted this on reddit day before yesterday and got some interesting advice but I want to hear what you folks have to say (PLEASE ROGER A Shrubber chime in :) )

The prevailing opinion seems to be go with LST instead of Scrog. I'll be growing White Widow and Northern Lights initially with fem seeds from Royal Queen.

Granted it's a budget set up but it's what I can afford.

The following is what I've chosen



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCHXUV0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1TZYAUFHH6WGQ&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7M6692/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AXC6VLRHTOFD2&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BRDV7L8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3LKAYR3I49UWN&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013BKDO8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D3KJQH3/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=AFS0X7TPH5CNJ&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NSBN8S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A2TI5WR4CT30H3&psc=1

I'd like to get AT LEAST 1.5 to 2 ozs per plant per grow because an ounce lasts about 3 months around here so I can build up an inventory. Any more than that and I'm going to be THRILLED because I want to experiment with edibles (I love to cook so making some of that stuff just sounds like good fun).

I'm also considering getting another tent in the near future specifically to veg in so I can do a perpetual harvest once I get this system dialed in.

Also has anybody ever actually used horse shit compost in a grow? Reason I ask is I have access to a LOT of it. If it's a decent grow medium I might just load up 4 or 6 50 lb bags and store em for future use when I move.

Thanks for your advice moving forward guys and gals and an even bigger thanks to this community as a whole for been very light on trolls and very heavy with solid advice and friendliness. I've learned a lot in my reading and asking questions and I know I'm going to learn a lot more with experience.

Oh and fellow 'noobs' just a word to the wise. You don't become an 'expert' in a day of reading or asking repetitive questions. Studying a discipline is one thing. Actual real life practice is another. 'Reading' about driving a car is way different than actually doing it on the road. I know I'm going to have a learning curve on this my 3rd grow. A lot of what you want to know is just getting the experience. Be patient. You ARE going to fuck up. But, thankfully, the growing community as a whole is FULL of really great folks that will bend over backwards to give you good advice if you are polite but you have to put that advice into practice and figure out your own 'tweaks' that work for you as you get more experience. To me it's like cooking. I can take a recipe off the web and go 'meh that needs a tad more garlic and a little less oregeno' because I've been cooking for 30 years. Be patient guys. You're not going to grow a pound in your closet on your first run I promise you. Even with the shit I'm about to buy my first grow is going to be smaller than I want. But I'll learn from real world experience and it's going to be fun. But I have a ton of experts at my fingertips that will come a running to help so long as I have done my research and don't ask repetitive questions that are covered in numerous blogs, sidebars, etc. Do your research, take the leap, ask intelligent questions, and happy growing!! :)
 

projectinfo

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Unfourtunitly that 1000 w on amazon is probably only 200w, maybe.

https://www.omegalight.net/shop
These would be way better, theyre no bullshit lights . Price cant be beat .

Amazon is nice for alot of things, but almost all of the lights you can buy on there are way over priced or pieces of shit that falsely advertise their actual wattage .

Anyways, figured you should know .

Good luck
 

GodfatherKCCO

Well-Known Member
Unfourtunitly that 1000 w on amazon is probably only 200w, maybe.

https://www.omegalight.net/shop
These would be way better, theyre no bullshit lights . Price cant be beat .

Amazon is nice for alot of things, but almost all of the lights you can buy on there are way over priced or pieces of shit that falsely advertise their actual wattage .

Anyways, figured you should know .

Good luck
Thanks man. I'm excited either way and I don't even smoke the stuff LOL. It's just for my wifes medicinal needs
 

Jay G

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Thanks man. I'm excited either way and I don't even smoke the stuff LOL. It's just for my wifes medicinal needs
My opinion, if ur goin low budget, as i can c u r...get a slightly larger tent, w a 600w hps/mh. And a better inline fan. That led light is trash, ive seen it in action! When it comes to leds, u have to spend that initial money, theyre an investment. If ur not willn to at least spend 350, there no point, imo.
 

Jay G

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Thanks man. I'm excited either way and I don't even smoke the stuff LOL. It's just for my wifes medicinal needs
Do u use the omega lights? If so which do u use and what do u think, ur obviously a fan, and they look good for th money...
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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those ph meters are crap. you don't really need to know what the ph of your soil is, if you do something bad enough to throw off your soil ph, it'll be obvious very quickly.
you want one to test your water with.
https://www.amazon.com/VANTAKOOL-Accuracy-Measurement-Household-Drinking/dp/B01N20ZRC5/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1534263055&sr=8-6&keywords=ph+meter
these cheap ones are fine, as long as you get a bottle of test solution and check it monthly.
https://www.amazon.com/General-Hydroponics-7-0-Calibration-Solution/dp/B001D0CKYK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1534263134&sr=8-3&keywords=ph+meter+test+solution
in reality, in soil you shouldn't have to check your ph at all, it should buffer itself. but it's always a good idea to have one around, and a ppm/ec meter as well, so you know how strong your nutes are before you put them in.
 
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