DOYOUSMELLTHAT
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Here are a few of my first essential purchases. $50 bucks total on Amazon. Sign up for a free 30 day PRIME memebership and the shipping will be free and 2 day delivery! All in Amazon boxes so no HYDRPOPONICS labels on shit when they come like from Ebay. Amazon purchases show up on bank statement as Amazon purchase, where as my lights from ebay showed up as HPS GROWLIGHT. WTF!!! I found it cheaper on Amazon later too. Bummer.
HYGROMETER
http://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-00325-Comfort-Monitor-Black/dp/B004K8RF10/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1361873015&sr=8-5&keywords=hygrometer
PH METER
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Digital...words=ph+meter
TDS METER
http://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-TDS...words=ph+meter
SOIL TESTER KIT
http://www.amazon.com/Luster-Leaf-16...oil+tester+kit
PH adjustment
http://www.amazon.com/General-Hydrop...down+nutrients
Tin foil def heats shit up, and looks Trailer Park Boys. I guess if that's how you want to present yourself. But people don't forget.
Here's what i do. I was going to order a $140 tent to put in my walkin closet. I just used two walls of the existing, 2 left over sheets of baslam and 1/2 plywood from my mother-in laws house...and BAM! 140 bucks saved. I even used some free big ass cardboard box and screwed it to my 2x4 frame. worked great. Cut a small peek hole so I don t have to open the door when lights are on to check on the hygrometer. My box cost me next to nothing with left over stuff from under people's houses...lol
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Myla...gency+blankets
^^^^^My first purchase for growing. and some HVAC tape from walmart for 8 bucks. I find duct tape sucks for things with humidity and temp change. HVAC tape really does the job to seal light in corners and chit too.Edges etc... And although I had more room to veg( I used 3-4 bendable desk lamps and 2 18 inch fluorescent plug ins in a small towel closet for seedlings..but in a small space or box, you could mount 3-4 into the ceiling of the under cabinet lights...walmart has a huge selection in lengths...and they're 7 bucks..here is a an 8 inch one on amazon that would work for pc's, stealths and small spaces. I had ll that in a 2x2 mylar coated cardboard box..ut it was such a pain in the ass fumbling in such a small area. Im about as graceful as Chris Farley.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-...ndingMethod=rr
Hope this helps
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kill the Miracle Grow..caused me all sorts of problems...Walmart has a bag called Jiffy Organic starter mix for 4.55...perlite 5 bucks as well..75% mix, 25% perlite, rinse it once, let it dry, put ph 7 water in it, and the soil is 6.5 with no need for adjustment. This is WAY better than MG. Id id tests on MG, MG Organic(friggin ph was EXACT same for both..over 8-8.5 after a couple waterings. I ran a test on all with the same variables..phed 7 water, rinsed perlite and soil and let dry...checked runoff and soil..6.5 was soil for Jiffy organic seed starting mix and perlite. Very nice.
Here are my 5 fem seeds from ATTITUDE 4 days after popping through the soil under my bathroom sink with the old ladies heating pad for cramps underneath them. 25 buck Heating mat my ass. They'll sit in the closet for about 2 weeks total until I throw them under the 600 MH at about 6 ft high for another week.
I would think the cfl t-5 and t12s are like 4 feet long..why not mount 4 of the 18 or even 8 inch ones from amzon under cabinet lights to a board and screw it to your ceiling of your box?![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollitup.org%2Fattachments%2Fnewbie-central%2F2542695d1361871024t-first-time-grow-call-duty-007.jpg&hash=5c171ad163bfa3b483bfbb89612d874b)
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first pic is seedlings at 5 days old, 2nd is the desk lamps pulled up so you can see whats going on, and the 3rd is how close I have them normally, checking on them as they grow. I usually throw some wet clothes hanging on the inside door knob and a nail for some added humidity. That 18 inch cfl was 7.99 at Wallymart..along with the desk lamps for 8, and the 100 watt bulbs for 3 . : ) Jiffy soil and perlite 10 bucks..Start-up grow...PRICELESS
HYGROMETER
http://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-00325-Comfort-Monitor-Black/dp/B004K8RF10/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1361873015&sr=8-5&keywords=hygrometer
PH METER
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Digital...words=ph+meter
TDS METER
http://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-TDS...words=ph+meter
SOIL TESTER KIT
http://www.amazon.com/Luster-Leaf-16...oil+tester+kit
PH adjustment
http://www.amazon.com/General-Hydrop...down+nutrients
Tin foil def heats shit up, and looks Trailer Park Boys. I guess if that's how you want to present yourself. But people don't forget.
Here's what i do. I was going to order a $140 tent to put in my walkin closet. I just used two walls of the existing, 2 left over sheets of baslam and 1/2 plywood from my mother-in laws house...and BAM! 140 bucks saved. I even used some free big ass cardboard box and screwed it to my 2x4 frame. worked great. Cut a small peek hole so I don t have to open the door when lights are on to check on the hygrometer. My box cost me next to nothing with left over stuff from under people's houses...lol
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Myla...gency+blankets
^^^^^My first purchase for growing. and some HVAC tape from walmart for 8 bucks. I find duct tape sucks for things with humidity and temp change. HVAC tape really does the job to seal light in corners and chit too.Edges etc... And although I had more room to veg( I used 3-4 bendable desk lamps and 2 18 inch fluorescent plug ins in a small towel closet for seedlings..but in a small space or box, you could mount 3-4 into the ceiling of the under cabinet lights...walmart has a huge selection in lengths...and they're 7 bucks..here is a an 8 inch one on amazon that would work for pc's, stealths and small spaces. I had ll that in a 2x2 mylar coated cardboard box..ut it was such a pain in the ass fumbling in such a small area. Im about as graceful as Chris Farley.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-...ndingMethod=rr
Hope this helps
View attachment 2542707View attachment 2542711View attachment 2542712
kill the Miracle Grow..caused me all sorts of problems...Walmart has a bag called Jiffy Organic starter mix for 4.55...perlite 5 bucks as well..75% mix, 25% perlite, rinse it once, let it dry, put ph 7 water in it, and the soil is 6.5 with no need for adjustment. This is WAY better than MG. Id id tests on MG, MG Organic(friggin ph was EXACT same for both..over 8-8.5 after a couple waterings. I ran a test on all with the same variables..phed 7 water, rinsed perlite and soil and let dry...checked runoff and soil..6.5 was soil for Jiffy organic seed starting mix and perlite. Very nice.
Here are my 5 fem seeds from ATTITUDE 4 days after popping through the soil under my bathroom sink with the old ladies heating pad for cramps underneath them. 25 buck Heating mat my ass. They'll sit in the closet for about 2 weeks total until I throw them under the 600 MH at about 6 ft high for another week.
I would think the cfl t-5 and t12s are like 4 feet long..why not mount 4 of the 18 or even 8 inch ones from amzon under cabinet lights to a board and screw it to your ceiling of your box?
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollitup.org%2Fattachments%2Fnewbie-central%2F2542695d1361871024t-first-time-grow-call-duty-007.jpg&hash=5c171ad163bfa3b483bfbb89612d874b)
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first pic is seedlings at 5 days old, 2nd is the desk lamps pulled up so you can see whats going on, and the 3rd is how close I have them normally, checking on them as they grow. I usually throw some wet clothes hanging on the inside door knob and a nail for some added humidity. That 18 inch cfl was 7.99 at Wallymart..along with the desk lamps for 8, and the 100 watt bulbs for 3 . : ) Jiffy soil and perlite 10 bucks..Start-up grow...PRICELESS