newbie to growing needs a bit of help...

[nowhere]

hi all just recently i've been smoking more than i can really afford to (1 - 2 ounces a week) and i was considering if growing a plant or two for personal use would be an idea...
im pretty green (no pun intended) when it comes to the whole growing scene, how much cash would i have to put down.. due to my location i'd have to grow indoors.. i've seen on or two types of seed on everybodydoesit.com that have caught my eye.. AK-47 is deffo something i would LOVE to grow, it says its easy enough to grow indoors, and for relativley inexperienced growers.. plus when i tried some of this a while ago, it sure did the job

so, what would i need to get to start an indoor grow room from scratch? i'd rather spend out a wad of cash now and get the best of everything, so that the final product doesnt suffer...

any help is much appreciated, thanks

[newbiecracka]

1-2 ounces a week ... damn u serious so about 60g's divided by 7 so about 8 1/2 grams a day ... and thats about a quarter a day thats at least 25 dollars a day ... and u still got green($$$) ... shit (hope your parents pay for your respirator)

well if you want one plant get a 5 gallon bucket and a compact fluro with a reflector and water it ... cost is free if you can jack a lightbulb

now i assume you want a good fuckin system with hydroponics? for a high quality system on average its 80 a plant and 20 for a low quality one

go with the bubbler or fogger method (research this on google)

so write down what you want its about a 10% decrease from the 80 dollar per plant as soon as you add plants ... just dont go over 100 plants per house

these are the main items you wanna buy

(petstore or walmart)
air pumps / air stones

(hardware store)
a bunch of wood
metal halide lights (get 2 500W)
high pressure sodium lights (get 1 1,000W)
compact fluros (about 10)
timers (prefferably the 20 setting's digital one)
food for plants just go with anyone and follow the directions
get one for the veg and one for the flowering stages
aluminium foil or mylar
white black and silver spray paint
chicken wire screening
insulation or foam insulation
gfci outlet (wire a 20amp load to the lights)

(computer store)
get 3 120mm fans preferably the blue led ones (in case peeps wanna look at your grow room)
add on these bitches
http://www.smarthome.com/3011.html
get a bunch of ducting

use your imagination (just think if you were a plant what u want to live in)
make sure you get 80W per square foot

if your plant grows big and tall your method is good

i wish i could takes of my setup but i dont have a diggy cam yet (only on my phone )

[nowhere]

thinking about it, if im only growing one or two plants at a time would it be worth putting in all the cash for the hydroponics? what are the advantages of this ?
cheers for the help, its deffo a start

unfortunatly, im not as well endowed in the wallet department as i made out. most of the shit i smoke is dirtbar.. at max i smoke a half of green a week, but IMO its probably gonna be better if i were to grow a plant or two before i end up spending big money on buyin.. god knows where i'd get the money for it... :S

[lawnmowerman]

this is the first setup i used when i wanted to grow but wanted to do it inexpensivly ....now i just grow it a school federal grants are sweet arnt they .......
simple closet growing the cheap way

first the larger the pot you grow the plant in the better off the plant will be a 5 gallon bucket is the smallest you want to go.

second the lighting system is going to be where the most money will come from the more out put or watts the better your plant will grow but you can get by with a 25 dollar floresent bulb and mounting(grolux bulbs by themselves are 25-30 dollars) from wall mart and a 12 dollar timmer from walmart.

the next big thing is the soil you grow it in a sand peat mix i find is a good mix you can get this at most green house supply stores or nurseries, this will allow moisture to reach your roots but will not keep them totaly wet causing fungus you will need to water frequently but not too deeply.
cost of the soil about 5 to 10 dollars depending upon where you purchase it.

H2O distilled water not tap water. tap water has too many chemical that may effect your plants

fertilizer slow release if any to much fertilizer at the wrong time causes headache weed ...use fertilizer sparingly plus to much Nitrogen will cause leggy plants .

cage set up... closet works... use mylar for best results or if you want cheap use the back of old posters they reflect light fairly well.
and lastly a fan to cool your plant and circulate air 7 dollars at walmart

[jed the spread]

thinking about it, if im only growing one or two plants at a time would it be worth putting in all the cash for the hydroponics? what are the advantages of this ?
cheers for the help, its deffo a start

unfortunatly, im not as well endowed in the wallet department as i made out. most of the shit i smoke is dirtbar.. at max i smoke a half of green a week, but IMO its probably gonna be better if i were to grow a plant or two before i end up spending big money on buyin.. god knows where i'd get the money for it... :S

youre in luck.i started growing at crimbo for cheap.only 3 week or so ago.
like you im in the uk and every thing you need is in b&q.
1 1000mm white wall unit £15.00
1 950 florecent tube £15.00
1 bag of potting compost £1.50
2 packs of peat plant pots £3.00

you need to get some good seads,theirs a shop at the end of my road that sells 10 for £10.they have most of the favs.i now have around 35 plants about a foot tall.

[jed the spread]

i call your bluff, im sure you handle those 35 plants quite well with that one fluerescent tube....

Start with soil for your first grow

sorry youve lost me.

[jed the spread]

this dude only wants one or two plants.one tube should be enough for"him".

[nowhere]

thinking about it, if im only growing one or two plants at a time would it be worth putting in all the cash for the hydroponics? what are the advantages of this ?
cheers for the help, its deffo a start

unfortunatly, im not as well endowed in the wallet department as i made out. most of the shit i smoke is dirtbar.. at max i smoke a half of green a week, but IMO its probably gonna be better if i were to grow a plant or two before i end up spending big money on buyin.. god knows where i'd get the money for it... :S

youre in luck.i started growing at crimbo for cheap.only 3 week or so ago.
like you im in the uk and every thing you need is in b&q.
1 1000mm white wall unit £15.00
1 950 florecent tube £15.00
1 bag of potting compost £1.50
2 packs of peat plant pots £3.00

you need to get some good seads,theirs a shop at the end of my road that sells 10 for £10.they have most of the favs.i now have around 35 plants about a foot tall.

thanks for that, its quite a help, seeing as its the only one in "english"...
thanks for the other posts people, but its a lot harder if you have to convert american stuff to english.. words get changed round and stuff :S not good for potheads

whats the name of that seed shop btw ? dont suppose i could get a rough location (is it just 1 shop,or part of a group of shops)

[Sammy]

- hehehe, stoned mistake

[nowhere]

- hehehe, stoned mistake

tis forgivable mate.. who cares when someone else makes a mistake, we're all prone to em, especially when we've been smoking

[skarry]

hey im gunna start growing but i need some help i just want 2 plants and i gotta grow it in my room so would it grow if i just let the sun shine on it and water it everyday and im gunan put foil so the sun reflects on it also with a fan is that gunna work??

[newbiecracka]

hey im gunna start growing but i need some help i just want 2 plants and i gotta grow it in my room so would it grow if i just let the sun shine on it and water it everyday and im gunan put foil so the sun reflects on it also with a fan is that gunna work??

ever wonder why weeds grow under trailers ... in basements ... in clay? pretty much any place weed will grow but its a matter of getting good buds and high yield from them ... your better off putting them outside then growing them in your room and showing your mommy that your a pothead ... also please check out the concealed growing section if you dont want to put them outside ... o yea dont check your plants everyday for problems ... ussually if one leaf turns brown for a newbie they will nute the fuck out of the plant then it will get worse ... or just wait tell you get your own place, im going to have to do it 2 ... but i got 5 plants growing in my closet