What items should be in every growers toolbox?
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Jimbo the Gael
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You mean indoor grow kit?
When I grew indoors I didn't have any of those.
The essentials are light, medium, container, plant, water. Not necessarily in that order.
I suppose an argument can be made for nutes, but if you grow fully organic no-till you don't need those.
Not trying to be an asshole here, or start an argument about grow methods. But when you get right down to it, it's a plant. Give it light, a place to grow, and water, and it'll grow.
I'd put all those things you listed under "nice to have". But then I only grow for myself, I don't make a living doing it.
I am interested to see what others think though.
When I grew indoors I didn't have any of those.
The essentials are light, medium, container, plant, water. Not necessarily in that order.
I suppose an argument can be made for nutes, but if you grow fully organic no-till you don't need those.
Not trying to be an asshole here, or start an argument about grow methods. But when you get right down to it, it's a plant. Give it light, a place to grow, and water, and it'll grow.
I'd put all those things you listed under "nice to have". But then I only grow for myself, I don't make a living doing it.
I am interested to see what others think though.
Wizzlebiz
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Outside of the obvious that was listed above I am going to assume you meant outside of those mentioned although it wasn't specified.
With that said
pH pen
pH up and down
Nutes
Hydrometer with temp
Patience
Or we can go really simple outdoors
Light
soil
Seed
With that said
pH pen
pH up and down
Nutes
Hydrometer with temp
Patience
Or we can go really simple outdoors
Light
soil
Seed
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7CardBud
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I totally agree that if you have a dialed in soil grow you can get away with just your spidey sense.
It's like any hobby/trade skill, you get your casuals and your hardcore warriors.
I'm kinda curious to see where people fall around here.
Right now I'm more toward the hardcore warrior side, with me being furloughed presently.
If things are back to normal by the summer, I will probably go back to the more casual side and just toss some plants in my garden bed.
It's like any hobby/trade skill, you get your casuals and your hardcore warriors.
I'm kinda curious to see where people fall around here.
Right now I'm more toward the hardcore warrior side, with me being furloughed presently.
If things are back to normal by the summer, I will probably go back to the more casual side and just toss some plants in my garden bed.
buyyouabeer
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Cheap Lux Meter is a good sub for PAR (light position)
Shop Vac (sucking up runoff and spills)
Digital Scale 0.01g accuracy (weighing out dry nutes)
Kill A Watt (check power draw and adjust lights down)
Variac Transformer (modulate your exhaust fan without damaging the motor and making weird noises)
Chikamasa Scissors curved with resin resistant coating
Shop Vac (sucking up runoff and spills)
Digital Scale 0.01g accuracy (weighing out dry nutes)
Kill A Watt (check power draw and adjust lights down)
Variac Transformer (modulate your exhaust fan without damaging the motor and making weird noises)
Chikamasa Scissors curved with resin resistant coating
GeneBanker
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Brains. A sense for things that grow. Seeds. Medium. Light source.
Crazy_Ace420
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Ph Down is so important for where i live. Ph of my tap water is consistently 8.5. And the digital PH tester. Im a huge fan of 3gal and 5gal fabric pots too and everything else these wise growers are sayin 
7CardBud
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Nice list!
How the hell did I forget the digi-scale
The Kill-A-Watt looks real nice. When when my HPS was looking off color I had to yank the socket out of the wall to amp clamp it to find out it was running 1.5A under spec.
PadawanWarrior
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I don't use a filter, but I don't need to worry about the smell.
Wizzlebiz
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Exactly. But I totally get the need for many people its gotta be a must have.
buyyouabeer
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I have been running the same one for over five years. I also laugh when I go out in the backyard thinking about the skunk smells wafting over to the anti-pot lady next door.
dubekoms
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It's legal where I'm at but the smell gets to me, especially with a tent full of strong smelling strains. I had the tent open yesterday while I was harvesting and my whole house reeked when I was finished. My employer definitely wouldn't appreciate it if I showed up to work everyday with my clothes always smelling like gg4 lol
Wizzlebiz
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Yea my neighbors welcome it. They know when my shits almost done. They also know they are about to get free bud lol. But thats outdoor grows.I have been running the same one for over five years. I also laugh when I go out in the backyard thinking about the skunk smells wafting over to the anti-pot lady next door.
This will be my 1st indoor attempt. I dont think they will care much about it being vented into the yard. It will just be the same shit at a different time of year lol
PadawanWarrior
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Makes sense. Ya my whole house reeked and so did everyone's clothes. My wife's leather purse also likes to soak up the smell. Then I started venting some of it outside and now it's all good.
kovidkough
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a smart phone so you can nag us on RIU
and smart plugs
and smart plugs
budofgreen
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It depends on how you grow and how experienced you are I think. All I prefer for a base is seeds/clones, a 50 gallon tote, nutes and a bunch of perlite.