Eager Noob Needs Sage Advice

Hi all. Just got my medical cert. and can't wait to get started. Been trying to bone up on the essentials, but every one has their own ' can't miss' method, swearing that they have the ultimate garden. One of my friends informed me that my paltry sum of $1500-$2000 will buy me some basic equipment, but will leave me yearning for the ganja we all really desire. Can I get quality buds without spending $10,000 as my buddy informed me he did. This is what I'm thinking( but open to suggestions ):

-1000w HPS Elec. Ballast(whats the pros/cons of the Mag. ballast?)
-400w MH Floralux
-Sun Soaker
-6" Booster/Vortex (Ventilation)
-Can 50
-20lb CO2 tank & Regulator

I'm pretty sure I'll go with two 1000w HPS, along with a light mover.
What do you think? Can I grow some kind budz with that beginner system ? I sure hope so. Help if you can. Peace

Nah, it doesn't have to cost a small fortune to grow great bud. Sure you can grow kind buds w/that stuff you listed.
If you're not familiar with gardening at all, you might consider starting with only a few plants.
Twelve can be a lot of work.
Congrats and cherish the enthusiasm.

Welcome to RollitUp, a great place to learn growing!

I hope you hang around and enjoy the site.


Look at my Tutorial to grow a lb of buds:
Roseman's DIY Bubbleponics Tutorial - Marijuana Growing

Thanks for the confidence booster.Been busy since I first logged on.Trying to find a new home for my garden.Theres a lot more to this than I thought. Still can't wait though.Wish me luck. Peace

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GWN

Thats about two grand with no soil or filter,my filters run 250.00,Not to mention seeds nutes,planters,bulbs,etc,this is an expensive hobby.Its took me a couple years to build up all my shit.6 inch eco plus fan has almost the same cfns as vortex and is a hundred dollars cheaper

Hi from Portland...

I made this grow journal just to show folks like yourself what little it actually does take:
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/249237-no-room-prep-very-simple.html

You don't even need a portion of what you're talking about to grow, however it's sure nice to have all that stuff and the better your grow area the better your odds of success.

How much are you looking to yield? 2kw and a light mover can yield 2-4 lbs per cycle. 2kw with no light movers can also yield exactly the same just using a different grow style. A 1kw vertical setup similar to mine but done more properly can also yield 2 full pounds. My crappy setup will yield one plus.

I have 2 430s and 2 600s,4t5s and several 200 watt compact flueros.This is just a start,my advise is try the cheap way first maybe one 400 watt hps then move up

Whats up GWN? Finally got a new place for my garden.Starting to get it straightened out.I have sixteen in veg. for about a week now.Got em under a 400w. I think I'm going with two 1000w for my flowering. Those darn Mango's a a little sensitive.I got three of them to the veg light...30%. Oh well...we'll see. Gonna try to keep a journal, but Riley keeps me so busy.Stay tuned for more. Hope you guys had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

Right on man thanks for the tip on the ventilation. I just got moved into my new garden palace and have just recently put my ladies into veg. Still planning out my flower room and am open to suggestons.I have an entire 9x12 bedroom plus about a 4.5x3.5 closet I am presently using for my veg. Stay tuned and wish me luck.

Good luck...

That shitty grow of mine I posted above where I expected at least a pound ended up yielding well over 2.5lbs per 1kw. I know it looks like a joke as lame as I did it, but so far I haven't found a more productive way to grow. With a 250w veg area you can flip those trees just 2 weeks slower than a zero veg sog.

The only thing I really don't like about this style is having to support the branches.

LordPuffMeister said:

Whats up GWN? Finally got a new place for my garden.Starting to get it straightened out.I have sixteen in veg. for about a week now.Got em under a 400w. I think I'm going with two 1000w for my flowering. Those darn Mango's a a little sensitive.I got three of them to the veg light...30%. Oh well...we'll see. Gonna try to keep a journal, but Riley keeps me so busy.Stay tuned for more. Hope you guys had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

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Good evening my friend - glad to see you up and running. Hows that baby?
I started again with 20 from my own seeds as I managed somehow to kill the high $$ ones I bought. I germed 36 & all turned out girls (again, that makes 90 total @ 100% female)! Settled on 20 and have since weeded out 3 for a total of 17 female DP WW. I quit last week trying to push them under the screen & am heavy into LST.
I am finding that I tend to lean towards organic & with the exception of "Age old organics" Nutes I have kept to it.
Have had a bitch of a time fining PH Down here, no pet store anymore so I'm using "Acid Magic" which is buffered so at least it won't eat me when I'm stoned.
Wanna try to guess on yield?