keeping it simple

hey i have been reading a lot of sites and is there any way to just keep things simple if you are just trying to grow one or two plants for personal use... i would really like some help from anyone thank you much

you can really make it as simple or as complex are you willing to to commit to based on what I'm guessing a) money b) time c) location d) other things. I started a room last year with the intent on making it a full blown high end sog hydro ponic system. Unfortunatly I was out of work and was unable to complete my dream room, but I still was able to grow my own bud in soil and smoke it. My 4 plants I grew for the first time provided me enough smoke for me and my mate for 4 months. Im finally working and recovering again and have been stable for 10 months now. I'm hoping to start working on my room again soon.

My advice, find out what you want and/or need, and then figure out how much you have to spend, and how you plan on growing it based on what I said before: a, b, c, d etc...

I'm sure others will chime in with more specific steps.

But most of the time will be spent on lots of researching on here and other sites. Once you decide on what you want, then it will be easier to decide on the method on which will get you there. Browse around to find the type of op that best matches your needs, and then scale and customize the op to your specifications.

Good luck

no way to keep it simple
at a minimum you need
cfl lighting with both 2700k and 6500k - at least two lights per plant and depending on size, more
proper soil mix
can grow without nutes, but not recommended - but it can be done successfully
a fan
pH balance water 6.3-6.8

i have some lights and ok seeds and shit is it really hard to grow one plant without going all out with nutrients and shit why cant i just use regular soil a regular seed and water??? will that not work?

gr8fuldred said:

i have some lights and ok seeds and shit is it really hard to grow one plant without going all out with nutrients and shit why cant i just use regular soil a regular seed and water??? will that not work?

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germinate the seeds in a wet paper towel, covered by a bowl, on a plate till they crack and show a tap root

then plant them in some moist top soil in a plastic cup
tap root down, about 1/4-1/2" below the surface

transplant to potting soil after 2-3 weeks - 2-gal bucket
potting soil has perlite/vermiculite, peat, etc along with some nutes

grow 18 hours light, 6 hrs dark till they get to be a foot or more
flower with 12 hours light, 12 hours dark for couple months

dark means DARK - no light leaks, or they could hermie and then you'll end up with seeds

that's pretty simple