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Dude, your budget sounds real good. You will also need:
  • pH up and down: I hope you have a good garden store near you that's not super expensive. If you order online, don't have them shipped in the extreme heat or cold; screws them up.
  • pH meter (don't buy a cheap one, it will drive you nuts). This is the one I have, and I keep it in 7pH calibration solution all the time (the little 50ml beakers come in handy): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 If you treat it right, it lasts a good 3 years or more.
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  • Calibration solution can get really expensive, so I get it in bulk here: https://www.omega.com/calibration-eq...A-7-GAL-CAL-PH $32 for a gallon versus a quart for $21 on amazon!!!!
  • Good trimmers and scissors, and alcohol prep pads to wipe off residue. Alcohol prep pads are indispensible.
  • Pipettes for pH up and down, which only get added a few drops at a time. I use the syringe with the long tube for measuring any liquids.
  • I use electrical tape in the grow room all the time for various things, and I also have adhesive tape in case I snap a branch. I just bind it back together in a tape splint, and it works great.
  • Wide-mouth jars and hygrometers for curing and storage in a cool dark place (not in my grow room).
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Listen, what's the worst that could happen? You skip supper for a few months, and you're good to go equipment wise!!
 
Thanks Alltatup. I'm very happy with it. The only thing I might change in the future would be upgrading my return lines from 3/4 to 1 1/2"
 
Thank you so much for all your helpful information, I'll be sure to use your information Alltatup. The pH meter I picked also did moisture and sunlight. I'm going to see how long the meter I picked works, then I'll give yours a try. Thanks again sista, I really appreciate you taking the time for all this. I will need jars, glass jars. One thing at a time. Tent, light, pot, soil, air movement.
 
Dude when I did my hydro I found the bigger expenses were lights, nutrients, water pump, and a really nice pH / EC meter. Some of the small trivial stuff isn’t that pricey but heck, it can add up quickly so write it all down and make sure you’re all prepared. It would be horrible to get started and have to jam on the brakes in mid-stream
 
Ahhh....soooo, uhhh, there's like..this part of me that's coming out with this smoke...

Patience* 🤘😅, but yes proper planning is great! It allows you to view total costs in an ideal environment and then the ability to change choices to fit price.
 
Glad you're having a good time Meeesta. I figured that if I let myself get all worked up, then I'm going to have to take more time to cool myself down. So ooo, I figured that walking away really helps when you're upset. It gives you time to cool off and chill out. Just step away and chill out instead of staying in the anger bubble and causing unneeded stress on yourself. I'm sure it has something to do with age as well. When I was young I was like gas vapor, didn't take much to set med off. I've changed a lot.
 
Hey meesta, what's a good strain that chills you out, I've smoked some strains that got me to worked up, almost causing anxiety. Do you have any suggestions as to chill weed. I don't want to smoke and fall asleep, but I don't want to smoke and have anxiety either. I think as I've become older my body chemicals have changed. Now that I'm older I just want to chill. I don't mind doing stuff when I'm stoned but I don't want to feel rushed inside, I like the chill feeling.
 
There are indeed many advantages to growing older. We certainly do know ourselves better if we've made the effort to keep growing and learning how to be a better human.
 
Dude, if you go on Seedsman or SeedSupreme, you see that they provide pretty good information about all the strains. I keep a list of my strains like this so I can choose what I need to grow for next time:

EUFORIA DP 8-10 wks 100-150cm 20% THC
Genetics: '96 Skunk; Afgh x Mex x Colomb
Effects: Euforic, relaxing, relieves stress and pain. heavy yield

G13 HAZE BF 9-10 wks 100-110cm, compact 1st prize HTCC '07 22%THC
Genetics: G13 (70% BLD) x Hawaiian NLD
Effects: Cerebral, calming. Allow buds to fatten @ 10 weeks.

GORILLA (GG#4) Dinafem 8+wks Tall" THC 25% low CBD
Genetics: Chocolate Diesel x Chem Sister and Sour Dubb; prune lower branches
Effects: Powerfully relaxing Does not like lots of nutes.

GREAT WHITE SHARK GHS 9-10 wks Med" THC 15%, CBD 2%
Genetics: Super Skunk x Braz x South Indian
Effects: Pain-killer, stoned and long-lasting.

GREEN CRACK Cali Con 8+wks Tall; train well THC 15-20%
Genetics: Skunk #1 x unknown Indica This is the real deal Cecil C Green Crack Aka Cush.
Effects: mentally invigorating, fights fatigue, stress, depression.

JACK HERER GHS 8+wks Med" High THC
Genetics: Haze x Red Skunk (sk pheno); Bring pH back down to 5.5; 60-70% RH during veg
Effects: strong and complex; pain reduction

I personally believe that any strain will produce "racey" effects if harvested too soon. I don't care for that effect or for couch-lock; I like a very cerebral and physically relaxing high, and that's what I get if I harvest in the harvest window.
 
Alltatup, thank you so much for sharing. Now this a proper Dope Book! Funny how snipers call it a dope book for their readings, temp, humidity, wind elevation and such, but you my kind friend have a true Dope Book! I'll be sure to do the same and thanks again for being a very kind person and sharing your knowledge. Great White Shark sounds perfect for me. Very well done once again Alltatup, Bravo to you sista. ✌️
 
ATU has got the info! I also agree with the timing of the harvest playing a large role.

So, myself, I find smoking less assists in not going over the edge into anxiety. I get names more frequently these days, of those I've enjoyed: Forbidden Fruit, Girl Scout Cookies, Banana Tangle, Lemon/Grapefruit Kush, Zkittlez, . Girl Scout Cookies has got to be the most common purchase for the past 10years.

I enjoy hybrids myself, and can work out of a couch lock, I don't go for full Sativa if I have the choice. It's really different person to person, and the way in which you toke or ingest. I am a bong toker, which has caused a lot of my friends to have anxiety in their high, as they're not used to the volume at one time.
 
Ain't no thang, Dude, I like to share what works well for me to see if it will make things easier for other folks. But yup, I keep all that info on my seeds so I can pick and choose what to grow together.
 
Wow buddy, this is a notebook on notebooks! You need to write an article on how to keep a grow journal ... excellent
 
Ok, let’s test this theory. Let’s take a ride from Philadelphia, PA to Brooklyn, NY....YOU DRIVE !.... 🤬
 
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