Reddit reviews 247Garden 5-Pack 3 Gallon Grow Bags/Aeration Fabric Pots w/Handles (Black)

VIVOSUN 48"x24"x60" Mylar Hydroponic Grow Tent with Observation Window and Floor Tray for Indoor Plant Growing 2'x4' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DXYMQ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dx13BbGGT8164

VIPARSPECTRA Reflector-Series 300W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Veg and Flower https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4GQ6MO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Hz13BbPVVN2TK

This light is good for 2 plants but you’ll eventually want to add a second for your tent. You definitely can’t fill the tent with just this light, but it’ll get you started.

iPower 2-Pack 1/8 Inch 8-Feet Long Adjustable Heavy Duty Rope Clip Hanger, Reinforced Metal Internal Gears,150lb Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018WIOEDA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wA13Bb58ZJ5GD

Century 7 Day Heavy Duty Digital Programmable Timer - Dual Outlet (Indoor) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MVF16JG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XA13Bb9NQJDG1

Comfort Zone CZ6C 6-Inch 2-Speed Clip-On Fan (White, 2 Fans) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JLUZSPC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.E13Bb05JK7B1

247Garden 5-Pack 3 Gallon Grow Bags/Aeration Fabric Pots w/Handles (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013JM3JAI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VG13Bb7MGJS2R

https://www.oregonsonly.com/samples/

These are great nutrients and basically foolproof. This free sample kit will get you through 4 plants full grows. I love these nutrients and even now use them in a reservoir (which people claim you can’t do but works great).

Dr.meter 0.1pH PH002 High Accuracy pH Meter/pH Pen Tester with ATC LCD 0-14 pH Measurement Range (PH002 pH Meter for Water) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PU0W35K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fI13BbNRES1BK

That will get you started on your first grow or two. I recommend auto blue mystic from nirvana for your first run. They are very low smell while growing so you can get by without a carbon filter. They’re autos so you can leave the light on 24/7, and they finish fast. Also turns out a great finished product.

https://www.nirvanashop.com/marijuana-seeds/815-blue-mystic-autoflower.html

Less than $40 for 5 seeds and very discrete shipping.

When you have a bit more $ you can add on additional items. Eventually you’ll want to upgrade to PFD sun boards or quantum boards, but you’ll probably want to get a fan and filter first:

6" Inline Fan - 395 CFM Exhaust Duct Fan, Built-In Speed Controller, ETL Listed, Pre-Wired 6 FT Grounded Cord - Great Use In Grow Tent With Carbon Filters, Light Fixtures, Intake. Fits 6 Inch Ducts. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L0D0UEQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TM13Bb5170NC1

Activated Charcoal Carbon Filter 6" x 16", Up to 400 CFM, Premium Grow Tent Odor Scrubber, 1.8" Extra Thick Layer of Top Grade Activated Australian Virgin Charcoal-Great for Hydroponics and Growing https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0VN4I5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qN13BbEH9AG9W

Maybe you can upgrade to a 2x4 tray with reservoir so you can automate feeding.

If you don’t want autoflowers you can just do 12/12 from seed for faster harvest. https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-how-to-grow-cannabis-from-seed-under-12-12-lighting-n330

But I really recommend doing the auto blue mystic for your first round or two.

I bought these on amazon

A few things:

• Those are 5 gal buckets, not 10-gal.
  
• Coco is essentially a hydroponic medium, so you need to keep your pH lower... 5.5 - 6.2 is good. Shoot for 5.8.
  
  
• As others have mentioned, I would definitely consider a smaller container. By the time those roots fill out those buckets, your plants are going to WILDLY overgrow the space you have. 3-gal fabric pots will be plenty big.
  
  
• Perlite will help drainage and aeration some, but LOTS of growers run straight coco, without perlite. It's not absolutely necessary.

I was more talking of this. You put it on the bottom, around your pot in a "O" shape. Should be enough to heat your bucket.
I recommande you to take this pots for a better handling and to let the roots breath.

TBH I've done hydro, a bit of coco, synthetics in soil, and organics in both soil and coco. From what I've found, the best way to get through to harvest with minimal issues is to run Autoflowers in amended soil. Something like Roots Organic Original Soil or Foxfarm Ocean Forest will get you one helluva start, there's enough soil to get the plant fed through the first 30 days or so, it could get you through more/less time if you're using a bigger/smaller pot size. IE you could start your plant in a solo cup, transplant into a 2 or 3 gallon through veg, then drop that 2 or 3 gallon pot into a 5 gallon when it's time to flower. (I'm using autoflower timescale just for reference) The roots will grow through the smaller pot to reach into the soil that's in the bigger pot. This works because the fabric isn't what prunes the roots, it's the air that does the root pruning.

You can get a 5 pack of 2 gallon or 3 gallon Fabric Pots for ~$9or a 5 pack or 5 gallon or 7 gallon fabric pots for ~$10 on amazon.

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There are a few reasons I prefer growing with organic/amended soil, like:

• No mixing of nutrients every few days or every week. Just give em some RO water (and some Microbes/Myco every now and then) and the microbeasties will do the rest of the work
  
• If you do things right, you don't really need to worry about adjusting the pH of your water.
  
• The microbeasties (aka micro-life such as Fungi, Microbes, etc.) will communicate with the plant and only give it what it needs (The plant kind of tells the microbeasties what it needs) and it's a good deal harder to get nutrient burn in organic soil.
  
• There are plenty more reasons, but I wont bore you with my love of the rhizosphere lol
  
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  Obviously this is about what works best for you, and you may switch it up down the road to give something else a try, but this is what works for me.