If you are going to start growing and have little experience, you can get confused by all the advice you get. You can quickly lose sight of the forest for the trees. Growing is not that easy. You need quite a few things to set up the growing space and start growing. That is why we have made a handy list of the basic supplies you need for every grow.
Essential Supplies:
When you start growing, there are a number of essential components that every growing space must have. Without good lighting and ventilation, your growing has little chance of success. Just like people, plants also need fresh air, moisture, light and preferably also good nutrition. Of course, you also need seeds to get started.
Relief
As our slogan already indicates. Lighting is the most important factor for successful cultivation. Without good lighting, growing plants indoors is impossible. Even outdoors, many plants can hardly grow without the sun shining. There are different types of grow lights these days. For example, you have the traditional HPS lamps , induction lamps and the energy-efficient LED grow lights . With an HPS lamp, you also need a ballast and a reflector. A reflector hood ensures that the light from the HPS lamp reflects as much as possible. This way you get the optimal yield from your grow lights.
Ventilation
Plants need fresh air to survive, just like people do. In a grow room, it is therefore important to blow in fresh air and extract the air from the grow room. Make sure you extract more air than you blow in to create a low-pressure climate. A carbon filter is often connected to the fan to first filter the air leaving the grow room for odor.
Installation material
For each growing space you will also need small installation materials. Think of nails, duct tape and foil for example. To switch the lighting on and off, for example, a timer is also often used.
Optional parts
To optimize your cultivation, there are tools you can use to help your plants grow better and to keep a closer eye on the cultivation process. By measuring the different factors in your growing space, you will gain insight into the quality of the climate in which your plants grow.
Power supply
Just like people, plants do not grow big and healthy without good nutrition. There are many different brands on the market that often have their own growing schedule for giving nutrition. Some brands that can be recommended are Canna, Dutch pro and No Mercy for example. Note that you need different nutrition for each phase in the growing process.
Irrigation
Once your cultivation is up and running, you can automate a number of things. Watering is often one of the first things experienced growers want to automate because it takes up a lot of time. With an irrigation set from Blumat, for example, your plants will automatically receive water when needed. This way, you will never give too much water. You can easily mix nutrients with the water.
Measuring equipment
Measuring is knowing. That is why it is wise to measure all climate factors in your growing space. Is the temperature ideal? Could the humidity be better? Is the PH and EC value acceptable? These are just a few factors that influence the growth of your plants. That is why you should purchase a PH/EC meter and a climate meter that measures the temperature and humidity as soon as possible.
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