Pro Cannabis Growers Get THESE Things First When Setting Up Their Grow

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You'll learn the must-have items for a successful cannabis grow and what you can skip to save money.
We’ll break down the essential purchases that will make the biggest impact on your grow and highlight the common money traps you should avoid.

[@destinyblankenship8438]

I have a $60 tent and a $80 light and my stuff is turning out pretty good

[@knine8154]

First grow was a tarp, a homemade frame, and a cheap light and did great. And I'm still cheap🤣

[@nygreen315]

I started out as cheap as possible and slowly upgraded throughout the years.

[@jfdmmckibben6394]

Recharge user here and a soon to be dgc producer! Hope yall are well!

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

I think the biggest thing people need to understand is that you cannot buy experience. There’s nothing in a magic bottle.. The more money I spent on golf lessons and golf equipment. The worst I seem to get.

[@100GTAGUY]

While i cant buy experience i however can soak up tons of it way better than reading on my own thanks to youtube and in depth but easy to understand explanations.

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

@@100GTAGUY and that my friend is what I’m saying. It’s a lot faster to buy a product than it is to spend the time learning about things. Still, though… Actual time and mistakes in the garden Cannot be sold

[@MichaelFowler-l2c]

I grow in my shed I'm disabled and have a very small income I bought a couple led's and cleared a spot and bam grow room. i do have to fight off the pest and heat but i manage to grow a couple plants and i do ok I guess I just love the hobby and love the plant it helps me so much. thanks Scotty your good people and i got better at growing because of your advice thanks man mike aka grow man

[@yorkiekids7084]

Been growing autos for 2 years now and discovered autopot fir fool proof watering.then found out about adding air to the bottom of the pot...OMG... from a 3ft cutie to filling the whole 4 x 4 tent wall to wall . Amazing harvest!

[@PhantomPain74]

Week 3 Bloom , Synganic with AC Infinity setup..... Sooo good, absolute recommendation 💙AC INFINITY💙

[@JDaBz8]

Yes I made that mistake on led lights! Stick to the quality for sure. Buy once.🌱👌🔥👍✔️✌️

[@rchighfield1]

After reading that pesticides were found in dispensaries bud that had been banned in the sixties convinced me to grow. Turns out weed is excellent at cleaning up the soil, proven at previous apple orchards now split up and leased to cannabis growers. Biggest advantage, mine was better!

[@zack2656]

Here’s what I’ve been using to grow- organic soil from Walmart, peat moss, perlite, worm casting and bone meal and lime. Also for fertilizer I’m using hydro grow, flourish and bloom. I have buds the size of pop cans. Also if the fertilizer doesn’t come in a kit then you need to switch your fertilizer company for companies that sale it as a kit

[@100GTAGUY]

Fox farms has been a pretty safe bet in my experience, plus they do have kits and great schedules too. I did my first ever grow this year with a bunch of stuff i already had on hand, but am gonna give their kit whirl next season (i currently only do outdoor). So far with one grow mostly under my belt at the moment, i cant necessarily complain about the results. In fact im quite happy.

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for all the amazing videos and awesome content!!

[@ScottyReal420]

Glad you like them!

[@MikeParentLeap]

We run three tents. 2 3x3s and 4x4. The 3x3s have one with Mars TS 3000 and the other a no name 320 led. The 4x4 has an AC Infinity 720 With an 8 inch exhaust. That yielded 2 lbs without CO2. We use and re-use our coco perlite which we buffered ourselves from bricks, sold locally. The no name 3x3 gave me 12 oz and I had to pull one plant for being male. It’s performed flawlessly for numerous grows. We run 9l Hempy Buckets with Jacks run at 4-2-.5. There’s pictures in Real Grow Lab. Inexpensive, effective and foolproof. JM2¢

[@deleqtronica8733]

That's because the tent isn't doing the growing, the tent is the least important part of the grow when it comes to end quality.

[@Pollyanna-cc3et]

Good stuff

[@chrstophermcnees6630]

Scotty, always right on Point. My best advice is to join a group like DGC or Westport's Posse. Then as a new grower, your learning from other people's wins and losses

[@bobroberts9306]

I began by watching lots of YT videos and feel I wasted time trying to mimic all those growers styles. I see the value in shared knowledge, but really started learning when I actually started growing, with both successes and many problems and even failures. I'm now growing my way from what I've experienced and although still a beginner have begun to grow some nice plants. I still watch videos, but there's nothing compared to actually growing your own. Plus, it's fun and I love the varying genetics you can grow.

[@Steve-dl6vm]

IDK... ACI is higher priced equipment. Hard to save money buying the most expensive brands... I've had cheap lights and tents last for years. IMO, if you're just getting into growing - stay small and stay cheap. Growing pot takes work and time. The first thing you want to learn is, are you willing to put in that work and time? Many are not and end up selling their equipment on FB marketplace at a loss. Once you know you like it and are ready to do the work - spend away.

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

Caramelo here(1st strain i grew) and im growing inside an semi finished small room. We have low humidity here inside and I have the grow area covered in reflective foil. I have garden string holding the plant/buds up.(probably going to switch to bamboo rods) i do need to set up a seperate germinating/veging area. My 1st plant(i have grown and rooted a couple clones but not to maturity) is about ready to harvest at the end of September/beginning of October. In about 3 weeks at most I'll flush it out with tap water and when its ready 2 weeks after ill dry it in the same room. There's a cieling fan to help my regular fan circulate the air. I've pretty mutch gon as getto as i can with my grow and i have had some issues ive had to address like took mutch water/nutrients. Lots still to learn but its happening slow but sure. Good luck to all you fellow getto growers

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

Make that purified drinking water (4 24 count cases for 12$) to flush not tap water.

[@destinyblankenship8438]

AC Infiniti cost way too much for most people

[@MrSeedBuster]

Everything is outrageous these days but in that case a light in a corner or closet… or even outdoors half the year.

[@nygreen315]

I honestly thought their prices were pretty reasonable compared to others..

[@Featherless1]

AC Infinity tents are worth the money. They have quality zippers that will last and they are made thicker. Lights and fans can be bought cheaper. I personally do not have any AC Infinity equipment and nobody's complaining.

[@nygreen315]

@Featherless1 I agree the tents are top notch 👌 I have the controller 69 with the exhaust fan and carbon filter and love it

[@jeffgates8080]

recharge coco coir and grow dots round three on the system working great . next run in real buckets too to disabled to make them . thanks for making the system man

[@taylordauwe]

I love the AC Infinity tents but when it comes to lights, there really isn’t a better bang for your buck than Mars Hydro. Their 1,000w LM301H light is $100 cheaper than the same one from AC Infinity. Aside from that, I love AC Infinity’s products. I started my indoor grow journey with Vivosun’s products. Still love them, still have most of my old Vivosun gear but I agree that AC Infinity, for the most part, makes superior gear. My biggest gripe with AC Infinity is their absurd shipping prices. Most manufacturers or retailers offer free shipping, even if it only is after you spend x amount of dollars, but AC Infinity doesn’t and their shipping prices are bad. Real bad. So I only order from them whenever they have free shipping events going on, usually around holidays.

[@unknown-ch9tb]

Not equipment related but over vegging! Don't over veg. Newbies always veg too long! If you are new just grow your plants a foot tall and flip. You need xp to grow a proper bush.

[@jshow7314]

Agree! Of course the caveat is pot size! ✌🏻

[@leifellis5148]

Gambit Bud Bunker. Second time I’ve suggested them, if they are watching then I’d be happy to test a 4x4 Bud bunker lol. Giving AC Info out a run for their $$. Canvas is as thick, accessories and tents made by growers themselves. Just something to look at for sure.

[@rickschlosser6793]

I just bought a ‘refillable’ AC Infinity charcoal filter. But honestly, I have stuff from AC Infinity (filter and waffle fan), Spider Farmer (duct fan and oscillating fan) and Mars Hydro (light). My tent is a Phlizon and has lasted at least 10 cycles with no issues. I have had issues with cheap fans, not worth it. Anything I get from the big 3 above is good quality. You pay a good price but get decent quality. Scotty, I grow in Coco as well, use Advanced Nutrients. I fell for the ‘booster’ crap and that is what I got for results. Went back to just a single set of base nutrients (and Cal Mag of course) and my harvest was smaller but the quality was some of the best I’ve grown yet. The other thing is never to use as much as the nutrient company tells you to use. 1/2 label strength is a good starting point. Sometimes I use less.

[@acinfinity]

Appreciate the love, Scotty! We miss you already!

[@ScottyReal420]

It was great seeing you. Thanks for the invite!

[@The420Couple]

Carbon filter helps, we use a mixture of 50% Coco with added cal mag to the water to rehydrate it, 25% fox farm ocean forest soil, 5% pro mix, 10% perlite, 10% Mother Nature soil…… but we use synthetics tho

[@greauxdevil9270]

Running ac infinity 4x4 with 6 inch exhaust ,2 clip on fans, and migro's 5x5 array light with uvb, best setup Ive invested in,plus using fox farms happy frog with heavy dose of grow dots with recharge. Plants are in heaven.

[@ScottyReal420]

Nice 👍

[@eshepley]

I’m a first time grower and transplanting my plants into “dummy soil” has been one of my better decisions. BuildASoil 3.0 made here in Colorado isn’t cheap, but my plants seem to love it.

[@100GTAGUY]

Im really close with the owners of my local dispo, and during 420 or harvest fest events they host they showcase their grow mediums. Id really like to see if they'd sell me a yard or two of their soil and mulch blend. Because they got some wonderful stuff, even if i get a handful just to use as an innoculant.

[@knine8154]

Good one for sure

[@Bwelrick]

Over watering is the biggest mistake in my opinion. I suggest new growers just get 2 pots one with soil that is totally dry and one that has the plant in it. To judge the weight easier.

[@julianrombley9966]

Respect and good day to you. Using Gaia Green or dry amendments in general. Do i follow the method of watering when the pot is light when i lift it or do i keep the soul moist (not wet) for the microbial life???

[@silentbillkelly7276]

So this past week I got a tent, light, vent system, controller, fan and your realgrow bucket system with the grow dots. I plan to make my first grow as non complicated and touch free as possible. Now with this video, I found my medium. Time to order canna coco. And a humidifier I think. It'll be in my air/heat controlled attachrd garage. I'll have to see if it's over or under and plug up accordingly.

[@deleqtronica8733]

If you're a first time grower I suggest using soil. It's much more forgiving for a first time grower.

[@ScottyReal420]

Awesome, share your grow with is at realgrowlab.com

[@anakinsolo4529]

Indoors straight coco with Lucas. Easy peasy. Impossible to fuck up. Outside straight TLO with teas.

[@MotoZom-B]

Are you saying I can switch to canna coco. Use Canna A and Canna B, and as long as I keep my temp, humidity and lights as solid as they have been, I would be good to go? I ask because I have tried all sorts of stuff and I've seen what I spend. I'd like to be using less products. I've also seen issues getting gaia products from time to time. I am a standard gaia green. Hp promix grower. I run spiderfarmer lights with proper Ppd as well as a temp running between 70 and 78 between lights on and off. Humidity hovers 55 percent. I do make things chilly the last week or two for flowering Would the Canna Coco, Canna A and B, cover what I'm already doing with a simpler, cheaper process? I would also keep using the recharge as I do now.

[@ScottyReal420]

I am not sure of the price of Gaia Green so I don't know which is cheaper but when I moved to Colorado I was setup with Coco and Canna A and B and I can tell you it is very easy to use.

[@steelmaster73]

I'd like to see a better zipper used and all zippers need to have a flaps over them, I've noticed the side doors do leak light through the zippers on side doors of the larger tents

[@jjjjjasonjjjjjackson]

I am on the look out for a new type of tent.... 100% light tight tent. Make sure when flowering your nighttime has zero light whatsoever in your tent.

[@GregDunne-zf2ep]

You said the other day about Lady bugs I went on holidays for just over 3 weeks left a friend to water I mixed up my water before I left that was week 5 when I got back there was webbing everywhere not one leaf wasn't sucked dry I think they must of been there in small numbers but by week 9 flower they were really thick if I ordered lady bugs by the time I got them I would have a week at most to harvest but my buds were so thick with Web I just pulled my 22 plants out and buried them in my compost there was so many mites it was not worth it not one leaf left

[@yesitsseven]

I've got two AC Infinity tents in my office a 2x2 and a 3x3 and man, I don't know that I'd ever buy another brand.

[@acinfinity]

🖤

[@minorityreporter9104]

Szhlux 400 =100$ vivosun 4x4 130$ = 230$ tent and light😊

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

I did hate Coco. Then I learned that it’s a dosage issue. There’s no denying the drainage and air capacity is great. But I like a little bit of peace up in that bitch. That’s why I like KINGS MIX. It has a good blend. I don’t find myself overwatering as much as when I used the fox farms forest mix

[@Langzbudz]

Heck ya

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

I dont worry about smell...enclosed room

[@seanhewitt603]

So, B-1, Black gold, honey gold and carbo blaster are too much?

[@hotdogsarepropaganda]

I started in the ac infinity 2x2 compact grow, added the s16 bar lights and a vivosun high CFM kit and mounted the bars on them. first grow was a 6.5 ounce sour diesel autoflower. spent the next year growing other autos from a 3 pack I got from ilgm. now im growing another SD and holy crap its a monster! all I have to recommend is to not grow sativa in a 4foot high tent XD even with extreme LST and a trellis its more than half way up the tent now

[@Gangster47997]

great for b eginners this is a great show

[@ReignMan14206]

What size package of recharge do I need for a 3 gallon pot? It’s my first grow ever and the initial set up broke my bank so I don’t have a lot of money. Is the smallest $9.95 one enough?

[@ScottyReal420]

Yes

[@cyberpunkbg140]

If you want bigger fruits you need bigger roots tarts why 100% need supercharge :) Finally I can buy in europa and I wait to see results :)

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

scotty sounds snotty....you got the covids bro? 😁 serious question: how can you add Co2 to a tent with an exhaust fan?🤔 edit: shoulda waited to ask....

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

I wish my tent would sag. I gotta fight my dry tent . It seems like it’s always 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag

[@shotime8048]

Newer grower question… if you have a sealed environment do you need an intake fan to go with the exhaust fan? I keep hearing about the carbon filter exhaust but never really much about intake. I bought both but I’m unsure if I need the intake or not? I know the tents have the ports but I don’t usually see video of if they have an intake fan or just the open port.

[@wadeirwin7003]

You leave one port open at the bottom of the tent opposite the overhead exhaust port. That is your intake for outside ambient air.

[@shotime8048]

@@wadeirwin7003 so say I had built a grow room by hand.. I’ve sealed it completely, should I just cut out a bottom “port” hole and cover it with a filter? The air will be pulling from directly outdoors.

[@ScottyReal420]

As long as you have a vent hole with a filter covering as an intake, you will be fine and will not need the intake fan.

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

I am currently annoyed with AC infinity humidifier. I’m sure it’s my own fault somehow I guess. But I’ve never had this many problems with the humidifier as this little one. Very temperamental.

[@MotoZom-B]

Reach out to them and have your manual handy. I read the manual multiple times, took someone pointing out some obvious stuff over the phone for mine to be my favorite humidifier.

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

@@MotoZom-B Yeah, maybe I’ll do that! Thanks. I would like it to be my favorite.

[@xxxxxVAxxxxx]

what problem are you having?

[@kevinbaker2620]

I'm horrible using coco. I always over water and have a tendency to get my ph wrong with it. Frustrating to say the least. I'll stick to my hydro or super soil

[@anakinsolo4529]

@@kevinbaker2620 how is this possible? It’s nearly impossible to overwater in coco and it’s a natural PH buffer? You trolling? Try coco with GH 16ml bloom/ 8ml micro p/gl whole grow. DON’T adjust the PH. Doesn’t get easier and impossible to fuck up. You can adjust accordingly afterwards if you feel necessary.

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

I hate to say this, but I think my biggest waste of money are always on beneficial insects. It actually makes anything worse because I can’t actually just treat my plants because I had put the insects on them. But how many of those inserts were even alive?

[@eshepley]

Wasted money buying fans meant for a grow room, not a grow tent. Also wasted money on root stimulator and some other nutrients that plant didn’t really need as much as it needed to be transplanted into a bigger pot.

[@BubbBlubbii]

you don't need a light you don't need a tent the only things you need is a place, seeds and around 12 hours of light from the sun nothing else trust me

[@truthonly7699]

with only 12 hours of sun your plants go to flower right away leaving you with a one foot tall plant.

[@BubbBlubbii]

@@truthonly7699 too stoned to read? around 12 hours, damn. and who cares as long as it produces flower. also this only Applies to Photo sensitive plants so please Educate yourself :)

[@Mike-ms6he]

​@@truthonly7699 not always true. my 3 autos flowered at different times and were put out in 13/11. I transplanted into 3 different pot sizes. The smallest one was ready 2 months ago, the medium one has just finished drying and the largest one still has a few weeks. Some autos also seem to want to get pot bound to trigger, or the biggest one was waiting for 12/12 like a photo (dinafem wwxxl auto).

[@ktrain420247]

My old recharge station plastic tub is still growing strong, I just keep refilling with the bag, but that plastic pail is the shit!!!!! Label is faded af but what is inside is still fire

[@ScottyReal420]

Those were great, but not great to ship and store. 😂

[@PaulRoberts-h3w]

Just go organic too many issues and mind boggling stuff growing synthetic !! It’s more work keeping it consistent, ph, ec, ect , living soil I’ve found and much easier to get it right first time just water it , temp and humidity and airflow and light next then co2 if you want more from the grow , less things to worry about for a new grower , dry amendments and recharge and your winning ,

[@brianfavaron4782]

Survived another hurricane that makes about 40 of them lmao. ❤ ✌ 👍 .keep it simple .

[@jansondennis2438]

i think new growers pussy there plants lol after the 3rd week of veg i push hard till the girls are at 2 1/2 feet tall 5 gallon organic then leaf strip trimming the legs 🦵3erd day filp 12 12 let the stretching begin and then go hard for 6 weeks then 7 8 9 i chill 😎 for them to tell me lol.. thanks to all at the DGC 🎉 and the growing community

[@BDPswick]

buying tools at harbor freight is like going to mcdonalds to eat

[@sunnyinbectopiad2g2c63]

My equipment has lasted for God knows how long. You can repair most things.

[@donaldadams1478]

You ever top dress with that stuff??,, oh man!!

[@scottwilliams6257]

Are you ruining your last 3weeks of flowers with Co2?

[@brucesumner6993]

Climate control..being able to control light, temperature, and humidity through the cycle.

[@anakinsolo4529]

You forgot a flat brimmed fitted hat! How can you grow weed without the right costume? Jeez