Jackson, so far your set up looks pretty good, but there is always room for improvement. Primarily I would suggest buying some grow books, there are always good ideas in those books; there are also several indoor gardening magazines I really like. Any and all reading you can do will help you keep your garden green and flowing. While this forum is a one of the best places to get answers for your problems, sometimes the answer we are looking for takes a bit of time to get posted, reading material is always there to reference.
You mentioned picking up more plants, I would suggest keeping your plant counts down until you have a bit more experience. If you get too large too quickly you may find you have more to deal with than you can handle. I would highly suggest working with what you have and learning what those plants need. Each different variety requires its own set of requirements and if there are too many plants of too many varieties you may spend more time on this project than you have to give. One principle to always keep in mind is K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid. You are still learning, don't try to take on the load of a pro. Also your space has yet to be dialed in, and that is really the most important part of your grow. Once you have a space that is dialed in then you can focus on the individual needs of each variety. Once you have those varieties dialed in then expand on what you have.
Just a silly question, if you supply nutrients and soils for agricultural purposes, why note use those products instead of spending money on bottled nutrients?
I am also really interested in your ozone infused solution. Could you provide a bit more info on it? Being and organic grower I am not really a big fan of "sterilized" anything; it is the micro life in the soil that will keep your plants healthy and happy. Anything that may kill the bacteria and fungi in my soil is removed from my regiment.
Something I just found on ozone treatment of water:
Ozone disinfection
O3 is an unstable molecule which readily gives up one atom of oxygen providing a powerful oxidizing agent which is toxic to most waterborne organisms. It is a very strong, broad spectrum disinfectant that is widely used in Europe. It is an effective method to inactivate harmful protozoa that form cysts. It also works well against almost all other pathogens. Ozone is made by passing oxygen through ultraviolet light or a "cold" electrical discharge. To use ozone as a disinfectant, it must be created on-site and added to the water by bubble contact. Some of the advantages of ozone include the production of fewer dangerous by-products (in comparison to chlorination) and the lack of taste and odour produced by ozonisation. Although fewer by-products are formed by ozonation, it has been discovered that the use of ozone produces a small amount of the suspected carcinogen bromate, although little bromine should be present in treated water. Another of the main disadvantages of ozone is that it leaves no disinfectant residual in the water. Ozone has been used in drinking water plants since 1906 where the first industrial ozonation plant was built in Nice, France. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted ozone as being safe; and it is applied as an anti-microbiological agent for the treatment, storage, and processing of foods.
I am really excited to see what your grow brings. It is always nice to see someone else growing this wonderful plant. It is such a great plant, and in my opinion the most fun plant to grow. Keep the updates coming I a can't wait to see what you are able to produce; I will be subscribed to this thread to see what progress you are making.
