Word I feel you. It’s overwhelming when you first start out. Do yourself a favor and stay out of hydro stores because they make their money convincing you to buy a 45 dollar 16oz bottle of water.
Gaia green got popular in cannabis from a YouTuber. It’s nothing more than a good quality dry amendment. Unfortunately Gaia doesn’t really have a foothold in the American market. We do however have a bunch of alternatives that are just as good. If you bought the
fox farm off Amazon I would just request to return it saying you’re not satisfied. If you have a decent account standing they might just let you keep it.
Home Depot/ Lowe’s/ armstrong/ nurseries/ Amazon/ Walmart will carry nearly all you need. Dr. Earth and/or down to earth is a great starting place.
I would recommended Dr. Earth for now.
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(Killer price by the way)
Only other thing you need is soil. You may need to hunt a little bit.
Fox farm ocean forest is what 95% of every cannabis grower starts with. It’s very easy to find and every hydro store will sell it. If they try to charge you more than $16 a bag they are ripping you off. My local store will sell it for $12 - I however mix/build my own soil but that is a labor of love that you don’t need to get involved with yet.
Your final pot size should be 5 gallons or larger when growing in soil. The larger the better.
You really don’t need anything else besides this. Sure you can grab some pricey myco’s that help. Those dry ferts actually come with some beneficials added in. I would rather spend my money on worm castings. Worm castings are amazing and do so much good.
I’m all about doing this as cheap as possible without dropping quality.
You’re a new grower so you’ll be bored with this style. Use that energy by creating compost piles and worm bins. A lot of organic farming is about prep work. Once the prep is done you get to sit back and literally watch the fruits of your labor.