- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:51 pm
#450508
So I’m pretty hooked on these plants, and I’d love to get more, but I recognize that getting some of the tools of the trade and perhaps some media would be wise before or alongside buying more plants.
I basically only have a few pots of different sizes, bottom trays for each, a very large bag of peat, and a small bag of perlite. So what else do I need?
I have been using a colander with a paper towel covering the holes to try to rinse medium, and I wonder if there’s a better way?
What are some recommendations for some rain buckets that won’t leech anything into the water? I say buckets because I don’t have a spare trash can, and I can’t afford a good rain catcher. When I say spend my money, I should also say I don’t get much a month as I’m on disability and I didn’t get to have enough jobs before going on it to get much out of it. But I’m committed to buying a certain amount of stuff for this monthly.
I was reading a thread about using those little lab vials for leaf pullings and cuttings. So what kind is good?
I have enough space at the moment for a few more small indoor plants, so I’m probably just getting one more double Sansi light, but I’m hoping to eventually have enough to keep a small bar top growing spot in my basement so I need to know good hanging lights, and maybe a good greenhouse if they make them that small but aren’t custom cuz those custom things are expensive shoo!
I should probably get one of those water meters just to check if I’m ever in dire straits and have to use tap water. Although now that I’m thinking about it, iodine tablets are usually a good thing to put in go bags, do they work for taking minerals out of tapwater for CPs too or just so us humans can drink it?
Is there an overall fungicide, insecticide, and whatever other icide I might need on standby to get? Any thoughts on which are good brandwise? Also I read about peroxide water being a form of fungicide and maybe insecticide, true or not? If true can I use either ouchie peroxide or food grade and mix with how many parts water to get the proper effect?
I feel like I should have like mini spades or something but maybe not?
I’m definitely getting a repotting pad because I’m messy, and I keep getting peat all over the thing my sister uses to fold clothes. I clean it up of course, but it would just be one less thing to worry about when repotting and whatnot.
Oh I also saw these little things that go in the bottom of pots so your medium doesn’t go out the holes. Any reason I shouldn’t get that? They’re like plastic mesh.
What else…Ooh I’ve seen people talking about heating pads, do I need those? The air conditioner will be running a lot in the summer so I don’t wanna freeze my indoor plants out.
I feel like I’m forgetting stuff. In fact, I’m sure I am, but let’s start here. If there’s anything obvious I’ve forgotten please feel free to suggest it.
I probably need to know where online to get good long fiber sphagnum moss. I’ve checked the stores around here and so far only seen Mosser Lee which I was warned about.
Also I haven’t found any vermiculite at all anywhere. A lot of the combos I’ve seen call for it.
And silica sand. Keep seeing that pop up but no dice with finding that either. I’m not close enough to a big city in Ohio to be able to find an actual like CP greenhouse. Or even just CP friendly it’s frustrating.
And I understand Turface is popular, but I don’t have storage space for 50lbs of anything just ftr. Also like dang that’s a lot of money isn’t it? Rhetorical.
So yeah anything else y’all want to recommend for a newbie that’s addicted and also very OCD about doing things the most proper way possible. Thanks in advance.
I basically only have a few pots of different sizes, bottom trays for each, a very large bag of peat, and a small bag of perlite. So what else do I need?
I have been using a colander with a paper towel covering the holes to try to rinse medium, and I wonder if there’s a better way?
What are some recommendations for some rain buckets that won’t leech anything into the water? I say buckets because I don’t have a spare trash can, and I can’t afford a good rain catcher. When I say spend my money, I should also say I don’t get much a month as I’m on disability and I didn’t get to have enough jobs before going on it to get much out of it. But I’m committed to buying a certain amount of stuff for this monthly.
I was reading a thread about using those little lab vials for leaf pullings and cuttings. So what kind is good?
I have enough space at the moment for a few more small indoor plants, so I’m probably just getting one more double Sansi light, but I’m hoping to eventually have enough to keep a small bar top growing spot in my basement so I need to know good hanging lights, and maybe a good greenhouse if they make them that small but aren’t custom cuz those custom things are expensive shoo!
I should probably get one of those water meters just to check if I’m ever in dire straits and have to use tap water. Although now that I’m thinking about it, iodine tablets are usually a good thing to put in go bags, do they work for taking minerals out of tapwater for CPs too or just so us humans can drink it?
Is there an overall fungicide, insecticide, and whatever other icide I might need on standby to get? Any thoughts on which are good brandwise? Also I read about peroxide water being a form of fungicide and maybe insecticide, true or not? If true can I use either ouchie peroxide or food grade and mix with how many parts water to get the proper effect?
I feel like I should have like mini spades or something but maybe not?
I’m definitely getting a repotting pad because I’m messy, and I keep getting peat all over the thing my sister uses to fold clothes. I clean it up of course, but it would just be one less thing to worry about when repotting and whatnot.
Oh I also saw these little things that go in the bottom of pots so your medium doesn’t go out the holes. Any reason I shouldn’t get that? They’re like plastic mesh.
What else…Ooh I’ve seen people talking about heating pads, do I need those? The air conditioner will be running a lot in the summer so I don’t wanna freeze my indoor plants out.
I feel like I’m forgetting stuff. In fact, I’m sure I am, but let’s start here. If there’s anything obvious I’ve forgotten please feel free to suggest it.
I probably need to know where online to get good long fiber sphagnum moss. I’ve checked the stores around here and so far only seen Mosser Lee which I was warned about.
Also I haven’t found any vermiculite at all anywhere. A lot of the combos I’ve seen call for it.
And silica sand. Keep seeing that pop up but no dice with finding that either. I’m not close enough to a big city in Ohio to be able to find an actual like CP greenhouse. Or even just CP friendly it’s frustrating.
And I understand Turface is popular, but I don’t have storage space for 50lbs of anything just ftr. Also like dang that’s a lot of money isn’t it? Rhetorical.
So yeah anything else y’all want to recommend for a newbie that’s addicted and also very OCD about doing things the most proper way possible. Thanks in advance.