You’ve got to be kidding meHi @Christeen
Grow tent > good
Lights < not so good
You need four things for a successful grow, good genetics, environment, growing medium and food.
I suggest sticking with the basics, a soiless medium such as ProMix HP. It contains no nutrients, drains well and is ph balanced. Depending on your water source you may get away without having to measure and adjust ph And you control the food. With a nutrient such as Mega Crop one part or General Hydroponics Maxi series you can follow their feeding suggestions for each stage of growth. Both of these fertilizers are powder, ph balanced and you feed by weight per gallon. I use well water and do not ph down or even check my ph.
This is MAJOR !
To start I would recommend fabric bags, they are relatively inexpensive and work well. Three or four gallons is a good size.
Light is the next consideration, ideally you want 32 watts/sq ft. So for a 4 x 4 it is recommended you have ~ 500 watts for four plants. BUT, that is going to cost you ~ $440
This is the light on my shopping list > Mars Hydro Smart Grow System FC-E4800 480W Commercial LED Grow Lights - Mars Hydro CA
You could grow less plants with smaller lights but keep in mind the 32 watts per sq feet and factor in four square feet per plant. So roughly 130 watts per plant. Check out the sponsors page for deals on good quality LED lights.
Moving forward perhaps its best that you read my (or other) grow journals to get an idea of how to germinate, what to start in, when to transplant, etc. and I can answer any further questions.
Another way to calculate what power light you need is to work backwards. How much flower do you expect to need for a four month period ? With a proper light, etc. you can expect four to eight ounces per plant if you veg for 7 - 8 weeks. Size your light accordingly. None of the lights you have shown are appropriate.
One last word
With photoperiod plants you control how long you grow under 18 hours of light, six hours of darkness. This is your vegetative stage and you can expect the plant to roughly double in height when you flip the lights to 12 hours on, 12 hours off per day.
Cheers for now...
That was everything he said I would need and the lights aren’t the right ones either? 
Neither of the bags are correct? So the entire list except for the tent is wrong? Are the lights that come with the tent at least correct?They said when I bought the tent that I could fit 2 plants in there comfortably without overshadowing either of them (blocking the light. I know light is exceptionally important
at least I got that right
.Thank you for being willing to teach me. You have no idea how much this means to me.
I don’t know your time zone but don’t wanna keep you if you have things to do or family to enjoy. So I can wait until you’re available for your response.
One last thing before I go though…..
I have city water and I was told that’s death to these babies, so I was gonna use distilled water. That’s why I bought the ph tester, the ph adjuster chemicals, and I was told to use both virgin soil (no nutrients) and the Pro Mix Biofung
Hi @Christeen
Grow tent > good
Lights < not so good
You need four things for a successful grow, good genetics, environment, growing medium and food.
I suggest sticking with the basics, a soiless medium such as ProMix HP. It contains no nutrients, drains well and is ph balanced. Depending on your water source you may get away without having to measure and adjust ph And you control the food. With a nutrient such as Mega Crop one part or General Hydroponics Maxi series you can follow their feeding suggestions for each stage of growth. Both of these fertilizers are powder, ph balanced and you feed by weight per gallon. I use well water and do not ph down or even check my ph.
This is MAJOR !
To start I would recommend fabric bags, they are relatively inexpensive and work well. Three or four gallons is a good size.
Light is the next consideration, ideally you want 32 watts/sq ft. So for a 4 x 4 it is recommended you have ~ 500 watts for four plants. BUT, that is going to cost you ~ $440
This is the light on my shopping list > Mars Hydro Smart Grow System FC-E4800 480W Commercial LED Grow Lights - Mars Hydro CA
You could grow less plants with smaller lights but keep in mind the 32 watts per sq feet and factor in four square feet per plant. So roughly 130 watts per plant. Check out the sponsors page for deals on good quality LED lights.
Moving forward perhaps its best that you read my (or other) grow journals to get an idea of how to germinate, what to start in, when to transplant, etc. and I can answer any further questions.
Another way to calculate what power light you need is to work backwards. How much flower do you expect to need for a four month period ? With a proper light, etc. you can expect four to eight ounces per plant if you veg for 7 - 8 weeks. Size your light accordingly. None of the lights you have shown are appropriate.
One last word
With photoperiod plants you control how long you grow under 18 hours of light, six hours of darkness. This is your vegetative stage and you can expect the plant to roughly double in height when you flip the lights to 12 hours on, 12 hours off per day.
Cheers for now...
I bought mine from Seed Connect but they said it was Sativa. I specifically checked that out because Indica seemed to glue me to the chair. I’m wanting to re-engage with life, but when I used Indica strain, I wouldn’t even answer my children’s calls. I tried mixing them both Indica and Sativa (because I do battle rage and severe depression), but I didn’t see that doing much after using it that way for 6 months.
I truly apologize you’re battling with this as well. Trust me, I so very much understand the struggle is REAL. You’re right, the indica strain does seem to lock you in and trap ya (it did that to me too).
After all I’ve spent on what I’ve bought already, and having to wait for returns and refunds, I’m gonna checkout the link you gave for the lights.
Thank you very much for the advise and help.
