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After that last post, I went back to figure out what I was going to do with the plants, and in looking at the pots and the drainage holes, I stuck my finger in to see if they were blocked and a ton of water drained out. I did this on both and got a good bit of the moisture out of the pot, but...

Yeah, after I posted the pic and took a look at it I definitely thought I had way too much water. I don't have a good sense of how to measure that out, though. Is there a good rule of thumb I should follow when it comes to watering, or an exact measurement/time formula I could follow?

Watering is something that I'm still weary about - I'm always thinking I'm going to overwater my plants. I just germinated a couple seeds for my first grow, and I actually found that I wasn't using enough water the first couple days. I increased water the third day and the tap root just shot...

Thanks, I'm more than an hour away from any actual gardening/hydroponics shops, but have the major retailers near me - hence the question about finding something at one of them. I'm not having any luck there... Interesting suggestion about making my own - I'm not sure how I'd go about it... at...

Anyone know where to find propagation mats locally - preferably a major retailer?

Sounds like you've got a good plan for your lighting - I don't know if the article you mentioned about bonsai mothers is online, but I'd be interested to give it a read if it is.

I learned a lot from watching Jorge Cervante's Ultimate Grow - he builds an 8 x 8 frame which he wraps in white visqueen to create a small grow room. For that setup, he used 4 400 watt HPS lamps. According to his formula, one 400 watt bulb per each 4x4 area is appropriate. Also, from what...

I'm posting some pics of my future grow room - looking for advice. Dimensions are approx 5x3x8.5 (w x d x h). The plan is to install insulation in the room, then cover that with white visqueen. There's a hole at the bottom right, which leads to the crawlspace around my tub. I'm planning on...

Here's a page with info about the Eco-grow line of nutrients (powdered) - http://www.ecogrow.com/index.cfm/product/68/mid/10/nid/39/home.html You guys think Ecobloom & type M would be ideal for growing?

Thanks for the reply - what nutrients do you recommend/use?

I'm about to start my first grow, and am a little confused about the use of fertilizers. From what I've read, Eco-Grow & Rapid-Gro are good choices. Eco-Grow is supposed to keep the soil from becoming acidic, which is why I'm leaning in that direction, but there seems to be two types: Eco Grow...