When I first joined I was ASTOUNDED by the amount of equipment people have. Nutrients, timers etc.
My parents and I just had a few plants in every room of the house the yard and in old fish tanks. Just a pot... and some pot.
The same with my mother's friend. She's in her 50's and doesn't do 'technology', so we just have them sitting in the yard and wing it.
But a good old book is always helpful when google isn't around. People freak out if their plant has yellow leaves and their internet connection isn't stable, not thinking about the library across the street.