# Newbie getting ready for first indoor grow **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Cycle\ **Tags:** indoor-grow\ **Created:** [April 22, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142 "2021-04-22T22:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/1 "2021-04-22T22:12:23Z")
I’m getting psyched to do my first indoor grow! ---
**Author:** ![Underthestairs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/underthestairs/32/689635_2.png) [@Underthestairs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Underthestairs)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/2 "2021-04-22T22:16:48Z")
You should be! Tell us about what you’re putting together ---
**Author:** ![Dankloud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dankloud/32/678344_2.png) [@Dankloud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dankloud)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/3 "2021-04-22T22:17:39Z")
Yeah fill us in man! ---
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/4 "2021-04-22T22:27:26Z")
I’ve got a room a lights and exhaust fans I’ve ordered seeds just not sure about the dirt ---
**Author:** ![TheAlchemist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/thealchemist/32/325522_2.png) [@TheAlchemist](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TheAlchemist)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/5 "2021-04-22T22:29:04Z")
Welcome to the community keep us up to speed on your journey i love it with every fiber of my being. ---
**Author:** ![Dankloud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dankloud/32/678344_2.png) [@Dankloud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dankloud)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/6 "2021-04-22T22:29:53Z")
I would get some Fox Farms Happy Frog soil personally. Do you have a pH meter? TDS/EC meter? Do you know what you will do about nutrients? ---
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/7 "2021-04-22T22:31:40Z")
I’ve heard of the Fox Farms and Happy Frog heard a lot about that sounds good do I order that online also pH meter is on my list of things to get yet ---
**Author:** ![Dankloud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dankloud/32/678344_2.png) [@Dankloud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dankloud)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/8 "2021-04-22T22:35:56Z")
I would try and find a local grow shop. It’s always way over priced online. Bag is like, 20 bucks at a local shop. I recommend Apera PH20 for pH and Apera EC20 for EC/TDS. ---
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/9 "2021-04-22T22:40:20Z")
Do you mean like Garden Center I live in Virginia where we just are getting legalization we don’t have any actual Grow shops here yet. Also I understand pH but don’t have a clue what EC TDs is ---
**Author:** ![CMichGrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/cmichgrower/32/511471_2.png) [@CMichGrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CMichGrower)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/10 "2021-04-22T22:50:45Z")
Use the dealer locator to find fox farms products near you [https://foxfarm.com/find-a-dealer](https://foxfarm.com/find-a-dealer) Not every location sells soil, they may sell nutrients, but if you put your zip code in I bet something will come up ---
**Author:** ![Dankloud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dankloud/32/678344_2.png) [@Dankloud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dankloud)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/11 "2021-04-22T22:56:50Z")
EC (Electrical Conductivity) is used to measure the TDS (Total Dissolved Solids, how much stuff is in the water, nutrients for instance) of a solution. PPM (Parts Per Million) meters use a predetermined value that is multiplied by the EC of the solution to give you the TDS. PPM = EC multiplied by a predetermined value which depends on what standard they follow. So PPM meters give you different results. Hence it makes more sense to get an EC meter, then you can do all the PPM readings. ---
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/12 "2021-04-22T23:39:40Z")
Wow what an awesome person you must be !thank you so much for taking the time to explain! I am making lists and taking notes ---
**Author:** ![dirtydave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dirtydave/32/626820_2.png) [@dirtydave](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dirtydave)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/13 "2021-04-22T23:56:37Z")
On the east coast we have the coast of maine soils I am using them now very similar to fox farms your local garden center may carrie that buying local is about half the price amazon ---
**Author:** ![Ollie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Ollie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ollie)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/14 "2021-04-23T00:01:32Z")
Right on thanks so much I’ll check that out I always try to shop local anywho just a lot of this stuff we can’t get around ---
**Author:** ![Sgv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sgv](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sgv)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/15 "2021-04-23T00:20:35Z")
I got my ff from Amazon ---
**Author:** ![CMichGrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/cmichgrower/32/511471_2.png) [@CMichGrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CMichGrower)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/16 "2021-04-23T00:28:06Z")
I just checked Amazon for Fox Farms Happy Frog soil. They charge $42 for one bag, $72 for two 2 cubic foot bags. I just bought some from my local grow shop and it was less then $19 out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Sgv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sgv](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sgv)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/17 "2021-04-23T00:29:36Z")
![Screenshot_20210422-202911_Amazon Shopping](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/e/d/bede833a2029b98e1024b853bd10b7bfd2938907.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CMichGrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/cmichgrower/32/511471_2.png) [@CMichGrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/CMichGrower)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/18 "2021-04-23T00:30:30Z")
Is that 12 quart or 2 cubic feet ---
**Author:** ![Dankloud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dankloud/32/678344_2.png) [@Dankloud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dankloud)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/19 "2021-04-23T00:37:53Z")
Just looked, it’s 12 quart. Not the same amount. @Sgv ---
**Author:** ![FlatLander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@FlatLander](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FlatLander)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142/20 "2021-04-23T03:18:41Z")
I bought Happy Frog last month for the first time and had a feeling that $11.95 per 2 cubic foot bag was a good price so I ended up getting 11 bags, when I thought I would only need 7. I’m glad I did because my new game plan requires 10 bags after adding 10 qt’s of perlite per bag. I get my supplies at a local grow shop. [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/newbie-getting-ready-for-first-indoor-grow/66142.md?page=2)