Agriculture Reference
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GROW ROOM TOOLS OF THE TRADE
A well-equipped grow room is essential to get you smoothly through a TLO grow. Here are
some things I would recommend getting!
• Fire extinguisher. Please get one of these that is rated for electrical fires.
• Turkey baster (I own like 7 of them). They have a million uses.
• Cloning unit, or dedicated cloning space. Clones make life easier on a TLO medical grow-
er. Never use clones to grow from unless they came from you; clones bring problems in to
your garden like mites and mold for starters, and it gets worse.
• Sharp and clean scissors, several pairs of several sizes, including larger shears for harvest-
ing.
• A pH meter that you KNOW is accurate. This is really important for the reliability and ac-
curacy. If you only get one pH meter, get a good soil-testing meter. A liquid meter is al-
ways a good idea too while learning TLO, and I highly recommend Hanna brand only for
liquid pH meters.
• Get a TDS meter because they are cheap. For troubleshooting and diluting certain things,
these meters rule.
• Opaque tea maker/bubbler. I use a regular old one-gallon plastic pitcher for this purpose.
• Back ups for things if you can, things like bulbs, ballasts, water pumps for cloners.
• Tarps for the floors are a must for protection from spills and stains.
• Measuring spoons, Floral (tie-down) tape, and a pump sprayer are all highly recommen-
ded, and if you don't have good air movement you will want stakes handy for extra sup-
port fast.
• A high quality (quiet) venting fan. I just love Elicent fans for this job.
• Grow tents are awesome as long as they are made by Jardin.
• A dedicated TLO tea brewing location that is fairly dark and warm is a huge plus. Teas are
magic indoors because they bring in waves of diverse and nutrient-rich microlife.
• Digital timers. Get digital ones please! This makes everything so much smoother and an-
other great reason to use 400 watt or LED lights is that it is easy to get digital timers for
that wattage.
