I'm fortunate to have plenty of growing space (no pesky wife, kids, etc.) so I set a mother plant room upstairs. Scored a medium Adjust A Wing at a local grow shop close-out sale, and found the 600W dual dimable ballast at....the fucking dollar store. Guy was selling this off-brand out of the back of a local dollar store (cash only, of course) and advertising them on Craig's. Thanks to a generous neighbor, was able to expand my genetics. Now have Acapulco Gold, Critical Mass, Cheese, Nelson Mandela, and some Mystery Sativa from the neighbor's kid ("It was really kick ass weed" is all he knows.)
Anyway, here's how they...