bigslick90404
01-13-2011, 04:22 AM
Whats up everyone,
Ive been reading and researching endless amounts of info on setting up a home garden and I have finally decided to get my feet wet. With that I have ordered some equipment and would love to get some feedback from the forum's experienced voices on my ideas and some opinions from the veterans on how they would proceed if presented with what I have to start.
Most of my planning ideas have come from the youtube video where the dude in blue coveralls and green skin does a 10 part tutorial on how to grow hydro. That was kind of my starting point and then I found some awesome grow journals here and there. I have a snowball of ideas, I'm sure you all know how it goes?.but now I have all this shit at my feet and I need a course corrected before I start!
So I have two spaces. One is a long closet. 7'6" wide, 2'3" deep and 8' in height ?? almost 17 sq ft of floor space with an 8 ft ceiling.
The second is a 5' x 5' x 78" Mylar hydro grow tent. This is 25?? of floor space with 7??6? ceiling.
It was my original intention to use the closet as a flowering room and a smaller 2' x 3' closet as the germination/clones/veg and mother space. I had to go off this plan for reasons that would be just as boring for you to read as it would me to type so now im left to decide what to do with what space. This is the first piece of advice I need.
Perhaps explaining what hardware I have will help decide or dictate what space should be utilized for what purpose. I guess its possible that either space could be used for either purpose and if that is so, then fine, but then which one will be most suited for creating higher yields, be easier to work with etc??I guess would be my next questions. I'm getting ahead of myself and digress.
So here is what I have so far:
For the germination/clones/veg and mother room (whether that proves to be the closet or the tent):
1 x GrowBright 4 Foot 4 Lamp High Output T5 fitted with 4 Grow Spectrum Bulbs (6400K)
2 x GrowBright 4 Foot 2 Lamp High Output T5 fitted with 2 Grow Spectrum Bulbs (6400K)
2 x 12? oscillating fans
A top feeding drip system for starter plants/clones and mothers ?? all contained in a 2?? x 4?? x 8? flood table to start with. All seeds (and later clones) will be bedded first into 1? rockwool cubes then into 4? cubes.
For the Flowering room ?? when the time comes (again, undesignated between the closet and tent)
A 400W Galaxy Electronic ballast fitted with a 400W Eye Hortilux HPS full spectrum bulb
Sunsystem Yield Master II reflector with 6? inline cooling and glass installed
Active Air 6? ?? 400CFM in-line fan - dedicated to cooling the reflector only
1 x 6? x 16? Phresh Carbon filter to clean the flowering room. I have not yet purchased the fan (recommendations welcome).
2 x 12? oscillating fans ?? variable speed switches coming shortly
The only other consideration I have to make is that it would be sooo much easier to lock the smelly flouring room into the closet as opposed to the tent. For logistical reasons it would be far simpler for me to tap and route filtered and air conditioned supply air to the closet as opposed to the tent. It can be done either way for sure, but one is so much easier and more discreet than the other.
So that??s a longwinded account of where I am currently, equipment wise. If anyone can advise the following that would be great:
Veg room/flowering room: closet or tent and why (this would just help my general understanding)
Lastly, I have the following seed. All are feminized. I was thinking about 3 strains to start with. Since its my first venture I don??t want to put all my eggs in one basket. I figured I can just take clones of each of the 3 that I start (if they make it that far!) and keep practicing with those before committing to using the last 3. Could anyone recommend which of the following strains would be their recommendation for a newbie grower to attempt. Something forgiving possibly?
Sensi Seeds - Big Bud
Nirvana Seeds - Super Skunk
Nirvana Seeds - Master Kush
Barneys Farm -Vanilla Kush
Kannabia Seeds - La Blanca
Kannabia Seeds - Afrodite
Thank you so much in advance for any advice/guidance you may all have to offer. Feel free to tear up my plans as you see fit, I welcome constructive criticism. I would love to get this thing off the ground and grow some happy, healthy plants and perhaps contribute a worthy grow journal into the archives.
Best
BS90404
Ive been reading and researching endless amounts of info on setting up a home garden and I have finally decided to get my feet wet. With that I have ordered some equipment and would love to get some feedback from the forum's experienced voices on my ideas and some opinions from the veterans on how they would proceed if presented with what I have to start.
Most of my planning ideas have come from the youtube video where the dude in blue coveralls and green skin does a 10 part tutorial on how to grow hydro. That was kind of my starting point and then I found some awesome grow journals here and there. I have a snowball of ideas, I'm sure you all know how it goes?.but now I have all this shit at my feet and I need a course corrected before I start!
So I have two spaces. One is a long closet. 7'6" wide, 2'3" deep and 8' in height ?? almost 17 sq ft of floor space with an 8 ft ceiling.
The second is a 5' x 5' x 78" Mylar hydro grow tent. This is 25?? of floor space with 7??6? ceiling.
It was my original intention to use the closet as a flowering room and a smaller 2' x 3' closet as the germination/clones/veg and mother space. I had to go off this plan for reasons that would be just as boring for you to read as it would me to type so now im left to decide what to do with what space. This is the first piece of advice I need.
Perhaps explaining what hardware I have will help decide or dictate what space should be utilized for what purpose. I guess its possible that either space could be used for either purpose and if that is so, then fine, but then which one will be most suited for creating higher yields, be easier to work with etc??I guess would be my next questions. I'm getting ahead of myself and digress.
So here is what I have so far:
For the germination/clones/veg and mother room (whether that proves to be the closet or the tent):
1 x GrowBright 4 Foot 4 Lamp High Output T5 fitted with 4 Grow Spectrum Bulbs (6400K)
2 x GrowBright 4 Foot 2 Lamp High Output T5 fitted with 2 Grow Spectrum Bulbs (6400K)
2 x 12? oscillating fans
A top feeding drip system for starter plants/clones and mothers ?? all contained in a 2?? x 4?? x 8? flood table to start with. All seeds (and later clones) will be bedded first into 1? rockwool cubes then into 4? cubes.
For the Flowering room ?? when the time comes (again, undesignated between the closet and tent)
A 400W Galaxy Electronic ballast fitted with a 400W Eye Hortilux HPS full spectrum bulb
Sunsystem Yield Master II reflector with 6? inline cooling and glass installed
Active Air 6? ?? 400CFM in-line fan - dedicated to cooling the reflector only
1 x 6? x 16? Phresh Carbon filter to clean the flowering room. I have not yet purchased the fan (recommendations welcome).
2 x 12? oscillating fans ?? variable speed switches coming shortly
The only other consideration I have to make is that it would be sooo much easier to lock the smelly flouring room into the closet as opposed to the tent. For logistical reasons it would be far simpler for me to tap and route filtered and air conditioned supply air to the closet as opposed to the tent. It can be done either way for sure, but one is so much easier and more discreet than the other.
So that??s a longwinded account of where I am currently, equipment wise. If anyone can advise the following that would be great:
Veg room/flowering room: closet or tent and why (this would just help my general understanding)
Lastly, I have the following seed. All are feminized. I was thinking about 3 strains to start with. Since its my first venture I don??t want to put all my eggs in one basket. I figured I can just take clones of each of the 3 that I start (if they make it that far!) and keep practicing with those before committing to using the last 3. Could anyone recommend which of the following strains would be their recommendation for a newbie grower to attempt. Something forgiving possibly?
Sensi Seeds - Big Bud
Nirvana Seeds - Super Skunk
Nirvana Seeds - Master Kush
Barneys Farm -Vanilla Kush
Kannabia Seeds - La Blanca
Kannabia Seeds - Afrodite
Thank you so much in advance for any advice/guidance you may all have to offer. Feel free to tear up my plans as you see fit, I welcome constructive criticism. I would love to get this thing off the ground and grow some happy, healthy plants and perhaps contribute a worthy grow journal into the archives.
Best
BS90404