pinkbear
10-25-2011, 09:16 PM
hello. this will be my first time growing. my set up is in my closet i have taken several pics to show you guys. i will explain what i have on the way. so far only invested 75$ into it. and not looking to spend much more. i plan on trying to grow one plant and see how it goes.
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here it is.i want to say its roughly 4 feet tall. 18 inches deep and 2-3 feet wide.this enough for one plant if so 2 plants?? it is basically the shelves that are built into my closet i have made into my grow room (or box i should say). i left a 5-6 inch gap at the top for ventilation. will this be enough or just right or too much? the shelves are movable so not a hard fix at all.
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the front is made of other shelves that i stacked on top of each other to build the door. i originally had the whole thing covered in foil. doing more research i found that the plain white malmine shelves will actually work better so i ripped out all the foil. only a 2$ mistake...
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here is a top view of the lights i have hanging on chains. the chains are long enough to touch the bottom of this so as the plant grows i can move them. they are 2 grow lights that have 2 6500k t5 bulbs on them 18 inches. so its a total of 4 6500k t5 bulbs. the lights also have a plastic cover over them. should i leav this on or take it off? it is really bright i hope this is enough. ha i have that attached to a 7 day timer. set to have the lights on 8am-8pm and lights off 8pm-8am so 12 on 12 off. should i run a different light time? iv read its ok to run 12/12 from young to mature plant. also i have read better to run 16/8 when young then switch to 12/12 when you want to flower.
it is not letting me load the last pic but it is just a close up of the bottom. i have a small fan inside at the bottom too. for the container i have about a 8 inch tall and 8 inch round pot with holes on the bottom for drainage. will i need a bigger pot? for the soil i got some cactus and palms soil mix. it is soil made for easy drainage. also i picked up some fish fertilizer 5-1-1. that's about it. i am open to any tips. thank you guys.
279583
here it is.i want to say its roughly 4 feet tall. 18 inches deep and 2-3 feet wide.this enough for one plant if so 2 plants?? it is basically the shelves that are built into my closet i have made into my grow room (or box i should say). i left a 5-6 inch gap at the top for ventilation. will this be enough or just right or too much? the shelves are movable so not a hard fix at all.
279584279585279586
the front is made of other shelves that i stacked on top of each other to build the door. i originally had the whole thing covered in foil. doing more research i found that the plain white malmine shelves will actually work better so i ripped out all the foil. only a 2$ mistake...
279587
here is a top view of the lights i have hanging on chains. the chains are long enough to touch the bottom of this so as the plant grows i can move them. they are 2 grow lights that have 2 6500k t5 bulbs on them 18 inches. so its a total of 4 6500k t5 bulbs. the lights also have a plastic cover over them. should i leav this on or take it off? it is really bright i hope this is enough. ha i have that attached to a 7 day timer. set to have the lights on 8am-8pm and lights off 8pm-8am so 12 on 12 off. should i run a different light time? iv read its ok to run 12/12 from young to mature plant. also i have read better to run 16/8 when young then switch to 12/12 when you want to flower.
it is not letting me load the last pic but it is just a close up of the bottom. i have a small fan inside at the bottom too. for the container i have about a 8 inch tall and 8 inch round pot with holes on the bottom for drainage. will i need a bigger pot? for the soil i got some cactus and palms soil mix. it is soil made for easy drainage. also i picked up some fish fertilizer 5-1-1. that's about it. i am open to any tips. thank you guys.