I need some answers from the experts to get started, please....

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 goesâ?¦.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 â?? 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 25â?? of floor space with 7â??6â?� 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 12â?� oscillating fans

A top feeding drip system for starter plants/clones and mothers â?? all contained in a 2â?? x 4â?? x 8â?� flood table to start with. All seeds (and later clones) will be bedded first into 1â?� rockwool cubes then into 4â?� cubes.

For the Flowering room â?? 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 6â?� inline cooling and glass installed

Active Air 6â?� â?? 400CFM in-line fan - dedicated to cooling the reflector only

1 x 6â?� x 16â?� Phresh Carbon filter to clean the flowering room. I have not yet purchased the fan (recommendations welcome).

2 x 12â?� oscillating fans â?? 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 thatâ??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 donâ??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

If it's easier to vent and condition the air in the closet, then make that room your flower room and yes the 400 is the same I use and it works very well for a similar size grow. I think you'll like it. Temp and humidity control (and smell control!)is a little more important in flower mode than veggin, so you want to be able to control it as easily as possible. It looks like you've done some research, so dive in and see what happens...ya might wanna try a bag seed run initially and save the good seeds for after you've got all, or most of the kinks worked out. Best of luck! :)

So I have two spaces. One is a long closet. 7'6" wide, 2'3" deep and 8' in height â?? 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 25â?? of floor space with 7â??6â?� 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.

There is no option here.... you need the larger space for flowering. I think, generally speaking you need 30% of your total square footage for vegging and the rest of the 70% for flowering


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.
Well, your first consideration needs to be venitlation. Not only will you have to bring fresh air in, but also clean the air that goes out. With a little ingenuity you may be able to join the two spaces ventilation wise. Without that you have nothing

Could anyone recommend which of the following strains would be their recommendation for a newbie grower to attempt. Something forgiving possibly?

You know, there's honestly not that much difference among strains. Sure they are all a bit different, but none are more difficult



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