Ok, so I love to smoke, and I don't live at home, but I have roommates in a mutually rented house. I'm going to set up a grow operation in my own room, and I'm planning on growing just two plants for personal use.

Now, I'd like to do this correctly, but also as cheap as possible. My plan is to get a cheap 250 watt hps from inside sun, and order some seeds from Hemp Depot. For the veg phase, I was going to buy four "cool white" flourescent lights from my local store. They are 37 watt, standard flourescent, but they are cheap and easy.

To grow my babies, I was going to buy 2 large pots (probably 5 gallon or the biggest I can get), topsoil, and I already own some cheap Miracle-gro fertilizer, a 24-8-16 for veg and 15-30-15 for flowering.

I'd like to know if people think this set-up will work, and mostly if the four flourescents are good enough for veg.

My grow spot will be some smallish nook in my room, and I'm a bit worried about stuff overheating as my room gets hot (80-90+ degrees) in summer and I have no ac. I'm planning on having fans on stuff 24/7 also.

I think this will be pretty cheap and effective, but I'd like to hear other people's opinions, especially whether or not the 4 flourescents are good enough, or if I should try something else. I'm getting the flourescents because I've read that hps isn't so great for vegging. I think I can manage getting everything for ~$200-$250, which seems like a good deal to me.
EpicOfMan Reviewed by EpicOfMan on . First timer, wanna know if this will work (I'm a cheapo) Ok, so I love to smoke, and I don't live at home, but I have roommates in a mutually rented house. I'm going to set up a grow operation in my own room, and I'm planning on growing just two plants for personal use. Now, I'd like to do this correctly, but also as cheap as possible. My plan is to get a cheap 250 watt hps from inside sun, and order some seeds from Hemp Depot. For the veg phase, I was going to buy four "cool white" flourescent lights from my local store. They are 37 watt, Rating: 5