Hi all, I am new to this site and this is my first post. It looks like there is quite a wealth of collected Wisdom and I am hoping to harvest a few pearls. Glad to shary any that I may have as well. So....once upon a time say 12+ years ago I grew SOG with my room mate back in College. It was under a 400 Sun Aggro hps and it was just for our heads and our friends. Fast forward twelve years...I'm married, have kids and am getting very very tired of paying for herb....not to mention the hastle of trying to get it. So, at this point in my life I am sparking an interest in the pastime that we all enjoy.

My goal is to produce enough smoke for me, my wife and my father in law. We all smoke a good bit....I'd say a qp a month on average would probably take care of us....a little more would be nice. I own my house, from basement to attic it is 4 stories. The water heater, furnace, fuse box are all in my very wet and modly basement. My attic is half finished......if I grow in the attic I would use the unfinished side as it is kind of tucked away. Alternatively I could grow in the basement......providing I could deal with the mold and moisture issues. Plus I would have to actually build a room in the basement.....and I'm not really all that experienced with that sort of thing. Both the attic and basement are rather large... Lately I have been thinking of growing in the attic since it is a bit more remote, the only big issue there is the heat. I've read some great posts on this site on attic grows...and it sounds possible. I live in the NE, and the temps in my attic do get very high. I am thinking of picking up a 12000 btu portable AC unit that I saw at Lowes....would this be sufficient in bringing my temps down to a reasonable level? Should I stick with 600w hps? I am thinking a 1000w may be asking for too much trouble since the temps are already so high. And finally....am I thinking correctly that the attic really can work well? Considering stealth and heat/cooling issues. Down the road I can see insulating the attic, just not sure the money is there yet considering everything else I'll need to buy for this project. Thank you very much for reading this and thanks in advance for any input. Hope to be able to share in turn with you all....
fatsalad Reviewed by fatsalad on . Grow Room Advice Needed - Thank you!! Hi all, I am new to this site and this is my first post. It looks like there is quite a wealth of collected Wisdom and I am hoping to harvest a few pearls. Glad to shary any that I may have as well. So....once upon a time say 12+ years ago I grew SOG with my room mate back in College. It was under a 400 Sun Aggro hps and it was just for our heads and our friends. Fast forward twelve years...I'm married, have kids and am getting very very tired of paying for herb....not to mention the Rating: 5