1 metre square grow room - scrog grow - advice needed

[doubledutch]

"Only one thread per topic. I've merged these three..."

Thanks stinkyattic, just desperate for some help

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doubledutch Reviewed by doubledutch on 09-23-2008. 1 metre square grow room - scrog grow - advice needed Hi I am building a 1 m2 grow room in an outside location (an out building). I plan on using a 1m nft system, 400w hps with cool hood, 150 fan with carbon kit. I will be growing scrog and think that a meter should be enough height for the set up if I have the screen at 10 inch. I will be lining the box with insulation, plastic sheeting and mylor. There will be a small fan to circulate air and an intake whole(no fan as Im not sure i need it?????). I will have a msall heater for the winter Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

I have tried growing in tiny spaces that were hard to heat. Not an outbuilding, but an uninsulated attic crawlspace in Merry Olde New England, where winter temps dip down to -10'F and summer highs go up to 110'.

Even attached to a home where temps were more stable, my plants suffered and were it not for the extra space I had to run heaters and a/c, they would have died. The actual space for the plants themselves was 1x2 meters on the floor by 1 meter high- and it was too small. They grew right up into the lights and fried. I had to swap out the HIDs for tube flouros and limp them to a pathetic harvest. You're gonna spend more than the equivalent of 500 USD just to make the place useable, and it's not worth it.
Why can't you grow in your house? That's the logical solution....

[doubledutch]

I have tried growing in tiny spaces that were hard to heat. Not an outbuilding, but an uninsulated attic crawlspace in Merry Olde New England, where winter temps dip down to -10'F and summer highs go up to 110'.

Even attached to a home where temps were more stable, my plants suffered and were it not for the extra space I had to run heaters and a/c, they would have died. The actual space for the plants themselves was 1x2 meters on the floor by 1 meter high- and it was too small. They grew right up into the lights and fried. I had to swap out the HIDs for tube flouros and limp them to a pathetic harvest. You're gonna spend more than the equivalent of 500 USD just to make the place useable, and it's not worth it.
Why can't you grow in your house? That's the logical solution....

Balls! it doesnt look good then!...I would ideally grow in the house but my wife is keen to keep it external. will work on that one.

Thanks stinkyattic

[stinkyattic]

Remind your wife that in legal terms, whether inside or outside it is all your property; however, outside there are different standards by which search warrants are approved, not to mention those pesky neighborhood kids happening upon a gold mine whilst tryin' to steal your lawnmower!
And it will cost much less in electric and startup to do it indoors, in a cellar if you have one.

[cheapguy]

my last grow was in my shed it is possible the heating was a issue but i did get it under control.I couldn't grow in summer because of heat issues the only
reason i'm growing in my house this year is the next door neighbors had to know what i was doing seeing me going to the shed every night and when it snowed my shed was the only shed that didnt have snow on it (big giveaway)
i have pics in my grow log if you want to check it out

[Deejay2163]

I live in the south and I only grow in the winter due to heat issues.I have a room that is approximately 3x4x4h and although i have to grow smaller plants ,i still manage a respectful harvest.I have developed a system by which I start from seeds ,eliminate the males and flower the girls,harvest ,but leave a little growth and turn the light cycle back up to 18/6 and veg them all over again.Doing it this way ,I can harvest 3 crops per year.Bottom line is simply this ...if you have a solveable problem ,solve it and move on.every individual circumstance dictates what that solution is.Mine is a good situation inspite of being right in the middle of a city.Stealth grow ops are actually easy if you understand human nature.The last place they expect to find something is the last place they'll look for it.