I am currently preparing my 2nd grow and need much advice. I am looking to grow between 9 and 12 plants and am starting with unknown seeds, hence the range since I dont know how many will be males.

I am growing in an unfinished, unused, unheated, nonlighted attic. When I found the area I instantly realized the insane amount of potential. For this first grow in this area however I plan to start small, however the area does have the potential to grow hundreds of full-sized plants.

My aim is to have an approx. area of 4' x 4', which would allow for my goal of around 10 plants. I need to check the temp. of the area because i DEFINITLY do not want to chill the plants too much, and i plan on doing so within a few days.

The seeds are an unknown variety and by the looks of the bunch of seeds that i aquired, they might even be different types. Im going to start with 20-24 germinated seeds to ensure that I get enough females.

I already have 2 x 42 watt CFLs that produce 2600 lumens and are labeled "warm white light" so I assume that they would work better for secondary side lighting durning flowering than for veg.

My questions are which lights should be used for this area, conditions, # of plants, and growth stages?

I know HIDs are the way to go, and if i can aquire them for good prices at local stores (I DO NOT wish to use the internet for purchasing anything), then I would much rather use them than CFLs or fluoro tubes. However, I just am not sure which lights to get and whether it is essentialto use different lights for different stages.

I should also add that I plan to use as basic a potting soil as possible since my last grow I used Miracle Grow soil and was very unsatisfied. I am also going to go completely organic (no nutes), since i also used MG nutes and I want to see a different way of growing (and hopefully will get better results).

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated, and please ask if there are any other clarifications or questions needed about my planned grow.

Thanks, peace
frozentide
frozentide Reviewed by frozentide on . New Grow (Second time growing) I am currently preparing my 2nd grow and need much advice. I am looking to grow between 9 and 12 plants and am starting with unknown seeds, hence the range since I dont know how many will be males. I am growing in an unfinished, unused, unheated, nonlighted attic. When I found the area I instantly realized the insane amount of potential. For this first grow in this area however I plan to start small, however the area does have the potential to grow hundreds of full-sized plants. My aim Rating: 5