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i plan to make a 4x4x8 grow "room" out of a 2x2&2x4 frame panneled with 1/2" sturdy foam insulation board lined with a reflective insulation on the inside, (colorado winter grow in garage). now i would like any advice on well any thing from media to lighing to misc accesories.
the optimal set up for what i have decided is either a 4 plant or a 3 plant, i plan to line the walls of the inside with the relective insulation along with a extreme underbrush supplement of four 4bulb t8's. (yeah i kno 5's are better but im limited on money and already own most of my need supplies). the canopy will be lit with two 400w hps supplemented with about a dozen (large) cfls in strategic places during flowr but im not useing all of it for veg. veg may be more along the lines of 1 hps and 2 t8's to save on power. now as for the media i use a special blend of coco and #3 perlite mixed in in a 60% coco 40% perlite mixture and a 2 inch layer of strickly perlite every 8 inches in 5 gallon buckets. but ive always used that for 20-30 plant grows, i was thinking of doing something similar but doing a larger pot.
on to venilation, because this is going to be a winter grow and i have no exp with the set up im using i have not decided exactly i will be tackilg the problem on the sub zero nights, because of my work and life schedual it will be a reversed day night ( lights on pm and off am.) to conserve on heat, honestly i was considering piping the intake from inside my house so it pumped in the 70F air in.
as for nutrients i have only ever used techiflora line in soil, soil-less and hydro/aero so i will most likely stick with what i kno becaus ei have my ppms diled in after years of use but a few good testimonials leaning to something new may sway me. i am pretty ghetto-fab when it comes to watering my ladies. i dont use tap water because its actually more cost effective to will 5gal deep roks at walmarts filling stations because the tap water where i live is barely safe to drink at 2700-3500 ppm and a ph that swings so widly it cancels it self out! LOL
now as for growing styles i have tried it all from ornemental shaped "bonzi" style growing to a simple lollipop and of course scrog and arm plants but this will be by far one of the smallest full size plant grows i have done so im not sure how i want to do this, so much input would be great lol.
now being as i have dabbed almost 2 grams as i wrote this and took some personal notes i cannot think of anything else to include as of now in this current stage.
like i stated before im looking for any and all input so please add to it.
:cigar:
the optimal set up for what i have decided is either a 4 plant or a 3 plant, i plan to line the walls of the inside with the relective insulation along with a extreme underbrush supplement of four 4bulb t8's. (yeah i kno 5's are better but im limited on money and already own most of my need supplies). the canopy will be lit with two 400w hps supplemented with about a dozen (large) cfls in strategic places during flowr but im not useing all of it for veg. veg may be more along the lines of 1 hps and 2 t8's to save on power. now as for the media i use a special blend of coco and #3 perlite mixed in in a 60% coco 40% perlite mixture and a 2 inch layer of strickly perlite every 8 inches in 5 gallon buckets. but ive always used that for 20-30 plant grows, i was thinking of doing something similar but doing a larger pot.
on to venilation, because this is going to be a winter grow and i have no exp with the set up im using i have not decided exactly i will be tackilg the problem on the sub zero nights, because of my work and life schedual it will be a reversed day night ( lights on pm and off am.) to conserve on heat, honestly i was considering piping the intake from inside my house so it pumped in the 70F air in.
as for nutrients i have only ever used techiflora line in soil, soil-less and hydro/aero so i will most likely stick with what i kno becaus ei have my ppms diled in after years of use but a few good testimonials leaning to something new may sway me. i am pretty ghetto-fab when it comes to watering my ladies. i dont use tap water because its actually more cost effective to will 5gal deep roks at walmarts filling stations because the tap water where i live is barely safe to drink at 2700-3500 ppm and a ph that swings so widly it cancels it self out! LOL
now as for growing styles i have tried it all from ornemental shaped "bonzi" style growing to a simple lollipop and of course scrog and arm plants but this will be by far one of the smallest full size plant grows i have done so im not sure how i want to do this, so much input would be great lol.
now being as i have dabbed almost 2 grams as i wrote this and took some personal notes i cannot think of anything else to include as of now in this current stage.
like i stated before im looking for any and all input so please add to it.
:cigar:
