stringtheory
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There has been a ton of talk on here for apartment grows. Apparently you can still be kicked out of your housing if an inspection finds your legal garden. This is even more of a problem if they find an illegal garden. Thus leaving you to either resorting to stealth which can be quite limiting or a careless attitude. I think I may have resolved both for myself in such restricting circumstances. This was initially a way for me to put all my thoughts out on paper organized but figured I’d put it in thread form to get some feedback and hopefully help someone else.
All apartments MUST give either 12 or 24 hour notice, it will be stated in the lease. They can only enter without notice in case of an emergency (water leak, crime) and if everything is in your bedroom they WILL NOT enter for maintenance. The idea of a stealth grow (converted armoire) didn't appeal to me in the aspect of running lights, fans, reservoir, filter in the small confines of this setup but the idea had me thinking. What if it were converted but only used for housing plants in case of an untimely walk through?
Grow tents from your local garden store can easily be taken down and reassembled with such ease really making this the best option in the scenario. The plan (still being executed) is to run a 1,000 watt HPS in the 76’x76’x76’ tent for flowering with a coal filter, Soler and Palau exhaust, DIY CO2 and an eight tube fluorescent hood for vegetative situated in the closet within the bedroom.
When the day comes and you get a notice of an inspection (tour of full apartment) this is where a converted armoire, entertainment center, dresser will come in. Obviously modification must take place to make the piece airtight when housing more than 20 plants (10 veg, 10 flowering, 4 mothers) temporarily. Caulking, OSB Board and screws from a hardware store will provide you with all you need. Others here at RIU have given such thorough descriptions on how to do similar projects that I will refer you to the ingenious threads that have come before. Once the storage has been completely insulated and no smell escapes, it is time to transfer over without the lingering aroma escaping. This is when I would put each plant in a clear and thick trash bag (slip cover) sealed and relocate to the storage in the living room. With my specific location being quite hard to work with there is no room for mistake. Depending on dimensions you will need to work everything out ahead of time with number of plants and the temporary housing.
Once the plants are situated in their temp home, tear down tent and put ALL equipment in storage boxes. Don’t leave bongs, high times magazines, posters or anything related to herb out for others to see. Also make sure the place is immaculate and clean so this can be the easiest walkthrough of the day for them. I wait for the day when all can be comfortable in their own homes but until then clean up!
I’ve been thinking of this for quite sometime brainstorming trying to get everything figured out in advance. I refuse to wait three-four months to harvest 6 small plants. That is enough for someone to kick back but I actually use this for pain management and refuse to pay so much for such a valued medicine after a year of taking care of my own garden in a home.
Something I am wondering is do you think the sealed armoire would requite a small carbon filter and fan to contain the smell when all plants are situated and covered? Would hate to get so close and find out I assumed incorrectly. Any help or feedback would be much appreciated. Also can anyone refer a more quite exhaust and intake fan then Soler and Palau? I have such thin walls where I'm at. Cheers
All apartments MUST give either 12 or 24 hour notice, it will be stated in the lease. They can only enter without notice in case of an emergency (water leak, crime) and if everything is in your bedroom they WILL NOT enter for maintenance. The idea of a stealth grow (converted armoire) didn't appeal to me in the aspect of running lights, fans, reservoir, filter in the small confines of this setup but the idea had me thinking. What if it were converted but only used for housing plants in case of an untimely walk through?
Grow tents from your local garden store can easily be taken down and reassembled with such ease really making this the best option in the scenario. The plan (still being executed) is to run a 1,000 watt HPS in the 76’x76’x76’ tent for flowering with a coal filter, Soler and Palau exhaust, DIY CO2 and an eight tube fluorescent hood for vegetative situated in the closet within the bedroom.
When the day comes and you get a notice of an inspection (tour of full apartment) this is where a converted armoire, entertainment center, dresser will come in. Obviously modification must take place to make the piece airtight when housing more than 20 plants (10 veg, 10 flowering, 4 mothers) temporarily. Caulking, OSB Board and screws from a hardware store will provide you with all you need. Others here at RIU have given such thorough descriptions on how to do similar projects that I will refer you to the ingenious threads that have come before. Once the storage has been completely insulated and no smell escapes, it is time to transfer over without the lingering aroma escaping. This is when I would put each plant in a clear and thick trash bag (slip cover) sealed and relocate to the storage in the living room. With my specific location being quite hard to work with there is no room for mistake. Depending on dimensions you will need to work everything out ahead of time with number of plants and the temporary housing.
Once the plants are situated in their temp home, tear down tent and put ALL equipment in storage boxes. Don’t leave bongs, high times magazines, posters or anything related to herb out for others to see. Also make sure the place is immaculate and clean so this can be the easiest walkthrough of the day for them. I wait for the day when all can be comfortable in their own homes but until then clean up!
I’ve been thinking of this for quite sometime brainstorming trying to get everything figured out in advance. I refuse to wait three-four months to harvest 6 small plants. That is enough for someone to kick back but I actually use this for pain management and refuse to pay so much for such a valued medicine after a year of taking care of my own garden in a home.
Something I am wondering is do you think the sealed armoire would requite a small carbon filter and fan to contain the smell when all plants are situated and covered? Would hate to get so close and find out I assumed incorrectly. Any help or feedback would be much appreciated. Also can anyone refer a more quite exhaust and intake fan then Soler and Palau? I have such thin walls where I'm at. Cheers
