jellycrab, straight up, im off work early so im gonna answerr ALL your question...basically before i say anything you should reeeeally download a basic high times grow video or something, you still need the basics down (for sure) its not an insult, everyone needs to start off sumwhere...
but lets just say for example you just wanna hear it straight from another grower(s) mouth,... its gonna be extremely hard to grow on a 200 dollar budget, there comes a time when at the 200 dollar budget your giving up basic essentials youll need for a grow that worth the time/effort... first off i go to AZ often and you cannot cool down a shed that isnt air conditioned in the AZ summer weather, the fresh air you would be pulling in will just be hot outside air. and if you use CFL bulbs its oka nd you will get a decent yet airy and not dense harvest, for any real nugs (like the chronic your used to when u buy a gram or 1/8, etc) your gonna need a HPS light, 400 is the cheapest and you can grow up to 6 maybe 8 plants with it..i do 3 sometimes 4. you NEED a ballast to run any HPS or MH light, its the way the bulb is manufactured. u cant just plug them in or screw them into a socket and turn it on, the ballast has to convert the electricty for it to be a usuable source of power for the bulb, PERIOD. and furthermore there is no way you can run that bulb with out a proper air cooled hood, your temps will skyrocket in like an hour if you think u can just run a HPS bulb over your plants not cooled in some way...another thing.. air cooled hood, fan to exhaust the heat from the hood, ducting = extra money, atleast 60-70 bucks more.... then u need good soil, sumthing like fox farm ocean forest and some nutrients. all these things are too much for a novice grower to just jump into, both feet first, and dont try to do a 200 budget grow IMO opinion unless your very experienced and KNOW what corners to cut to save money, youll end up having a rinky dink set up and wasting the only 200 you had on worthless equipment. save up some dough, dont be anxious, its well worth the wait...heres what mine look like, current grow...3 plants in a small cabinet. i use the exact same 400 watter you had your eyes on but i built my own air cooled hood from knowledge and tempered glass i purchased from a glass shop...with out the air cooled hood, this cabinet was 107 degrees + when the light was on...now its about 79-84 F...if u need more help dont hesitate to ask, i needed help my first time as well...
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