Hey everyone, have been reading the forums for a few days now, and everyone seems to have different opinions on methods of growing/equipment. This will be my first time ever trying to grow. I will be going out tomorrow morning and buying all of the supplies I think I need. I will list everything I would like to know and hopefully I can compile a list of everything I need and the strategy I will follow. I will be making a growing journal with daily updates and pictures of the grow box and plants for everyone's viewing pleasure.
Seeds:- What would you suggest for a first timer? I'm looking for something that will forgive me for making a mistake and doesn't take an age to grow.
Grow box:- I think I'm going to buy a cabinet from B&Q's or something of the sort and grow in my bedroom.
Lights:- For 3 plants, if I were to use CFL's how many watts would I need, how would I get the CFL bulbs fixed into the box, how would I wire it? I could just use common sense and make do, but just want to know if there are any easier alternatives then to risk setting my house on fire. I've seen people using a 3 way splitter to run CFL's, so bascially it's a light fixture for 3 bulbs? I've never seen one of those in a shop in my life.. I live in the UK, are they available here? B&Q's?
Extra's:- I'm presuming I can just buy all over the temp guages, PH testers, moisture testers from my local gardening centre? What PH should the soil be at, should it be at that level all of there growing life or should it vary depending on age? Moisture, really not sure how to judge this.. I don't want to over water them but I want them to have enough water that they'll grow nicely. What tempretare should I be keeping them at? What should the humidity of the box be at? How would I increase/decrease the PH level?
Light Cycles:- Differen't people using different cycles, some people use 24/h others use 18/6 I even saw someone using 86/7 or something lol. I have no idea, what would be best for me? When should I switch the light cycle to 12/12? When I want it to stop growing in height or..?
Ventilation:- Do I really need vent's for 3 plants? I can probably hook up some large computer fans but not sure if the box is going to be big enough for a proper fan inside and it can't be hooked upto a window.
Nutes, Ferts, etc:- Ok.. Here is a really blank space. I have no clue at all about this (or anything else for that matter). Do I just follow the instructions on the packet? How much, how often? More nutes the bigger it grows? What do Fetilizers do?
Sorry, lol. Basically I've just asked for a complete guide to growing, I know theres hundreds of guides but they are all saying different things. I've even seen one guide that just said stick a seed in soil put it in your window and water once a day. Thanks allot in advance, and looking forward to growing.
Seeds:- What would you suggest for a first timer? I'm looking for something that will forgive me for making a mistake and doesn't take an age to grow.
Grow box:- I think I'm going to buy a cabinet from B&Q's or something of the sort and grow in my bedroom.
Lights:- For 3 plants, if I were to use CFL's how many watts would I need, how would I get the CFL bulbs fixed into the box, how would I wire it? I could just use common sense and make do, but just want to know if there are any easier alternatives then to risk setting my house on fire. I've seen people using a 3 way splitter to run CFL's, so bascially it's a light fixture for 3 bulbs? I've never seen one of those in a shop in my life.. I live in the UK, are they available here? B&Q's?
Extra's:- I'm presuming I can just buy all over the temp guages, PH testers, moisture testers from my local gardening centre? What PH should the soil be at, should it be at that level all of there growing life or should it vary depending on age? Moisture, really not sure how to judge this.. I don't want to over water them but I want them to have enough water that they'll grow nicely. What tempretare should I be keeping them at? What should the humidity of the box be at? How would I increase/decrease the PH level?
Light Cycles:- Differen't people using different cycles, some people use 24/h others use 18/6 I even saw someone using 86/7 or something lol. I have no idea, what would be best for me? When should I switch the light cycle to 12/12? When I want it to stop growing in height or..?
Ventilation:- Do I really need vent's for 3 plants? I can probably hook up some large computer fans but not sure if the box is going to be big enough for a proper fan inside and it can't be hooked upto a window.
Nutes, Ferts, etc:- Ok.. Here is a really blank space. I have no clue at all about this (or anything else for that matter). Do I just follow the instructions on the packet? How much, how often? More nutes the bigger it grows? What do Fetilizers do?
Sorry, lol. Basically I've just asked for a complete guide to growing, I know theres hundreds of guides but they are all saying different things. I've even seen one guide that just said stick a seed in soil put it in your window and water once a day. Thanks allot in advance, and looking forward to growing.