AgentWiggles
Well-Known Member
OK, so I've decided that I want to start growing (which should be fairly obvious considering where we are.) Anyway, I'm still in planning stages, although i do have some seeds ready, and I need some advice and guidance from you more experienced types.
I'm not planning on a huge operation, I wanna grow primarily for me and about 5 friends. So I'm thinking I'll have like 4 plants at a time (obviously in the early stages I might get screwed over by too many males, but once I get a good girl and clone her I shouldn't have any problems).
My initial plan was to use SOG, because I really only have probably a max of 4 feet and I have to fit lighting and pots into that, so I doubt these plants can get much bigger than 3'. I was going to have a 4x2x4 box to house everything in, which would help avoid light leaks and smells. That would give me eight square feet, so each plant could have 2 with possible expansion for eight plants with 1 square foot each. The box would have two computer fans on either side for airflow, and a flouro mounted on chains (so it could be kept close to the plants as they grow.) I figured I'd veg until they were like 2.5', and then induce flowering.
Now I think I may have been thinking too simply. I was just planning on using regular potting soil and regular flouros from home depot. Will that be ok, for the size of operation I'm running? I mean, I really don't even have room for anything bigger than that.
I guess what I'm really wondering is if the flouros would be ok to grow four plants with SOG, or if it is necessary to invest in a MH lamp. I figure I could probably run 4 floros in the box, and they don't get real hot so I wouldn't have to worry about my box burning my house down.
Sorry for wall of text, hope my question's not too noobish for an answer.
I'm not planning on a huge operation, I wanna grow primarily for me and about 5 friends. So I'm thinking I'll have like 4 plants at a time (obviously in the early stages I might get screwed over by too many males, but once I get a good girl and clone her I shouldn't have any problems).
My initial plan was to use SOG, because I really only have probably a max of 4 feet and I have to fit lighting and pots into that, so I doubt these plants can get much bigger than 3'. I was going to have a 4x2x4 box to house everything in, which would help avoid light leaks and smells. That would give me eight square feet, so each plant could have 2 with possible expansion for eight plants with 1 square foot each. The box would have two computer fans on either side for airflow, and a flouro mounted on chains (so it could be kept close to the plants as they grow.) I figured I'd veg until they were like 2.5', and then induce flowering.
Now I think I may have been thinking too simply. I was just planning on using regular potting soil and regular flouros from home depot. Will that be ok, for the size of operation I'm running? I mean, I really don't even have room for anything bigger than that.
I guess what I'm really wondering is if the flouros would be ok to grow four plants with SOG, or if it is necessary to invest in a MH lamp. I figure I could probably run 4 floros in the box, and they don't get real hot so I wouldn't have to worry about my box burning my house down.
Sorry for wall of text, hope my question's not too noobish for an answer.