Noob lots of learning... 10x12 grow room can you advise?

Aero System or Fog setup?

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Ok I am still VERY new this this! So please forgive me as I ask the newb questions. There is one or two.

I am looking to try and set up a fogponics system. Possible aeroponis depending on what you guys tell me here <3

I have a beautiful set of ladies that will be blooming later this year, about 3 foot tall and jsut starting to bloom. However they have been grown outdoors in my greenhouse. These three are my first MJ plants ... ever.

So far so good I have been able to identify issues with the plants as they start got them all on board, one of which I am hoping to make into an excellent mother plant.

So when we bought our house there is a little room someone built in the garage for "music" its a 10'x12' and roughly 14' tall.

This is going to be deemed my new grow room. If I can get this in place I am hoping in the next year or two to start selling to some of the local businesses <3...should be all by the books nothing illegal about it! Yay Oregon!

Ok so I know i need the lining for my grow room. I am going to be using toats for the hydro/fog set up.
Which is better? I don't mind difficulty in learning what happens as they die but I need a good starting grounds to do this and I am on sadly a pretty tight budget so doing a little at a time when I can.

What lighting would go well with this, low electricity cost vs upfront which is going to be better? I was looking at 600w led, but ouch my pocketbook! Once I am more established that might be more viable...but for now?

Do you recommend Fogponics or aeroponics sealed systems? and why?

I just ordered a small fogger to get started. I love DIY projects so any clever ways of setting up a small cloning sytem on the cheap?

I can do it via dirt, but have yet to be successful with using the stick it in water and change it regularly (yes clean sharp objects used...just no luck yet..or honey.. also no luck" Just rooting powder and dirt.

Can I use the dirt clones and wash off the dirt? or will this throw them into shock?

I have seen the little foggers for $100, but there has to be a better way at least for small scale that wont cost me out the nose. (100 here and there and here and there adds up!)

Thanks all in advance for the help and advice it is truly appriciated. I am hoping next year once setup into trying to design a specialty st

I am looking into venting systems as its in the garage im tempted to add in a fan and a dogggie door... haha Idk that this would work.. would it? If not (im sure it wont was mostly a joke) what would you recommend? I have no issues installing a perm ventilation system into it so long as the cost is right?

Ok last and like the hardest thing in the world to find. Where can I find neutriance for the fog/aero systems what how much to start with, ik itll have to be adjusted to my strains but like when your clueless its a hard thing to not know any starting place. Would it be better to get a fish tank and feed them that water? I would assume that would also have to be filtered.... I have read for days and honestly still feel clueless.
 

DDub

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Ok so answer these and I'll help you as much as I can.

-How big of plants do you want to grow?
-How many plants?
-Why are you limiting yourself to Fog/Aero?
-What kind of total budget do you have?
-How much material are you looking to produce? (This is completely related to # and size of plants)

I would strongly urge you to consider a Feed to Waste or Drain to Waste Coco growing system. Likewise I would urge you to consider Ceramic Metal Halide or COB LED for your lighting. However it will require more int its startup cost. CMH ($1-$1.50 a watt) and LED ($2-$2.50 a watt) are the futures of indoor lighting.

If you want to go ultra budget, do hempy buckets and HPS lighting.

As far as cloning, buy a 24-48 site TurboKloner if you want to do clones in hydro. It'll save you headache. Starting clones in soil or coco and rinsing roots is possible but insanely annoying. You could also just do Rockwool cubes in trays with domes, although if you're new to it, again I'd recommend the turboklone machines.
 
im trying to keep into a reasonable budget, the girl im cloning from outdoors stands bout 3 ft tall and is just starting to flower(auto flowering strains ll three), started her form a seed.... its gonna be a surprise..... but the bud it came from was good enough! I have a couple of clones that are also about 3" tall and havent started to flower as of yet, these are grown in a small greenhouse in my backyard. so as far as size goes... im not 100% sure yet!

As far as why im limiting, everything says youll end up with better yields with fog or aero, IF done correctly, and thus im fascinated.. which keeps be growing. :) Ill want a little walkway... so idk how many plants will fit into a space such as that... do you pack themin tightly? oh dear.. more to look into.. im wholy convinced that pot is the most researched plant in the world haha!

as far as budget id like to keep it under $1500 for my initial setup - . initially here in oregon we can have a total of 4 plants - ill be expanding to 6 once my medical goes through....

oh and thank you! ill be sure to look into the advice <3
 

DDub

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HPS will be your best lighting option based on that budget. If you can only run 4 girls as of right now that's fine. Restrict your area to 4 X 8 or 5 X 10, a cheap tent on eBay would do perfect for that. Before attempting fog or aero you should run a soil crop or two indoors to get acquainted. Fog and Aero are both rather advanced hydro methods. The system will cost you a good bit in i rial setup, compared to 4 5-7gal smart pots. If it were me I'd run 3 600's or 2 1k's air cooled in a 5 X 10 tent twice. Then I'd contemplate moving into hydro, probably hempy buckets first, then Aero. With the tent option, you can pack them in there and veg for 5-6 weeks while learning how to train the plants through LST.

Also consider getting some clones from somewhere locally. You said you cloned an autoflower? That you grew from seed and got the seed out of a bud?
 
thank you very much <3
i did buy two clones, and one was a feminized seed from a local shop <3
i cloned the one i started from the seed..
 
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