willicious
Active Member
Hey all. Planning on doing my first grow within the next few months, and I need some feedback on my current plan. BTW, the grow is just to supply myself - I'm hoping to have about 4 plants flowering at any given time.
I'll be growing in my bedroom, and I plan on growing in two cheap pressboard wardrobes - one as a 150w CFL veg chamber with the mother and maturing clones, which I'll be growing out for four weeks prior to switching them into the flowering chamber. The other will be my 400w HPS flowering chamber. I plan on having a light tight air duct bringing in fresh air directly onto the plants at the bottom of the flowering chamber wardrobe, and a fan at the top sucking hot, skunky air through a carbon scrubber and out another light tight duct. I can also have one or two more fans sitting in the chamber sucking air through carbon filters, if anyone thinks smell would be a problem - I live in the basement of someone's house, but they never come into my apartment, and I plan on getting a lock for my bedroom door to be extra paranoid careful. I heard that if you keep the air dry, that your plants will form more resin to protect themselves from the drier air, so I'm thinking of using a dehumidifier for the end of the flowering period, and also using the dehumidifier in a small sealed space to cure the bud quickly - does all that make sense?
As for how many I'll be growing, I'm assuming I'll get about half an ounce at least per plant, harvesting every two months (that might be low, but I'd rather assume low and be pleasantly surprised), so I should need about 4 plants flowering at any given time with that assumed yield. I'm also planning on using LST on my plants, so I assume that will increase my yield. I'm planning on buying seeds for an indica with a high yield and a strong body stone, at least that's what I'm hoping for. Anyway, would anyone let me know if I'm on the right track or not?
Also, considering I plan on using LST on my plants, they won't be gaining very much height through the whole thing - if I'm using CFLs in my veg chamber, what kind of minimum height would I need for the chamber itself? Two feet? And if I'm using a 400w HPS to flower, what kind of height will I need for the flowering chamber? Four feet? Ahhhh.. so many questions. I've read so much, but there's still a ton I don't know. Help!
I'll be growing in my bedroom, and I plan on growing in two cheap pressboard wardrobes - one as a 150w CFL veg chamber with the mother and maturing clones, which I'll be growing out for four weeks prior to switching them into the flowering chamber. The other will be my 400w HPS flowering chamber. I plan on having a light tight air duct bringing in fresh air directly onto the plants at the bottom of the flowering chamber wardrobe, and a fan at the top sucking hot, skunky air through a carbon scrubber and out another light tight duct. I can also have one or two more fans sitting in the chamber sucking air through carbon filters, if anyone thinks smell would be a problem - I live in the basement of someone's house, but they never come into my apartment, and I plan on getting a lock for my bedroom door to be extra paranoid careful. I heard that if you keep the air dry, that your plants will form more resin to protect themselves from the drier air, so I'm thinking of using a dehumidifier for the end of the flowering period, and also using the dehumidifier in a small sealed space to cure the bud quickly - does all that make sense?
As for how many I'll be growing, I'm assuming I'll get about half an ounce at least per plant, harvesting every two months (that might be low, but I'd rather assume low and be pleasantly surprised), so I should need about 4 plants flowering at any given time with that assumed yield. I'm also planning on using LST on my plants, so I assume that will increase my yield. I'm planning on buying seeds for an indica with a high yield and a strong body stone, at least that's what I'm hoping for. Anyway, would anyone let me know if I'm on the right track or not?
Also, considering I plan on using LST on my plants, they won't be gaining very much height through the whole thing - if I'm using CFLs in my veg chamber, what kind of minimum height would I need for the chamber itself? Two feet? And if I'm using a 400w HPS to flower, what kind of height will I need for the flowering chamber? Four feet? Ahhhh.. so many questions. I've read so much, but there's still a ton I don't know. Help!
