ChicagoJoe
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This is my first attempt at an indoor grow. Over last summer, we had a few seeds sprout outside from some bag seed. Not sure of the strain, but the one we kept indicates indica with short internodes and big fat leaves. The plant budded strong, but got a little budrot in Sept, so we harvested early and left the lowest part of the plant to re-veg.
The plant was in the garage under a florescent light during sept and oct and finally started sprouting new branches in late oct. I figured I needed to keep the plant going, so I started building a grow cabinet.
Steel Cabinet dimensions 6' X 3' X 18", 4.5 sq ft footprint, 27 cubic foot volume.
Lighted by a Sun Systems 150W HPS, which gives me about 33W/sqft. I remoted the ballast. It is currently on the top shelf, but I'm planning on moving it out of the cabinet. I'd like to bump to up to a 250W with a digital Lumatek ballast giving me 55W/sqft and silence.
Currently potted in a rectangular planter, 24" X 12" X 10" with a soil mix. This is the same planter and soil that it was in this summer. Garden is on 24hr photo period and has an oscillating fan blowing. The light is kept withing 6-8 inches from the top of the plant. Temps are about 78 degrees F. Humidity about 70%.
I'd like to move this plant out of the current planter and into a grow bucket with a watering system.
Any suggestions/guidelines to follow?
I need to add a ventilation system and carbon filter because it's a strong smell producer. I will probably make the filter and buy the fan.
Do I need a large cfm fan with a dimmer to handle my small space? I've done some research on fans, but I'd like to get one of the quietest ones.
Any suggestions?
I made a mistake yesterday. I was trying to light seal the room around the doors and in doing so, blocked the passive air exchange. The humidity this morning was over 90% and the walls were wet and dripping inside the garden. So I removed the seal around the door, correcting the problem, but now still need to light seal the space and add the air exchange and filter items.
The plant responds well to LST and I plan on running it into a screen for a SCROG. Pictures coming soon showing the plant, garden and LST.
The plant was in the garage under a florescent light during sept and oct and finally started sprouting new branches in late oct. I figured I needed to keep the plant going, so I started building a grow cabinet.
Steel Cabinet dimensions 6' X 3' X 18", 4.5 sq ft footprint, 27 cubic foot volume.
Lighted by a Sun Systems 150W HPS, which gives me about 33W/sqft. I remoted the ballast. It is currently on the top shelf, but I'm planning on moving it out of the cabinet. I'd like to bump to up to a 250W with a digital Lumatek ballast giving me 55W/sqft and silence.
Currently potted in a rectangular planter, 24" X 12" X 10" with a soil mix. This is the same planter and soil that it was in this summer. Garden is on 24hr photo period and has an oscillating fan blowing. The light is kept withing 6-8 inches from the top of the plant. Temps are about 78 degrees F. Humidity about 70%.
I'd like to move this plant out of the current planter and into a grow bucket with a watering system.
Any suggestions/guidelines to follow?
I need to add a ventilation system and carbon filter because it's a strong smell producer. I will probably make the filter and buy the fan.
Do I need a large cfm fan with a dimmer to handle my small space? I've done some research on fans, but I'd like to get one of the quietest ones.
Any suggestions?
I made a mistake yesterday. I was trying to light seal the room around the doors and in doing so, blocked the passive air exchange. The humidity this morning was over 90% and the walls were wet and dripping inside the garden. So I removed the seal around the door, correcting the problem, but now still need to light seal the space and add the air exchange and filter items.
The plant responds well to LST and I plan on running it into a screen for a SCROG. Pictures coming soon showing the plant, garden and LST.
Code:
COSTS - ITEM
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free - cabinet
100 - 150 W HPS light
20 - fan
30 - wire, nuts-n-bolts, tape
15 - reflective insulation