Hey guys this will be my first grow. I'm looking for your thoughts and Constructive input. Ill start of with my goals, location, and the setup i'm thinking about then we can go from there.
The goals
As stealthy as possible given the choice of location. So odor control, opaque panels and quiet operation is a must.
Inexpensive startup. As things progress I'll have more to invest but id like to get going for a few hundred bucks at most.
Low energy use. Ventilation should be my highest user of electricity but i'm still open to supplemental lighting for after sundown maybe led.
Low maintenance i'd like to be able to check on everything a couple times a week once everything is dialed in.
The area i'm using is about 5×10. I will be covering the top with either 6ml plastic or clear roof sheeting if i can get it cheap. For the walls I'm thinking panda sheeting maybe mylar but it's weak and noisy.
Air movement will come from a small oscillating fan. But the tricky part is the exhaust. This is an enclosed greenhouse in an area where temperatures top 120f in the summer but now that it's cooling into the 90s I think I can get away with a 400 cfm duct fan blowing through 20 ft of duct to mix the ozone (Ill get to that in a sec). This should exchange the volume of the room every 2 min or less accounting for losses in the ductwork and actual fan output. Odor control will be achieved by a pair of coronal discharge ozone plates just after the exhaust fan. This seems like the most effective and cheapest means of odor control and I can split them up next summer should I need a second exhaust for temperature control.
Now for the grow itself initially I was going to go with a soil grow in prodigiously preferred reusable shopping bags. But the advantages of hydro and simplicity of hempy buckets is sending me in that direction. I will be using dyna gro as its seams to be one of the more complete (and inexpensive) products and ill feed per the recommended schedule unless I run into Issues.
I'll be growing
3x THC Bomb Autoflowering Feminized Seeds (Bomb Seeds)
Variety Indica / Sativa
Strain Genetics THC Bomb x Auto Bomb
Flowering Type Autoflowering
Flowering Time 65 days from seed
Where to Grow Indoor, Outdoor
Plant Height 60-120cm
THC Content 18-22%
Yield 400-450g/m²
1x freebee Auto Lemon Skunk Fem (Canuk Seeds)
Variety Indica / Sativa
Strain Genetics Lemon Skunk x Lowryder #2
Flowering Type Autoflowering
Flowering Time 10 weeks from seed to flower
Where to Grow Indoor, Greenhouse, Outdoor
Harvest Month 10 weeks from seeds
Taste / Flavor Citrus, Skunk
CBD Content High
THC Content 12%
Yield 1-2 oz. per plant
With any luck ill be able to germ in the next
week and since I will be growing autos I figure Ill plant directly in the final hempy buckets with a wick to the germed seed.
Pics of the location will be posted when I get home.
The goals
As stealthy as possible given the choice of location. So odor control, opaque panels and quiet operation is a must.
Inexpensive startup. As things progress I'll have more to invest but id like to get going for a few hundred bucks at most.
Low energy use. Ventilation should be my highest user of electricity but i'm still open to supplemental lighting for after sundown maybe led.
Low maintenance i'd like to be able to check on everything a couple times a week once everything is dialed in.
The area i'm using is about 5×10. I will be covering the top with either 6ml plastic or clear roof sheeting if i can get it cheap. For the walls I'm thinking panda sheeting maybe mylar but it's weak and noisy.
Air movement will come from a small oscillating fan. But the tricky part is the exhaust. This is an enclosed greenhouse in an area where temperatures top 120f in the summer but now that it's cooling into the 90s I think I can get away with a 400 cfm duct fan blowing through 20 ft of duct to mix the ozone (Ill get to that in a sec). This should exchange the volume of the room every 2 min or less accounting for losses in the ductwork and actual fan output. Odor control will be achieved by a pair of coronal discharge ozone plates just after the exhaust fan. This seems like the most effective and cheapest means of odor control and I can split them up next summer should I need a second exhaust for temperature control.
Now for the grow itself initially I was going to go with a soil grow in prodigiously preferred reusable shopping bags. But the advantages of hydro and simplicity of hempy buckets is sending me in that direction. I will be using dyna gro as its seams to be one of the more complete (and inexpensive) products and ill feed per the recommended schedule unless I run into Issues.
I'll be growing
3x THC Bomb Autoflowering Feminized Seeds (Bomb Seeds)
Variety Indica / Sativa
Strain Genetics THC Bomb x Auto Bomb
Flowering Type Autoflowering
Flowering Time 65 days from seed
Where to Grow Indoor, Outdoor
Plant Height 60-120cm
THC Content 18-22%
Yield 400-450g/m²
1x freebee Auto Lemon Skunk Fem (Canuk Seeds)
Variety Indica / Sativa
Strain Genetics Lemon Skunk x Lowryder #2
Flowering Type Autoflowering
Flowering Time 10 weeks from seed to flower
Where to Grow Indoor, Greenhouse, Outdoor
Harvest Month 10 weeks from seeds
Taste / Flavor Citrus, Skunk
CBD Content High
THC Content 12%
Yield 1-2 oz. per plant
With any luck ill be able to germ in the next
week and since I will be growing autos I figure Ill plant directly in the final hempy buckets with a wick to the germed seed.
Pics of the location will be posted when I get home.