Hey 420.
I'm about ready to begin work on my first grow-box, and with that, the first grow. But with it comes a few concerns.
First I'll describe my plan. (Very James Bond villain, I know. I apologize. )
I'll use a wardrobe I found on the Ikea homepage, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the link here. I'll seal and sturdy up the wardrobe. The box will have two growing chambers, so I can keep a continuously growing garden. Size is approximately as follows: height 185cm, width 140cm, depth 51cm. I have no idea whatsoever about how to translate that into imperial numbers, but I'll give it a darn good try. Don't shoot me if I'm wrong, plz! about ~5'8" by 4'4" by around 1'6''?
I'll use a 10 liter (2,5gal?) bucket and pvc piping with activated carbon as homemade air filtration, and a centrifugal fan, 24W, 179m3/h (Not touching this one!) for ventilation.
And here we come to concern #1. I live in a country where this gift from the gods is still illegal, so the system has to be at least 90% odor free with the doors closed. Is this achievable?
Lights will be HP CFL's.
And this is the second concern. I'll most likely be using 150w or 250w CFL's, and I've read a bit about them. What I haven't found out, though, is do I need ballast for cfl's? Not 100% sure what ballast does. Also, how much light is strictly required, and how much is recomended in a space of this size?
And just for general information, I'll be growing in dirt the first few grows, then hopefully switch to hydro.
Thanks in advance.
I'm about ready to begin work on my first grow-box, and with that, the first grow. But with it comes a few concerns.
First I'll describe my plan. (Very James Bond villain, I know. I apologize. )
I'll use a wardrobe I found on the Ikea homepage, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the link here. I'll seal and sturdy up the wardrobe. The box will have two growing chambers, so I can keep a continuously growing garden. Size is approximately as follows: height 185cm, width 140cm, depth 51cm. I have no idea whatsoever about how to translate that into imperial numbers, but I'll give it a darn good try. Don't shoot me if I'm wrong, plz! about ~5'8" by 4'4" by around 1'6''?
I'll use a 10 liter (2,5gal?) bucket and pvc piping with activated carbon as homemade air filtration, and a centrifugal fan, 24W, 179m3/h (Not touching this one!) for ventilation.
And here we come to concern #1. I live in a country where this gift from the gods is still illegal, so the system has to be at least 90% odor free with the doors closed. Is this achievable?
Lights will be HP CFL's.
And this is the second concern. I'll most likely be using 150w or 250w CFL's, and I've read a bit about them. What I haven't found out, though, is do I need ballast for cfl's? Not 100% sure what ballast does. Also, how much light is strictly required, and how much is recomended in a space of this size?
And just for general information, I'll be growing in dirt the first few grows, then hopefully switch to hydro.
Thanks in advance.