New closet grow...need help

[boog06]

starting a brand spankin new closet grow. ht 6ft additional 3ft if i remove shelf, length 7ft, 2ft depth. want to do hydro but now sure what type of system i should implement. any ideas? lights? 400 or 600 seedbanks? anyone know of a reputable that delivers to the US fast and friendly....throw me a few ideas here.

 

[hazyatbest]

if you go to the top of your page, there is a SPONSORS link. there are seed banks in there that will ship seeds, but some say that they won't ship to the US. i don't think i'm allowed to mention the seed bank i got mine from, but they said no shipping to the US, and i got them no problem. got a sweet ass bob marley t-shirt with it!!

have you grown before?

 

[boog06]

yes one grow under my belt a few years ago. i plan on setting this up similar but was just seeking some input. lets say on my first one i had a bit of a patience issue.

 

[hazyatbest]

the only reason i asked was b/c hydro can be a bit of a process for a first timer. i have a friend who had never done it, and he seems to be running into a lot more problems than i ever did on my grows. i did soil on my first, and again on my second now, just seems a bit easier, but still worth it. he's getting the hang of it, but it cost him a lot more money than me to get started. not trying to discourage you, either way should give you great results.

 

[boog06]

well let me ask u this because i have never even thought of soil. how would you go about doing an inside grow using soil? it does increase the time right?

 

[hazyatbest]

i've only done soil, but i've had success so far. if you have the $, go w/ some kind of hydro kit or something. i did soil b/c it seemed cheaper to start up. the plants grow faster in hydro, but there are a lot of different things you need to keep a hydro setup going. you could argue for either one, i just seem to like the soil better. i even went and bought a lot of stuff to start a hydro grow, but ended up just selling it to my friend so he could get a hydro grow going. you can get pretty much the same thing either way, its just a matter of startup costs and time.

 

[boog06]

thanx. ok so im gonna do hydro and before i bought a hydro kit online but when i rcvd it looked like something i could have made myself with the large tub that had 6-8 holes for the netting pots. is there a place on here that shows me how to construct that same type of kit myself. im looking at an empty tub now but i dont want to start playing tim the toolman without a plan. appreciate the help and insight.

 

[hazyatbest]

for hydro, i think you are supposed to have 5 gallons per mature plant. so, for a 6 plant tub, you want approx. 30 gallons. ideally, you want to be able to drain it, but some people just put the plants in a reserve container while changing the water. you need a couple of airstones or bubble bars(wal-mart less than $10 for a couple of them), and a dual outlet air pump(also cheap at wal-mart). make sure your nutes are for hydro, i think some of them can be for soil and/or hydro...you'll want to get a pH tester, or some kind of pH/EC/TDS meter to check your water levels at any time. you can find these on eBay and some online grow shops.