Ok so when i decided that i wanted to grow my own, I knew i needed a place that would be impossible to find. Garage? Attic? Nope garage no secure and no elctricity. Attic, no, too much noise that is easily heard from the level below, plus there is nothing in the attic so i have no excuse or business being up there. The last place would be a crawl space that is an offshoot out of my basements foundation. BINGO. There are two square 20'' by 20'' square holes to access it and thats it. they are also about 4.5 feet off the ground so a ladder is in order to even get in. The crawl space was about three feet high of space when i first started. and approximately 10 feet by 8 feet. The first step was to dig out the crawl space. Mostly clay that hasnt been touched for about 80 years. This was a chore just to loose. and to remove i would fill two 2gallon buckets, take them out and go dump them. this took damn near month. i also had to insulate the ceiling and cover with cardboard to dampen the sound from going up. The next thing i did was find some nice free 3'' thick insulation on craigslist. I then covered the dirt with tarps and outdoor carpet. Needless to say this was quite a chore mostly for two reasons. 1) i was squating most of the time until i got the room dugout. I still have to duck sort of, as I'm 6 feet and the walking level is about 5 feet. and 2) taking everything in and out through a small hole elevated up 4.5 feet. I built a bloom box and a veg box. Obviously i built them in my outside work area, took them apart, brought the parts into the cave and them reassembled. I still have to bring in the bloom box, but once i set up the veg box i had to germinate some seeds. I started this process in early Feb, and was hoping i could start growing way sooner, but what can you do.
Oh and I have done most of this process for free, here is what i bought so far;
3 26W Cfl's 4.95 a piece and as you see in my pics, 1 fell out and broke
Mexican Guano $6.95
Indonesian Guano $7.95
Rootech Gel $2.95
Ph Test Kit $4.95
FFOF $19.95
perlite $4.95
Blackstrap Molasses $8.00
50# dolomite lime $3.95
so ive spent about 75 bucks so far. I will be adding a bunch of 27K Cfls for my bloom box, and i will need to get some flex duct to vent the old air out
I still have a few concerns, mainly
Ventilation. I am worried about getting the old stinky air out. I will need atleast 25 feet of duct to vent to my chimney. this is the way i want to go. or about 10 feet to vent out of the side of basement but that is at ground level and under my house windows and about ten feet from my neighbor. any input of fan requirments to push steady air out the 25 ft length to my chimney. There would be 3 90degree bends to get from my cave to the chimney. thanks for looking and input
Oh and I have done most of this process for free, here is what i bought so far;
3 26W Cfl's 4.95 a piece and as you see in my pics, 1 fell out and broke
Mexican Guano $6.95
Indonesian Guano $7.95
Rootech Gel $2.95
Ph Test Kit $4.95
FFOF $19.95
perlite $4.95
Blackstrap Molasses $8.00
50# dolomite lime $3.95
so ive spent about 75 bucks so far. I will be adding a bunch of 27K Cfls for my bloom box, and i will need to get some flex duct to vent the old air out
I still have a few concerns, mainly
Ventilation. I am worried about getting the old stinky air out. I will need atleast 25 feet of duct to vent to my chimney. this is the way i want to go. or about 10 feet to vent out of the side of basement but that is at ground level and under my house windows and about ten feet from my neighbor. any input of fan requirments to push steady air out the 25 ft length to my chimney. There would be 3 90degree bends to get from my cave to the chimney. thanks for looking and input
