Greetings,
I'm getting ready to take the plunge and begin an indoor grow. I have a very large basement with 8 foot ceilings that is completely secure so I don't have a space issue. I'm looking to grow 4 to 6 plants. I've grown outdoors and a few times in an old phototron 300. The phototron is very small and I wasn't able to get much of anything out of it. From what I've read, it can assist me with sprouts & clones though.
Anyway, I purchased a good quality switchable 400W ballast with both a HPS (55,000 lumens) and a MH (38,000 lumens) bulb. Came with a nice hood and timer. At this point, I'm figuring I'll go with soil and work my way up to hydro. I have 10 babies germinated in the tron and I'm getting ready to transplant them into 10 inch pots.
I grabbed a bag of Fox Farms Ocean Forrest and a bag of perlite. I read where I need to mix it 70% FF -30% perlite. Does that sound right?
I know I should start them under the MH lamp for the veg phase but how would y'all recommend I water and feed these plants during this time?
Another concern I have is that the basement is rather cool and damp, even during the summer, so things can mildew very easily down there. Any suggestions to help alleviate that potential problem?
Thanks for any help!!
I'm getting ready to take the plunge and begin an indoor grow. I have a very large basement with 8 foot ceilings that is completely secure so I don't have a space issue. I'm looking to grow 4 to 6 plants. I've grown outdoors and a few times in an old phototron 300. The phototron is very small and I wasn't able to get much of anything out of it. From what I've read, it can assist me with sprouts & clones though.
Anyway, I purchased a good quality switchable 400W ballast with both a HPS (55,000 lumens) and a MH (38,000 lumens) bulb. Came with a nice hood and timer. At this point, I'm figuring I'll go with soil and work my way up to hydro. I have 10 babies germinated in the tron and I'm getting ready to transplant them into 10 inch pots.
I grabbed a bag of Fox Farms Ocean Forrest and a bag of perlite. I read where I need to mix it 70% FF -30% perlite. Does that sound right?
I know I should start them under the MH lamp for the veg phase but how would y'all recommend I water and feed these plants during this time?
Another concern I have is that the basement is rather cool and damp, even during the summer, so things can mildew very easily down there. Any suggestions to help alleviate that potential problem?
Thanks for any help!!