PlanetJ
Well-Known Member
Hey all ! First of all, thanks for this wealth of information you have here. Much appreciated!
Could someone look over what I gathered from a bunch of sources and comment on my planning ?
I am planning on getting setup with a small-scale operation .. 5 plants at most is what I'm thinking about, prolly on eor two to start with. I want to run as light as possible on the electricity department, and figured I should be looking for either a CFL or a LED setup. Currently leaning towards CFL's, but that could be because my information is dated .. I plan on using 5 lamps per plant, using 2900lm 6500K for the growstage and 1100lm 2700K for the flowering stage. I probably double up on lamps in the flowering stage, due to lower wattage consumptions and lumen output on that set.
I think I want to use soil, as I'm guessing it's less expensive in the nutrient department, but since I'm completely new to growing, I could be very wrong there.
I want to use a DIY yeast-based CO2 generator, using tubing around and above the plants.
I plan on using mylar as reflective surface for my to be constructed growbox.
I was thinking about using a few computer fans to provide the air circulation, given that LED's or CFL's dont seem to produce a lot of heat.
I'm also thinking about making the room airtight and connecting a hose to my home ventilation system while leaving only small ports in the box, to effectively create (a slight) underpressure in my growbox and venting the odors directly outside at roof level.
I plan on using regular PH strips to monitor my soil, and use my eyes and a list of symptoms to gauge my nutrient balance.
The end result is going to be processed into a VG 'tincture', meant to be used in a e-cig style vaporizer, after decarbing the product and using heat cycle extraction.
Since I collected this plan from bits and pieces found just about everywhere, I'd like someone to take a critical look at this, and set me straight where I FUBAR
Thanx in advance! (Also, any tips are appreciated)
Could someone look over what I gathered from a bunch of sources and comment on my planning ?
I am planning on getting setup with a small-scale operation .. 5 plants at most is what I'm thinking about, prolly on eor two to start with. I want to run as light as possible on the electricity department, and figured I should be looking for either a CFL or a LED setup. Currently leaning towards CFL's, but that could be because my information is dated .. I plan on using 5 lamps per plant, using 2900lm 6500K for the growstage and 1100lm 2700K for the flowering stage. I probably double up on lamps in the flowering stage, due to lower wattage consumptions and lumen output on that set.
I think I want to use soil, as I'm guessing it's less expensive in the nutrient department, but since I'm completely new to growing, I could be very wrong there.
I want to use a DIY yeast-based CO2 generator, using tubing around and above the plants.
I plan on using mylar as reflective surface for my to be constructed growbox.
I was thinking about using a few computer fans to provide the air circulation, given that LED's or CFL's dont seem to produce a lot of heat.
I'm also thinking about making the room airtight and connecting a hose to my home ventilation system while leaving only small ports in the box, to effectively create (a slight) underpressure in my growbox and venting the odors directly outside at roof level.
I plan on using regular PH strips to monitor my soil, and use my eyes and a list of symptoms to gauge my nutrient balance.
The end result is going to be processed into a VG 'tincture', meant to be used in a e-cig style vaporizer, after decarbing the product and using heat cycle extraction.
Since I collected this plan from bits and pieces found just about everywhere, I'd like someone to take a critical look at this, and set me straight where I FUBAR
Thanx in advance! (Also, any tips are appreciated)