- Hello guys,
im newbie and im starting with indoor growing... and i have a question about my growbox...I'm going to grow in the basement/cellar... i made box from wood 50x50x100- 3 PC ventilator on the top of the box, 1 clip fan in the box, and hole in the bottom of the box .. im using GIP HPS 150W lighting, 150W ballast, and reflector... I want to grow flowers 3 in this box... and im deciding between 6,2l pot or 11l pot... what would you recommended to me? i will use BioBizz ALL- MIX ... my next question is which seeds of these are the best for my indoor growing... im choosing between dinafem seeds- Original Amnesia, White siberian or white window... i want something which has a really good effects, and its a good producer... and my last question is... WILL IT ALL WORK?IS THIS A GOOD GROWBOX WITH ALL THESE PROPERTIES LIKE LIGHTS AND VENTILATORS?? thank you for answering me and sorry for my bad english :/
need advice
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SaucyAussie
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Well, I can't speak to the seeds you're using but I can say your light seems a little on the low end for your area and the number of plants you want to grow. Also, the more area you give the roots the better. If you're only going to use two litre pots and a 150w light then I wouldn't recommend you grow your plants very big. I probably wouldn't let them get any bigger than 10" before flowering. I wouldn't start off with the two litre pots, either. You want to transplant often. I finish 3-5 plants in a 2' x 4' area and I use 500w+ of light. I have a 400w MH/HPS and two 2-tube fluorescents. I let my plants finish at 3'+, though.
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Dr. Who
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In approx. a 4'x4' area you should be using 600w as a minimum.
I myself would go up to 1 gallon pots min. (4.5L) Run 4 plants and top them once for sure. Flower them out at 12" for 1gallon (you could maybe run 6-8 plants at this size pot) and maybe 18"-20" for 2gallon pots-4 plants (What I would use).
What you grow is up to you, but I would say run indica's or indica dominate strains.
I myself would go up to 1 gallon pots min. (4.5L) Run 4 plants and top them once for sure. Flower them out at 12" for 1gallon (you could maybe run 6-8 plants at this size pot) and maybe 18"-20" for 2gallon pots-4 plants (What I would use).
What you grow is up to you, but I would say run indica's or indica dominate strains.
SaucyAussie
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I use a 100W MH in a 18" x 24" closet as my starter and even with a couple of single bar 3' T12s it's barely enough.
What you're shooting for is 5000-10000 lumens per square foot. Don't gauge it by watts or even number of plants, you want to figure it by lumens per sqaure foot and then decide how many plants you can grow in that area. 10,000 lumens per sqaure foot is basically noon on a summer day, 5,000 is a little on the low end, IMO.
What you're shooting for is 5000-10000 lumens per square foot. Don't gauge it by watts or even number of plants, you want to figure it by lumens per sqaure foot and then decide how many plants you can grow in that area. 10,000 lumens per sqaure foot is basically noon on a summer day, 5,000 is a little on the low end, IMO.
SaucyAussie
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Again, don't go by how many plants you want to grow, measure your grow area, provide 5000-10000 lumens per square foot, then decide how many plants you can grow in that area. EVERY bulb out there is rated for light output (lumens), so you shouldn't have trouble finding this number.
SaucyAussie
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That only comes out to a little more than 1000 lumens/square foot for a 4' x 4' area, not nearly enough.
SaucyAussie
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That's enough for about two square feet, whereas your 4' x 4' grow area is sixteen square feet.