Okay, so this will be my first grow. I've been researching, preparing, and anticipating the start of my project. Let me tell you what I'm working with.
I have my grow room/area. It's 4' in length, 2.5' in width, and 6' in height. I am using 3x 42w CFL's (200 watt equivalent, 6500k). Two of the bulbs are set up horizontally in a ghetto light fixture that I made with a 2' aluminum dryer vent. The third I am not sure what to do with, i was planning on hanging it vertically and putting it somewhat centered, either in front or behind the plants. With the lights completely raised to the top, the height from the floor to the lights is about 5'.
Because of my limited space, I assume that I will need to stop the vegetative stage early, at about 1' - 1.5' plant height and start the flowering stage. In which case I will then use, with the same light set-up, 3x 42w (150 watt equivalent, 2700k) bulbs. Was also thinking about a mixture of the two for the flowering stage. I read somewhere that using 2700k lights in veg is bad because then you get "stalky" plants. I'm wondering if using both would decrease the amount the plant will grow in its flowering stage. Please correct me, if I am confusing anything.
The strain I am using is predominantly indica.
I will be growing maximum of 2 plants in a hydroponic system (bubbleponics). I chose this setup because I need something that will be "ninja", something that wont raise too many eyebrows on the electric bill as I am not the one paying it.
Here's an issue I came across. If I raise my plants, that will severely reduce the amount of grow space they have, height-wise. I think 1' foot is a substantial amount of space to lose, considering i already lost 1' from the lights, leaving me with a total of 4' of space. When you include the hydro system as well, that leaves me with about 3' of actual grow space for the plants, height-wise and assuming the reservoir is about 1' tall.
Is that enough space? How much buds would that produce from 2 plants (theoretically)? Are their any alternatives to draining my reservoir without lifting it from the ground?
And the super-noob question of the day: Do I have to germinate my seeds before I place them into the system? I saw somewhere that I can just put the seeds individually into the rockwool cubes. What is better?
I am also asking you experienced, veteran, and other first-timers, what advice can you give me to help ensure success in my project.
Thanks in advance.
I have my grow room/area. It's 4' in length, 2.5' in width, and 6' in height. I am using 3x 42w CFL's (200 watt equivalent, 6500k). Two of the bulbs are set up horizontally in a ghetto light fixture that I made with a 2' aluminum dryer vent. The third I am not sure what to do with, i was planning on hanging it vertically and putting it somewhat centered, either in front or behind the plants. With the lights completely raised to the top, the height from the floor to the lights is about 5'.
Because of my limited space, I assume that I will need to stop the vegetative stage early, at about 1' - 1.5' plant height and start the flowering stage. In which case I will then use, with the same light set-up, 3x 42w (150 watt equivalent, 2700k) bulbs. Was also thinking about a mixture of the two for the flowering stage. I read somewhere that using 2700k lights in veg is bad because then you get "stalky" plants. I'm wondering if using both would decrease the amount the plant will grow in its flowering stage. Please correct me, if I am confusing anything.
The strain I am using is predominantly indica.
I will be growing maximum of 2 plants in a hydroponic system (bubbleponics). I chose this setup because I need something that will be "ninja", something that wont raise too many eyebrows on the electric bill as I am not the one paying it.
Here's an issue I came across. If I raise my plants, that will severely reduce the amount of grow space they have, height-wise. I think 1' foot is a substantial amount of space to lose, considering i already lost 1' from the lights, leaving me with a total of 4' of space. When you include the hydro system as well, that leaves me with about 3' of actual grow space for the plants, height-wise and assuming the reservoir is about 1' tall.
Is that enough space? How much buds would that produce from 2 plants (theoretically)? Are their any alternatives to draining my reservoir without lifting it from the ground?
And the super-noob question of the day: Do I have to germinate my seeds before I place them into the system? I saw somewhere that I can just put the seeds individually into the rockwool cubes. What is better?
I am also asking you experienced, veteran, and other first-timers, what advice can you give me to help ensure success in my project.
Thanks in advance.
