2x4 Tent Setup- 1st Grow

curious618

curious618

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Greeting everyone! Planning my first grow ever and have decided on a 2x4 tent. I’m on a budget so all of my resources certainly aren’t the most expensive and may not be the preference of most, but I feel like it will work for me as a beginner. If anyone has any insight on these brands/products I would greatly appreciate it. I’m sure I will be upgrading equipment after a few grows. Thanks in advance!

2x4 tent
iPower 4in 190 CFM charcoal fan
7gal fabric pots- 3 plants
HIGROW 1500W Double Chips LED (~300 true output)
Dr Earth Veg blend & Flower Girl
Kellog’s Premium organic soil
 
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spek9

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I don't think you'll be able to get the plant size that would justify such a large pot in that size of tent (assuming its a 2x4x5'). I use three gallon pots and I veg for eight weeks in a 2x4x5', but I flower in a 4x4x7' tent. Unless you plan on doing a very long veg period with tons of training, I'd go with two gallon pots (three at most).

Seven gallon pots and you'll just be wasting medium and floor space.
 
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Clump354

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Yes alot of reading..and look at a few diferent sources before u make any decisions..everthing has pros and cons
 
Dirk8==D~Diggler

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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spek9 said:
I don't think you'll be able to get the plant size that would justify such a large pot in that size of tent (assuming its a 2x4x5'). I use three gallon pots and I veg for eight weeks in a 2x4x5', but I flower in a 4x4x6.5' tent. Unless you plan on doing a very long veg period with tons of training, I'd go with two gallon pots (three at most).

Seven gallon pots and you'll just be wasting medium and floor space.
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I have a 3 gallon and a 2 gallon in my 2x4. I wish I would have only used a 2 gallon. I also wish I would have put the beans on the very edge of the pot for LST purposes.
 
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spek9

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Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
I have a 3 gallon and a 2 gallon in my 2x4. I wish I would have only used a 2 gallon. I also wish I would have put the beans on the very edge of the pot for LST purposes.
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When I first started out indoor, I began with only a 2x4x5' for my first run. The tent quickly became the flower tent as I had built a clone box and bought a 2x3x3' for veg. I grew several styles, from Coke bottles with 24 plants to three gallon pots with four plants. I found the optimum for me was two gallon when I ran flower in the 2x4x5'.

I grow the same way now, but all of my tents have been upsized, and I've doubled up on my tents so I have two environments exactly the same. One 2x3x3' for all clones, and a 2x4x5' and 4x4x7' for the two separate veg and flower tents (I have production and experiments veg/flower setups). In my production flower tents, I run only four plants at a time, harvesting two every five weeks. I now use three gallon pots for everything.
 
Dirk8==D~Diggler

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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spek9 said:
When I first started out indoor, I began with only a 2x4x5' for my first run. The tent quickly became the flower tent as I had built a clone box and bought a 2x3x3' for veg. I grew several styles, from Coke bottles with 24 plants to three gallon pots with four plants. I found the optimum for me was two gallon when I ran flower in the 2x4x5'.

I grow the same way now, but all of my tents have been upsized, and I've doubled up on my tents so I have two environments exactly the same. One 2x3x3' for all clones, and a 2x4x5' and 4x4x7' for the two separate veg and flower tents (I have production and experiments veg/flower setups). In my production flower tents, I run only four plants at a time, harvesting two every five weeks. I now use three gallon pots for everything.
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How successful were your SOG grows? I think I would like that method
 
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spek9

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Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
How successful were your SOG grows? I think I would like that method
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Went well. I had a perpetual going. Every three weeks, eight freshly rooted clones went into 2L Coke bottles, into an eight-bottle carrier I found conveniently beside a convenience store, and went under 12/12 right away. At the same time new ones went in, eight would be harvested. There were three batches of eight plants in the tent at all times.

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Harvests were very small per plant, but overall were decent. I got sick of so many plants though. That's why I have whittled my way down to only four in a 4x4 tent.
 
curious618

curious618

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spek9 said:
I don't think you'll be able to get the plant size that would justify such a large pot in that size of tent (assuming its a 2x4x5'). I use three gallon pots and I veg for eight weeks in a 2x4x5', but I flower in a 4x4x7' tent. Unless you plan on doing a very long veg period with tons of training, I'd go with two gallon pots (three at most).

Seven gallon pots and you'll just be wasting medium and floor space.
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Tent is 2x4x5. Seeds have been outdoor for 10 days now so will be bringing them in. Haven’t opened the 7gal pot so might return for 3 gallon ones
 
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spek9

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curious618 said:
Tent is 2x4x5. Seeds have been outdoor for 10 days now so will be bringing them in. Haven’t opened the 7gal pot so might return for 3 gallon ones
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Be very careful about bringing outdoor plants indoors. Very often that's how pest infestations are started.

Where do you live? Can you just grow them outdoors?
 
curious618

curious618

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spek9 said:
Be very careful about bringing outdoor plants indoors. Very often that's how pest infestations are started.

Where do you live? Can you just grow them outdoors?
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I live in NE Texas. Considered leaving outside but one got crippled by the sun, one died, so I figured better if I can control the environment.
 
curious618

curious618

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I could just leave these 4 outside and start 4 new ones to go in tent. Let them ride outside and see how big they get. Hmmm...
 
curious618

curious618

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spek9 said:
Be very careful about bringing outdoor plants indoors. Very often that's how pest infestations are started.

Where do you live? Can you just grow them outdoors?
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Are there any pesticides or methods that are recommended if I decide to move them inside?
 
curious618

curious618

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spek9 said:
Be very careful about bringing outdoor plants indoors. Very often that's how pest infestations are started.

Where do you live? Can you just grow them outdoors?
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To help keep the pests away, would it be alright to put a small lavender or sage plant in the tent? Just spitballin here.
 
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