First time grow

I have a spare room well I have two rooms with 7x7 areas to work with due to closet space. So I have done a ton of research and have an outdoor grow going on during the summer months butu vandals found my stash and tore a huge limb off my plant. So im moving indoors all of that said just to let you know my experience level and why im leaning towards this type of room. I want to use t5 fixtures, 6 inch intake/exhaust with scrubber. i was hoping to fit about ten plants in this space. My mind is just about set on using t5's becuase im on a budget and would rather not deal with some problems hps have.If some could just give me a run down on how they set up the budget grow

By keeping it simple. Use soil in large enough containers (3-gallon) and do a SOG or SCROG grow. Lights, soil, seeds, water and, later, nutrients. Some timers and air handling equipment (like you say) and you're good to go.

Screw soil pH (for now you freaks)

Don't buy any RO system as they are unneeded with soil ever


The biggest problem I foresee is air - getting sufficient quantities in and out and keeping it all cool. If you wait until it is not hotter than the hubs of hell you can do this much easier. By the time it warms up again next year you will have the basics down. Good luck.

Thanks for the advice SOG seems like the way to go

Check more on SCROG before you say that. I would do SCROG as your yield is far better but I can't see your closets so I suggested both. Both work great to maximize growing space however. SCROG is far easier to control. Do you have shelf brackets or rails where shelves slid in and out? If so place the SCROG screen on them and a few wood screws will keep it from being pushed up.