Need advice for my setup

Hi,
I decided to start growing this year I read lot of docs about that but I still have some question, it would be great if you could help me to choose me setup.
First of all, I really don't have much room to grow, but as I only want to grow for myself, it should be enough.
When I said "not much room", I meant max 60x60 meters, I thought I could use a grow tent of 60x60x55 like this one: Secret Jardin Cristal 60

I would also use a 100w cfl.

Here are the questions:
- Can I put more than one plant in there ?
- Will it be tall enough ? (I'll choose a short phenotype)
- Which size of pot will I need ?
- Can I grow White Widow Auto (Feminised) in here ?
- Is ~180euros enough to start growing with this kind of tent ?


Thank you !

lunkwill said:

Hi,
I decided to start growing this year I read lot of docs about that but I still have some question, it would be great if you could help me to choose me setup.
First of all, I really don't have much room to grow, but as I only want to grow for myself, it should be enough.
When I said "not much room", I meant max 60x60 meters, I thought I could use a grow tent of 60x60x55 like this one: Secret Jardin Cristal 60

I would also use a 100w cfl.

Here are the questions:
- Can I put more than one plant in there ? Yes
- Will it be tall enough ? (I'll choose a short phenotype)
- Which size of pot will I need ? 3 or 5 gallon
- Can I grow White Widow Auto (Feminised) in here ? Yes
- Is ~180euros enough to start growing with this kind of tent ? Yes


Thank you !

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- Can I put more than one plant in there YES
- Will it be tall enough ? (I'll choose a short phenotype) YES
- Which size of pot will I need ? 3 GALLON AND UP
- Can I grow White Widow Auto (Feminised) in here ? YES
- Is ~180euros enough to start growing with this kind of tent ? YES

Thank you for your answer.
Will I need an extractor and some fans too ?
If so, where should I put them, inside the tent ?

You will need more light! And with cfl better to use a bunch if smaller bulbs that you can place strategically. You need them very close to the plant during flower.

More light ? I thought 100w would be enough, how much more aer you talking about ?
When you say "very close", how close it is ?

For CFL... inch or so tops, and 100w is a good start - would start with a few 100 more, and make sure that they're of proper spectrum.

Ok thank you I'll try.
According to what I read, I should have to spectrum, 6500k for the growing and 2500k for the flowering, is that right ?
Also, when I look at the CFL bulb, there are two number on the box : 23w CFL = 100w Incandescent, is this what I need ? Or do I need a real 100w CFL ?

I think your questions were answered, so now it's the advice portion, right? I'd want a tent with a square top and as much space as possible. If you are venting mechanically, then you won't need the airflow design. I like that sleek look and I understand the concept, but if you become quite good at bending and growing, you might find yourself wanting to try and fit more light and plants in there. Even just for working inside of it, I'd think that you'd want the additional room provided by a squared tent. If the base is that big, then what do you really save by having the coned top? You could put some shelves on the wall near it I guess, but you aren't taking up a lot of extra space by having a square tent. Can that coned top support as much weight for hanging your light and fan?

Yes, bigger than 3 gallon pots, my minimum is 5 gallon pots and ideally a 5-6 week veg.

Hell bro, you could even grow tomatoes in there. Find a nice starter strain of known genetics as opposed to some random bag seed. White widow is a pretty delicious choice and mine hasn't shown any difficulties. Depending on your exact phenotype you should be able to bend it out and keep it really low, it has not shortage of flower power.

Overall, don't short yourself on startup. Avoid household CFLs and go with something designed for growing. Buy a used tent to save some money. Good luck!