new to indoors
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MizzMellow
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Soil: I have used a few things.Fox Farm Ocean floor soil (hydro store) $14.00 BIG BAG
Miracle Grow Organic Choice (walmart) $5.00 A medium bag
Burpee fiber pot seedling kit at walmart with 6 small pots and pellets in them 2.00
Jiffy pots and burpee pots for seedling kits can be found at homedepot for 5.29-19.99 depending on how many u want in your kit.
Potting: I hae tried many different things
Regular small pot .99 cents (anywhere)
Smart pot #1 (hydrostore or where u can find em) $3.50 - LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE
Water misters:
A couple of cheap misting spray bottles
Walmart .99Cents
Lights: I went with CFL (homedepot)
68W CFL 5500k $17.00
2-4 pack 23W CFL 6500K $8.00 each
3 Small clamp light reflector $ 6.47 each at walmart or 8.47 at home depot
Reflective Material :
Reflectix long roll (homedepot) $21.95
Cheaper Way:
Emergency blankets (walmart camping section) 3.50 each
Nutrients: I only use Grow big and tap water
Fox Farm Grow Big (local hydroponics or agriculture store) $21.95 1Liter
This is my set up inside my closet
Miracle Grow Organic Choice (walmart) $5.00 A medium bag
Burpee fiber pot seedling kit at walmart with 6 small pots and pellets in them 2.00
Jiffy pots and burpee pots for seedling kits can be found at homedepot for 5.29-19.99 depending on how many u want in your kit.
Potting: I hae tried many different things
Regular small pot .99 cents (anywhere)
Smart pot #1 (hydrostore or where u can find em) $3.50 - LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE
Water misters:
A couple of cheap misting spray bottles
Walmart .99Cents
Lights: I went with CFL (homedepot)
68W CFL 5500k $17.00
2-4 pack 23W CFL 6500K $8.00 each
3 Small clamp light reflector $ 6.47 each at walmart or 8.47 at home depot
Reflective Material :
Reflectix long roll (homedepot) $21.95
Cheaper Way:
Emergency blankets (walmart camping section) 3.50 each
Nutrients: I only use Grow big and tap water
Fox Farm Grow Big (local hydroponics or agriculture store) $21.95 1Liter
This is my set up inside my closet
thanks guys. i plan on growing indica strains mainly. i have enough space for 6-8 plants. my closet is 5 feet wide by 9 feet tall. ive mainly grown outdoors and have no idea what im doing inside lol. been reading lots of forums to learn some finer points. i appreciate all the advice! thanks guys
GrowinDad
Well-Known Member
Main things..
1) what type of lighting - hid, cfl, led. Each has pros and cons
2) airflow - you need fresh air going in. You likely need to exhaust out air/heat.
3) odor control - normally tied to exhaust fan
4) fan for inside closet to move air
5) ph reader and up/down for water/nute mix
6) i recommend a neutral soil mix with few added nutes. That way you are in control. I mix cheap potting soil, peat moss, perlite and vermiculite with 2T/gal of dolomite lime
7) nutes - I am really happy with dyna-gro.
Those are what I would call the basics. I also filter my water with a PUR filter that fits onto kitchen faucet and let water sit out a while.
Good luck!
1) what type of lighting - hid, cfl, led. Each has pros and cons
2) airflow - you need fresh air going in. You likely need to exhaust out air/heat.
3) odor control - normally tied to exhaust fan
4) fan for inside closet to move air
5) ph reader and up/down for water/nute mix
6) i recommend a neutral soil mix with few added nutes. That way you are in control. I mix cheap potting soil, peat moss, perlite and vermiculite with 2T/gal of dolomite lime
7) nutes - I am really happy with dyna-gro.
Those are what I would call the basics. I also filter my water with a PUR filter that fits onto kitchen faucet and let water sit out a while.
Good luck!
i plan on using cfl. and i have 2 small fans 1 for moving air, the other for drawing it out. where can i get a ph reader?
GrowinDad
Well-Known Member
Just google it. Lots of options. i use a hannah pen.
For cfl, crucial that you are able to raise, lower, move around lights to keep them super close to canopy. It is a pain the first few weeks of flower as they stretch but can be done. I just switched from cfl to led but last grow with four plants yielded 5.5 oz oz of well manicured joy. Not great yield but enough for me
Also, read up on lst, you will want to train to get lots of tops. Each top, for me anyway, buds well for about four inches and then the poor penetration diminishes. So the more tops the better.
For cfl, crucial that you are able to raise, lower, move around lights to keep them super close to canopy. It is a pain the first few weeks of flower as they stretch but can be done. I just switched from cfl to led but last grow with four plants yielded 5.5 oz oz of well manicured joy. Not great yield but enough for me
Also, read up on lst, you will want to train to get lots of tops. Each top, for me anyway, buds well for about four inches and then the poor penetration diminishes. So the more tops the better.
thanks so much on the info. i went out and was able to get everything, and for less than $50. nearing the end of gardening season round' here and almost every thing was half off! now i can spend that extra money on different seed strains. where you order you're seeds from if you don't mind me asking
MizzMellow
Member
i actually get them from a friend of mine. but if you google it alot of advice on where to buy! even on here
xfgyjejian
New Member
Look at the online hydro stores, they have all in one kits.
