Indoor Need some advice about set up

Joined
Oct 31, 2013
Messages
3
Reputation
0
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
38
I'm a newb at this, daily smoker for years and ready to start growing. Ive done hours of studying on growing and would like an experienced persons advice on exactly what all i need to get going. im going to use hps lighting and attempt to grow 6 autos. check out these links and tell me what else im looking at needing. Any advice is helpful. :peace:




Grow box:
6 Site Hydroponic Grow Box System Kit 5 Gallon Complete w Nutrients Ph Test | eBay

tent:
Reflective 48"x24"X60" Mylar Hydroponics Grow Tent Hydro Room Box Indoor | eBay

fans:
2 Pcs 6" Inline Duct Fan Exaust Booster Blower 250CFM Air Cool Boost Six inch X2 | eBay
 
You'll wanna get an RO filter for your water and a ppm/tds meter. a carbon filter for the outtake fan if your worried about smell. If your hood is air cooled youll need some duct tubing to connect to the fans
 
If you've never gardened, you are learning the basics. Your life will be easier and more successful if
you use pots until you get ready to take the training wheels off.

Just FYI, I use self-watering pots, and am considering Air Pots and Hempy pots.
They are all a little better than regular pots.
 
Yes, I am actually about to set up my first grow tent. My previous grows were in a box.

People have differing ideas about the best way to grow. Your local laws and the gear you have
also influence what you do.

So people like to have a lot of plants in a lot of pots. Others like to grow bigger plants in bigger pots.
I think it's Holland, but there is a place where you can only grow one plant. A group got together and
bought a greenhouse, and they grow plants 10 feet tall that produce pounds of pot.

It's all good. With the small pots you spend a lot of time fussing over a lot of little plants.
This is what I have at the moment...
1545049611

Amazon.com: Misco 1354-072 Flare Self Watering Planter, 13-Inch, Latte: Patio, Lawn & Garden

I have heard great things about Hempy pots and Air Pots. Making a Hempy pot is easy (although some grow stores sell
them pre made). You drill a hole in the pot (that has no holes at all) 1/3 of the way up, and then cement a mesh over the hole to hold the soil in.
When the plant is flowering, you just water until liquid drips out the hole.

A lot of this is just personal preference, you try something, if you like it, you stick with it.
I am an old guy that likes to garden, so to me pot is just another plant that I like.
Hydro can get expensive, potting soil... not so much.

Things I do like... potting soil with mycos, liquid fish fertiliser, perlite (pot likes good drainage, depends on the soil, maybe 10% perlite).
Autos are a highly developed breed, they are brilliant, but they can be fussy. I don't like to transplant. I give them a soak in water, and then
put them in the pot where they stay. One thing I do is I dig out a cone shaped hole 5 or 6 inches deep, and fill it with potting soil that has no nutes.
The seeds don't want to see nutes at first. I water it a little, put the seed on it, sprinkle some dry soil on top of that, and take a tablsp of water
and pour it where the seed is. Then you cover the pot so it's dark, keep it warm, check it daily.
 
Back
Top