Hillside Grower
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1- 5 x 9 Gorilla Grow tent.
1- 8 inch exhaust fan
1- speedster fan controller
1- Blazer 8" air cooled reflector
1 Lumatek 600 watt Eballast
1 600 Watt HPS bulb
2 2 bulb t8 florescent fixtures (mixed warm and cool bulbs)
1 32 oz FN bloom
1 32 oz FN grow
1 16 oz ph up
1 16 oz ph down
1 16 oz silica blast
1 6 oz Superthrive
8 (1 cubic foot each?) bags Black Gold mix
Is 600 watts of light enough for 45 sq ft? (lol)
I have this setup in a garage. The tent is up, noting else is assembled, in fact a few of these items are still en-route.
Now all I need to do is go to the Dr to get my med exemption and I will be off to the races. How much should I be able to yield? I am going to start off by doing a 4x4 scrog under just this one lamp. I am looking at getting at least 16-24 oz per harvest using this method. I am growing for myself and two other patients. SUGGESTIONS!!!
nutrients: IMO it's best to get a whole line of "something" and then work from there. when i first started it was general hydroponics, but when i went commercial it's been and will stay house n garden. after you get a few harvest under your belt, it's easy to see what you like and what works for you. you also become familiar with reading nutrient labels in the form of N-P-K. then products will start to make more sense.
tent: a 5 x9 is basically a 4x8 with moving room around the edges. easier to think about. there are so many setups depending on budget that you can run in a tent. i suggest you check out channels like "growingforfreedom" i like that guy. his perspective on some things is just way easier said that typed.
legal: you should of got your script and prolly the script from your caregivers before you started ordering things. you should of got yours first for sure. you grow is like a golf score, the less people know the better. you know. imagine if one of your patients can't get a script and you guys have a falling out. potentially can turn into a bad situation. end up going from to real quick if you get me.
odor control: everything in moderation, but over doing it is highly recommended. this should be your main concern when dealing with high population areas. again, like the golf score. if you can smell it, so can i.
lights: you need an idea for your set up. t5's n 600w. what's the flow of your garden man? don't want to be wasting money on electricity when you don't have to. you need a vegging area + a flower area. you said you only have one tent, so if you using half for flower then half for grow... you have to be thinking that. folks can't read your mind, so having a clear garden flow is important also. up there with ahhh... the golf score.
i think that's all i got for you brah... lol. peace.
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