HELP! Grow space

[jonbizzle]

hello all hope everybody's having a chilled weekend 😊
First off what a great community you guys have here ive discovered a whole new world 😂.
so what I wanted to know guys is it possible to grow a plant in a confined space? Bin following all this grows on Reddit and jealousy has taken over and got the better of me haha so after talking with the misses and trouble shooting some things mostly her perants just poping in when ever and them being shall we say old fashioned ive worked out the only space I can work in is 754(H) 464mm(W) 464mm(D) internal space that is.....is a one plant grow possible in that tight of space ? It's going to be built into the right hand side of our tv stand in our bedroom for concealment and I have a cabinet already built for free from work to slide into the space nicely I've spent about £30 so far buying bits and bobs but don't want to go on spending money if I can't work in the space
Any advise will be a god send guys many many thanks in advance people

[OzBud]

it's probably possible but I'd say only with CFL lighting and good low stress plant training to keep the plant low & wide.

[jonbizzle]

Ah thanks dude I shall be following your grows closely 😬, that was gonna be my next question was lighting lol as I've seen a lot of space buckets and small cabinet grows using led lighting is that possible in that kind of space ?

[jonbizzle]

[alltatup]

I'm in the middle of my third grow: I have studied the crap out of the GWE website, and I have learned a lot!!--especially from the hands on grow. Looking forward to seeing your pics!!

[Jeg]

Atu has helped me so much with my first grow. You are in good hands. I like your new box! Even though I like to build that one is interesting to me. How well do they maintain temperature?

[jonbizzle]

Aww nice third grow yeah can't wait to get that far into it looking forward to the challenge lol I'll be following your grows buddy be looking forward to picking up some of your tips, I've bin on here non stop for the past couple of days just soaking it all in lol, I'm aiming to have everything up and running ready to go by the 6th of June ( like to have a schedule) lol then get to work and see how it goes like u said always find hands on is better to learn!

[PuravidaC]

That's a small grow space and I think CFL's are your only lighting option plus, they are cheap. I grow with CFL's and have had a few very successful grows. Led's require too much distance from plants but you can have CFL's within inches. You may want to consider growing an auto as they don't get very big, but final harvest isn't as much. Good product just lower yields, which you will have anyway due to small space. You will also need to consider fresh air intake and odor control when they start flower. There are strains that produce low odor but you still don't want parents (or anyone else) getting a whiff!! 😂 Good luck and keep us posted!

[PuravidaC]

When talking about cfl wattage, I mean actual wattage, not equivalent.

[jonbizzle]

Ah I see I was looking at light sets on amazon lol so you make your own rig up ? The set I see on was a lamp holder hanging bracket and a warm white 125w bulb any good ?

[PuravidaC]

I did my own cfl set up but check out 9fingerleaf cfl set up. It is one of the best I have seen! Looks simple, inexpensive but very effective and you can make it any size to fit your space.

[jonbizzle]

Now that does look cool I didn't think about doing this to be honest man lol what I'm worried about is im not to sure on what kind of watts to run as it's such a small space everything I read is for bigger spaces And I try work it out and break the watts down and get lost + I keep worrying I'm gonna go over kill and mess it all up or not enough watts and get the same outcome.
really am sorry for the constant going on lol it's reallly helped me out tho man thanks

[Jeg]

Someone on here had a cool little quote I liked can't remember shit but the ending was something about light and weed and weed is light or something a whole lot cooler but same idea. I personally think you can get good bud from 4 40 watt bulbs or 160 total actual(my bad)watts. I'm using 359 actual watts for my one little plant. Power is not an issue for me

[jonbizzle]

Yeah power is not a concern for me along as my plant gets what she needs like a said I'm working in a tight space (H) 764mm (W) 464mm (D) 464mm so tigghtttt lol

[Jeg]

How'd I miss this yesterday? I love talking diy cfl grows!

[jonbizzle]

Haha that's definitely me to dude don't worry 😂 Gotta look on the bright side least other things get done that you might not get round to doing otherwise😂, thata be great mate any ideas is great considering the small space I'm working with lol

[Jeg]

You've been over to my journal and seen my crude works of art, right?

[jonbizzle]

Yeah I have a bit but get lost lol do you have a direct link? Would love to see more

sorry found the links at the top lol

[Jeg]

Yep. It's right below you. ⬇️

[jonbizzle]

Dude there bloody stunning lol it's grows like this that's made me jump in the deep end lol

[Jeg]

My plant spent the first month in this. Just sayin

[jonbizzle]

That's cool man would you say that's about the same size I have ?

[Jeg]

I was just showing you the cardboard box to let you know it doesn't take much. I've seen the start of yours and it will be a lot better than what mine started in. Temperature is an issue with cfls but once again I keep it simple hot air rises...let it.

[Jeg]

If you can talk inches I can tell you. My boxes are 36"x21x21. If you can keep your cfls close 3-4" I feel like that keeps it from stretching but that's just my theory or maybe I read it somewhere

[jonbizzle]

Ah cheers ozBud I haven't used inchs since school bin a long time now haha

[Jeg]

No apologies I was just being lazy! My cage where she currently resides isn't much different height wise and less depth wise but it's wider but unused for just my one plant.

[jonbizzle]

Aww cool so I should be able to grow a small auto in there then with some training of course

[Jeg]

The cheap light bar as promised! Bathroom fixture and an old tv power cord. Add some y splitters and you could have 12 bulbs x 40 is 480 watts or what I'm thinking of doing is 12 x 23wt or 276 watts and the bulbs are cheaper. Anyway back to work jeg. Yes sir

[jonbizzle]

Must say jeg that looks bloody decent I'll have to mimic something along those lines but rethink the lay out to fit my box thanks for the pic for reference 👍🏻👍🏻
Was thinking maybe 8 sockets for my box then again I'm not 100% on how much watts I should have in such a tight space

[Jeg]

Your thermometer will help you decide. I have 12 bulbs burning 11 hrs a day right now. AC is only a window unit and it has to be on low 72 degrees in the room to keep me from spiking over eighty. That keeps me around 75 consistently at my canopy?top which is three to four inches from bulbs

[jonbizzle]

Aww I see what u mean yeah I think what I will do is run the setup for a week and make sure I can manage the environment before even thinking off planting

[Jeg]

Much better plan than I had. I just threw mine in and then rushed around like a madman trying to control it

[jonbizzle]

I won't lie that's exactly what I was gonna do before you mentioned about the thermometer lol