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Soil & Coco

Tokabigone,

As far as temp/humidity, I've got an exhaust fan coming, though I'm not sure if it'll be big enough at 100 CFM, I've been told here that I should actually have about 300 - 400 cfm due to light heat, so I'll probably be getting more fans, I'm just not sure how hot things are going to get with the lights, so...

I've got to do more reading on humidity control, our ambient humidity runs about 60%, so I'm not sure how that will affect the tent, I do have temp/humidity meters coming today.

Fortunately, I'll have a couple of weeks to set everything up before my seeds even get here, (most of the stuff is supposed to arrive today:)), so hopefully, I should have a handle on some of this stuff.

Thanks
 
CKBrew,

I've already got a small dehumidifier, so I should be good there, but you confirmed what I had read earlier, that I need about 400 cfm...so...

Just for general conversation, I've got about $675 in "hardware" (tent, lights, etc.) and I have about $350 in the cart right now for mainly nutrients, (cal-mag, PH up/down, etc.)
So I'm all in at about $1000, though I'm sure that will change as I learn. Maybe more lights?...

Wish me luck
 
Good luck. You should be good with the lights u have. There will be little things that will be needed that u will figure out. Plant ties, yellow sticky strips, extension cord, power strip, zip ties. A new adventure. Happy growing.
 
O.K. People,

So, my wife agreed to finance this little project, which put me in the position of owing her something...

Seriously, can I grow a TOMATO plant in the same grow tent? Don't think I would have to worry about cross pollination :p...

Hmmm... THC infused tomatoes...

All kidding aside, anyone see any problems with it?
Thanks
 
CKBrew,

I'm getting the pot trays that you recommended, simpler, I've also got the fan in the cart, so now I need a humidifier, any input?

Thanks
 
GrumpyOldMan said:
Seriously, can I grow a TOMATO plant in the same grow tent? Don't think I would have to worry about cross pollination :p...

Hmmm... THC infused tomatoes...

All kidding aside, anyone see any problems with it?
Thanks
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Seriously, a watermelon would be better lol. Ur building expensive grow space, you gonna spend it on vegetables?
 
CKBrew,

And you've never heard the term "happy wife, happy LIFE!"...:p
Now onto more serious matters, got my lights last night, they are BRIGHT!, (too bad they don't come in 12v, I'd put them on my TRUCK!)

I set them up 24" from the thermometer and after 2 hours, the temp was 100, and the humidity was 31% measured at the floor (I had the thermometer on a small box to prevent the reflective lining of the tent pan affecting the readings)

Mind you, that's with NO ventilation (fans haven't been ordered yet...), so the fan I'm getting (the one you recommended) should be enough to bring the temp down, I'm also getting an 12" oscillating fan to give them the breeze they like. I might get a smaller stationary fan to supplement the 12" fan (?).

I'm going to play around with the humidity, and see if I can get it where it needs to be. I don't plan on even germinating seeds until I can get everything set up, at least in the ballpark, except the seedlings, and then go from there.

Any thoughts?
Thanks
 
I use cal-mag 5 ml/gal for the entire grow. It MUST be added in the coco or there will be no nutrient uptake.
 
You can get a large bag of mother earth coco and perlite for about 28.00 on Amazon if you watch for sales. It is rinsed and precharged with cal-mag.

Like SoOrbudgal said you can reuse it. I don't do worm castings I charge my initial coco with a 1/8 strength dose of week 1 nutes. Then I use a dose of week 3-4 nutes to pre charge the coco for transplant.


Also as Ckbrew suggested, the coco coir tutorials from NebulaHaze are golden. She is a coco coir freakin Ninja.
 
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It is good that you are getting everything set up in advance. Your temp and humidity will change and create a new environment when you introduce plants, coco, water and heat so trying to adjust your humidity now is kind of mute. It is a learn by the seat of your pants thing. No matter how good your plans are Mr Murphy will pay you a visit. Don't let it get you down, just learn. Idk what your plant limits are etc. but Imo a good idea to plant some extras to experiment with while at the same time not being to concerned with how they turn out. Experiment with the different grow styles. Happy growing.
 
I love my 4x4 flood trays. Acutualy built the room to fit them in there. No worries about water damage outside the grow space.
 
I tried to plan for everything I could think of before the first grow. So many variables and things that you have no control over happen and you just have to adapt the best you can. The things you do have control over take notes and fix between grows. Took me 3 months to change my set up after first grow. Already got a few things I've found that need to change before the third. I'm kinda addicted to trying to create the perfect environment. If you not sure, go bigger.
 
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