I've been doing some reading around this site (particularly the CFL Tutorial) and what I am most interested in at the moment is growing with CFL's. It seems to be the most cost efficient since this is mostly an experiment for now. If I enjoy it I may try some bubbleponics later on.
I just wanted to check and see what you thought about this setup and what else I will need.
I will be growing in a closet underneath the stairs, it is probably 4 feet wide and 5 feet high. However I only want to use a portion of this because I am only interested in growing 1-2 plants at a time, just for my own personal use. I will start with 1 and see how much it produces. I would prefer for this plant to be shorter and full as opposed to being tall, 2' or so would be great if possible.
EDIT: On a side note, I will be attempting to grow with seeds from bought weed, as I am too chicken to order any "professional" ones offline since I don't have a "drop site."
The closet has white walls and a concrete floor, I will be covering the floor and both sides of a corner of the wall in aluminum foil, and then hanging aluminum foil on the other two sides of the plant to form a square area, around 2' by 2' I presume, but easily expandable to fit another plant later.
I will then be hanging 2 42 watt CFL's with a reflector above the plant and planting in Scott's potting soil.
List of Supplies
8 1/2" Clamp-Reflector + 2 way splitter
2x 42 watt (150 watt equivalent) CFL's
Scott's Moisture Guard Potting Soil
Are these supplies sufficient? I would like to get 1 warm white and 1 soft white bulb if I can find them, but Walmart/Lowe's didn't have any on their websites, those are the only good places near me, and possibly a home depot but I haven't looked there yet. Do I need a fan or anything else that I am forgetting? (If so, could you please suggest something from one of those stores.)
On another note, could you point me to a good thread for what chemicals I'll need, if any, preferably ones that can be bought at walmart/lowes.
I just wanted to check and see what you thought about this setup and what else I will need.
I will be growing in a closet underneath the stairs, it is probably 4 feet wide and 5 feet high. However I only want to use a portion of this because I am only interested in growing 1-2 plants at a time, just for my own personal use. I will start with 1 and see how much it produces. I would prefer for this plant to be shorter and full as opposed to being tall, 2' or so would be great if possible.
EDIT: On a side note, I will be attempting to grow with seeds from bought weed, as I am too chicken to order any "professional" ones offline since I don't have a "drop site."
The closet has white walls and a concrete floor, I will be covering the floor and both sides of a corner of the wall in aluminum foil, and then hanging aluminum foil on the other two sides of the plant to form a square area, around 2' by 2' I presume, but easily expandable to fit another plant later.
I will then be hanging 2 42 watt CFL's with a reflector above the plant and planting in Scott's potting soil.
List of Supplies
8 1/2" Clamp-Reflector + 2 way splitter
2x 42 watt (150 watt equivalent) CFL's
Scott's Moisture Guard Potting Soil
Are these supplies sufficient? I would like to get 1 warm white and 1 soft white bulb if I can find them, but Walmart/Lowe's didn't have any on their websites, those are the only good places near me, and possibly a home depot but I haven't looked there yet. Do I need a fan or anything else that I am forgetting? (If so, could you please suggest something from one of those stores.)
On another note, could you point me to a good thread for what chemicals I'll need, if any, preferably ones that can be bought at walmart/lowes.
lol
as durable as paint.