Im sure a couple of you have read about the terrible setup i've got currently... it's bad and won't do and i know that much... but i've got an idea in my head and i'm wondering if it's viable should i ever realize it.. so here goes
4' x 4 bulb T5 grow light with a few CFLs (maybe 4?) to suppliment that... hoping i can grow 4-6 plants under this in a small room I'll build with studs/plywood under the stairscase in my garage and paint the inside flat white. I'd add in an air filter to hide smells/circulate air as well as space heater/AC unit/humidifier/dehumidifier to control environmental conditions. I own a couple water dispensers so i'd pick up a big jug of deer park or something to have access to water out int he garage(wouldn't plug it in so the water won't get too cold)
At this point i know nothing about how to check ph or what level it needs to be kept at, what kinds of nutrients to use, or what humidity i should be keeping my hypothetical room at but there's plenty of time to learn.... given what i've described does that sounds like a decent environment? One thing i really want to avoid are the HPS and MH lighting setups... i know they are the best but i don't like the heat the produce (and more importantly neither does my wife) or the energy they consume.. in the warmer months i expect to have a tough time keeping it cool enough so adding that kind of lighting into what would essentially be a closet seems like a bad idea to me.
Decent plan or living in fantasy land?
4' x 4 bulb T5 grow light with a few CFLs (maybe 4?) to suppliment that... hoping i can grow 4-6 plants under this in a small room I'll build with studs/plywood under the stairscase in my garage and paint the inside flat white. I'd add in an air filter to hide smells/circulate air as well as space heater/AC unit/humidifier/dehumidifier to control environmental conditions. I own a couple water dispensers so i'd pick up a big jug of deer park or something to have access to water out int he garage(wouldn't plug it in so the water won't get too cold)
At this point i know nothing about how to check ph or what level it needs to be kept at, what kinds of nutrients to use, or what humidity i should be keeping my hypothetical room at but there's plenty of time to learn.... given what i've described does that sounds like a decent environment? One thing i really want to avoid are the HPS and MH lighting setups... i know they are the best but i don't like the heat the produce (and more importantly neither does my wife) or the energy they consume.. in the warmer months i expect to have a tough time keeping it cool enough so adding that kind of lighting into what would essentially be a closet seems like a bad idea to me.
Decent plan or living in fantasy land?
