rothkko
Active Member
Hi Rollitup! Please indulge me with your experience and wisdom regarding my first grow setup ever.
Throughout my narrative I pose questions to the audience. I’ve numbered them and reproduced them at the end so you won’t have to go fishing to help me out. Thanks in advance!
The following are my guiding principles:
Assumptions:
(5) Should I grow my plants on a staggered rotation, or grow all plants together? (6) Which option has less risk of failure if done well and are they as easy to implement or is one more complex/labor-intensive? I’m opting for the safer, easier option.
http://growersguidetocannabis.com/cheap-complete-cannabis-grow-kits/
I found the above system which I think is at least in the ballpark for what I need, but I’ve been told in a separate thread that the hydro kit requires a 4’ x 8’ space which is too big. (7) Is this kit too much for my required rate of 1lb/4mo? That would be good news. Recommendations welcome.
If you’re still with me, here are the questions again:
(1) Closet: 2’ 3” deep, 5’ 6” wide, 8’ 1” tall. Can I even achieve the rate of 1lb/4mo in a space this size?
(2) I live in the US, so I need to purchase seeds from the right place. I haven’t dived in to the seed forums on Rollitup yet, but I will. Any advice beyond read the forum?
(3) Hydroponics, because my yield requires it (I am very much unsure of this one at the moment, please confirm or reject this assumption especially).
(4) Post-grow (smell): Perhaps another part-time use tent to set up in an extra room and sit in with a prep table when required?
(5) Should I grow my plants on a staggered rotation, or grow all plants together? Is this question answered for one if one choses hydro?
(6) Which option from question (5) has less risk of failure if done well and are they as easy to implement or is one more complex/labor-intensive? I’m opting for the safer, easier option.
(7) Is this kit too much for my required rate of 1lb/4mo? That would be good news. Recommendations welcome. http://growersguidetocannabis.com/cheap-complete-cannabis-grow-kits/
I appreciate any attempt to answer my questions and to confirm or reject any of my assumptions or even if you think any of my guiding principles should be rethought to better achieve my goals.
Esteemed regards,
rothkko
Throughout my narrative I pose questions to the audience. I’ve numbered them and reproduced them at the end so you won’t have to go fishing to help me out. Thanks in advance!
The following are my guiding principles:
- I'm looking to produce at the rate of *1lb every 4 months*.
- I am a complete newbie, and this is for medical and completely personal use. Also, I don’t have a lot of time on my hands. I’m serious about my medicine, but I'd rather be consuming or engaged in my other pursuits than tending to or optimizing my grow. Even when I get experienced, I want this to be one of the lowest-maintenance grow rigs my budget can afford ($1.3k, more below). Therefore, I will invest in any and all techniques that:
- Minimize risk of failure.
- Maximize ease of use.
- I live in an apartment, so outdoor not an option, and I must minimize odor, even while tending to the plants and doing post-grow prep.
- I have a closet I can repurpose sized 2’ 3” deep, 5’ 6” wide and 8’ 1” tall. (1) Can I even achieve the rate of 1lb/4mo in a space this size?
- Strain:
- Must be amongst the easiest to grow indoors in the world.
- Must be not wider than 2’3” diameter with no to minimal trimming.
- Does not have to be short, but 8’ 1” is my limit.
- I live in the US, so I need to purchase seeds from the right place. I haven’t dived in to the seed forums on Rollitup yet, but I will. (2) Advice beyond read the forum?
- As for the final product:
- Out of taste, smell, appearance and effect, the only variable I’m interested is high potency, as I have a high tolerance due to my medical usage pattern. I am willing to sacrifice on other variables if necessary, but I welcome any tips on strains that fit my practical constraints, are highly potent, and have an interesting taste or smell or appearance or effect other than raw potency. I am not interested in being an “artisan” grower, trying things the “old fashioned” way, chasing particular strains or tastes or effects beyond “potent” if it means I have to sacrifice one bit on any of my other guiding principles.
- My budget is $1,300. I appreciate the monetary and self-confidence value in cheaper DIY solutions, but I am deadly serious about my medicine, so I’m looking to really maximally fit my solution to my principles, which are summarized as: meet my required production rate, minimize risk of failure, maximize ease of use, minimize odor, and fit in my 2’3" closet. I’ll use any technology or novel technique available to maximize satisfaction of those goals. I’ll even consider raising my budget if someone gives me a good case, so you can even say my budget is a “half-principle”.
Assumptions:
- Short grow to reduce risk of falling short of 1lb/4mo due to failed crop(s).
- Autoflowering seeds to reduce risk of grower error regarding lighting.
- All-female seeds to eliminate the overhead of growing and rejecting males. I haven’t dived in to the seed/strain related forms yet. I’ve looked at Gorilla seeds and they look OK, though I’ve read on another forum that there are more established operations that ship to the US.
- Hydroponics, because my yield requires it. (3) I’m very unsure of this at the moment, do I really need a hydro kit?
- To achieve my near-zero smell goal: quality grow tent with high-grade carbon filter for ventilation. I’m still not sure how smelly the post-grow prep process is nor how long it lasts etc, so I’m still not sure how to mitigate that yet. (4) Perhaps another part-time use tent to set up in an extra room and sit in with a prep table when required?
- Strain should not be Indica-heavy, as these are wide plants. 50/50 blends or pure Sativa should be convenient for the space of my closet, though I’ve read outdoor Sativa can grow over a dozen feet tall; obviously this is too much.
(5) Should I grow my plants on a staggered rotation, or grow all plants together? (6) Which option has less risk of failure if done well and are they as easy to implement or is one more complex/labor-intensive? I’m opting for the safer, easier option.
http://growersguidetocannabis.com/cheap-complete-cannabis-grow-kits/
I found the above system which I think is at least in the ballpark for what I need, but I’ve been told in a separate thread that the hydro kit requires a 4’ x 8’ space which is too big. (7) Is this kit too much for my required rate of 1lb/4mo? That would be good news. Recommendations welcome.
If you’re still with me, here are the questions again:
(1) Closet: 2’ 3” deep, 5’ 6” wide, 8’ 1” tall. Can I even achieve the rate of 1lb/4mo in a space this size?
(2) I live in the US, so I need to purchase seeds from the right place. I haven’t dived in to the seed forums on Rollitup yet, but I will. Any advice beyond read the forum?
(3) Hydroponics, because my yield requires it (I am very much unsure of this one at the moment, please confirm or reject this assumption especially).
(4) Post-grow (smell): Perhaps another part-time use tent to set up in an extra room and sit in with a prep table when required?
(5) Should I grow my plants on a staggered rotation, or grow all plants together? Is this question answered for one if one choses hydro?
(6) Which option from question (5) has less risk of failure if done well and are they as easy to implement or is one more complex/labor-intensive? I’m opting for the safer, easier option.
(7) Is this kit too much for my required rate of 1lb/4mo? That would be good news. Recommendations welcome. http://growersguidetocannabis.com/cheap-complete-cannabis-grow-kits/
I appreciate any attempt to answer my questions and to confirm or reject any of my assumptions or even if you think any of my guiding principles should be rethought to better achieve my goals.
Esteemed regards,
rothkko
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