3rd Grow - Can You Think of Anything Else?

Okay, I have been a lurker on here for a few years and finally decided to sign up

This will be my third grow. My first grow was very successful, about 2 years ago. It was a christmas tree style grow. I knew about scrog and LST, I was just too scared to try. I don't know if this is how everyone is, but with my first grow, I thought these plants were frail little things that required the most care. Although they do require a lot of care, not as much as I thought. My first grow, I vegged 15 plants for about 7 weeks under a 1000w HPS.

Bubblegummer
Iced Grapefriut
ICE
CH9 Humboldt (yummy )

I started in a room in my basement and then purchased a 6 x 6 x 6 tent and then began to over fill the tent having to leave it open and have plants on the outside of the tent. I flowered 15 girls with two 1000w HPS and a 400w MH. I was happy about the yield.

Second grow was just an outdoor 5 gal bucket grow in the shade (security issue). Poop yield, but good budz.



Now, I have moved to the state where it is legal

This grow is just going to be three plants, SCROG, and only 600 total watts for flowering. Right now, I have three lights, a 400w HPS (MH Conversion bulb), and two 100w HPS high bay fixtures. I am growing "The Church" (two of them) and "OG Kush #18" in a 4' x 4' x 6' tent. Only seedlings right now. I am trying to make this a budget grow, I don't want to go over $600 so far I have a lot of my stuff.


So far this is what i got on my list.

Can you think of anything else?

The pump will make it so I don't have to use a watering can to water. Just flip a switch and water my plants. I choose the 6 outlet water distributer because I will have two mist nozzels watering the soil for each plant. I used a watering can with 15 plants, and OMG, it sucked. No saucers either, I would pick up each plant and move it 6' to a drain on the basement floor run water to make sure the runoff wasn't getting all over the floor, and water with a watering can. I remember watering 15 girls would take me 45 min to an hour. I would sit and wait to let the water run off down into the drain until it was done.

I like the google list !

Here are a couple of thoughts:

• I don't see anything about odor control. Even in a legal state, odor control can be important to reduce nuisance and improve security.
• The fan cfm (and cost) may be a bit small, especially if you are going to add a filter.
• What about timers? one for the light, one+ for the pumps? I just upgraded my light timer to an Intermatic T101 for my 400W HID.

Always fun to set up a new grow system!
Good luck with your upcoming grow!!

Forgot to price the DIY carbon filter. I remember my first grow I paid around $25-$30 to make one. I wish I still had a lot of my stuff, I sold it.

I have a timer already. A power strip with two timer outputs.

So you think 240cfm is too little? 440cfm then?
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Also, I figured out I need to add a humidifier to my list. 20% RH @ 78 degrees is very low, maybe good for flower, but not veg.

A quality PH meter.

Grandpapy said:

A quality PH meter.

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Can you direct me to a decent PH meter? Or should I just use strips. I had this one I purchased with a probe that I would stick in the soil. It was supposed to give me a digital readout, but it didn't even work. That was with my first grow, I purchased it at Farm & Fleet. I would rather order one. eBay has been my friend recently.