Advice for a newbie?

Minor

Minor

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Hi, I'm a complete newbie to the whole grow-scene but I'm looking for some advice on a decent starter kit with everything that I will need for a fruitful few months until my 1st harvest can go up in controlled smoke.

I'm looking to use a closet that measures 200cm(h) x 60cm(w) x 50cm(d) to grow some feminised White Widow seeds using the following pieces of kit and wondered if there is anything missing for a successful few months growing?

Greenfields Hydroponics UK - Grow Kit with 600w HPS Grow Light + LightSafe Relay

or

Greenfields Hydroponics UK - Grow Kit with 400w HPS Grow Light + LightSafe Relay
Greenfields Hydroponics UK - Micromark 24hr Digital Timer
Greenfields Hydroponics UK - Micromark MM53548 Tower Fan with Timer

Will I also need to opt for CFL lighting for the early stages or will the 400/600 HPS work just as well?

Obviously I can follow other people's guidelines as to how to proceed with the growth process but I would appreciate it if someone could tell me whether I have identified a suitable starting point. Will these three items, along with the carefully selected seeds, give my set-up a good chance of survival and benefit me by way of a nice, buzzy harvest?

I'm just not sure wether it's worthwhile spending this amount on my first attempt or whether to opt for a more skeletal grow room which seems to have worked really well for so many other fellow cultivators.

Thanks guys

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Torturedzen

Torturedzen

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That tower fan will work for circulation, but with either of those lights you'll need some type of exhaust/ventilation system for the heat they put out. Your space will heat up fast and you'll want to cool the air. Recommend you research some small inline fans also.
 
Minor

Minor

Active Member
Cool, thanks Torturedzen.

I was thinking about the ventilation side of things but was unsure of whether this would be absolutely necessary as I'm in the UK and it's beginning to get quite cold here now.........even in the house. In your opinion, will I have to build a ventilation duct?

How about the CFL and HPS light concern?
Will HPS all the way work just as well or will my shoots stretch?
 
Torturedzen

Torturedzen

Well-Known Member
I would use CFLs for getting your seedlings up to speed. After a week or 2 switch over to the HPS. You can use it for the remainder of the grow.

I don't know enough about heat shields but I think they are designed to cut down on the infrared heat 'signature'.

EDIT: Oh...those kind of heat shields. I really don't know how well they work. My sense is that you'll still need to deal with the actual heat.
 
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