deephouser
Well-Known Member
In a couple of months I plan to begin my second grow.
Back in college my roommate and I grew a plant from bagseed under a 400w HPS in the utility closet. No special treatment, just let it grow. We got about two ounces from it, but truth be told the bud did not give any kind of high at all. Any ideas on that? Nothing...a very pure nothing. The buds were big and pretty, and I followed OG pretty closely back then for growing tips and advice - but I wasn't an expert at all. I topped it once, maybe twice, I don't remember, and I thought it was going to be nice...well, it wasn't.
So this time around, out of college, with a job that will allow me to invest a decent amount to get a solid set up. Since this will just be a small operation only for home use, I'm thinking 2x2 or 3x3. Really leaning towards 2x2. Will be purchasing a grow tent.
I'm not looking to grow one giant plant, or a bunch of small ones. I want to maximize the growing space with medium size plants.
First question, what would you get for a 2x2 space, a 400 watt or 600 watt system? I plan to get a cool tube or air cooled hood with a cool tube.
Second, how many plants, medium size in a simple soil grow, do you think would maximize yield? I might stagger plants a bit - depending on how many medium size plants can effectively grow.
As the light and the tent will be the first components purchased, I'll stop the questions here for now. As the time continues and the start of the project gets closer, I will update the thread with more questions and project status.
Thanks for all the help - looking forward to this project a lot. I remember how much time I spent in that utility closet just staring at the plant. I truly knew every single bud on there - to the point that one day my roommate snipped a small little guy to smoke it and I noticed right away. Want to get it right this time though.
Back in college my roommate and I grew a plant from bagseed under a 400w HPS in the utility closet. No special treatment, just let it grow. We got about two ounces from it, but truth be told the bud did not give any kind of high at all. Any ideas on that? Nothing...a very pure nothing. The buds were big and pretty, and I followed OG pretty closely back then for growing tips and advice - but I wasn't an expert at all. I topped it once, maybe twice, I don't remember, and I thought it was going to be nice...well, it wasn't.
So this time around, out of college, with a job that will allow me to invest a decent amount to get a solid set up. Since this will just be a small operation only for home use, I'm thinking 2x2 or 3x3. Really leaning towards 2x2. Will be purchasing a grow tent.
I'm not looking to grow one giant plant, or a bunch of small ones. I want to maximize the growing space with medium size plants.
First question, what would you get for a 2x2 space, a 400 watt or 600 watt system? I plan to get a cool tube or air cooled hood with a cool tube.
Second, how many plants, medium size in a simple soil grow, do you think would maximize yield? I might stagger plants a bit - depending on how many medium size plants can effectively grow.
As the light and the tent will be the first components purchased, I'll stop the questions here for now. As the time continues and the start of the project gets closer, I will update the thread with more questions and project status.
Thanks for all the help - looking forward to this project a lot. I remember how much time I spent in that utility closet just staring at the plant. I truly knew every single bud on there - to the point that one day my roommate snipped a small little guy to smoke it and I noticed right away. Want to get it right this time though.