Need help with my grow room!

Im going to try and make my grow room in the attic space above my garage. I need to know if i can just put my plants up there with 4 cfl lights and 2 fans and if they will grow. Any help would be amazing!

Yes, they will grow!
You are going to have to add water!!

What is your budget for this grow space?
You may want to partition off an area so you can better manage your lights & ventilation.
Four CFLs (wattage?) may offer some limitations on how many plants & how big you can get.
What ambient temperatures can you expect in this space?

Thanks for the help, the lights are 13 wat each and my budget is around 200, so if you know anything that will increase my grow that would be awesome!

The ceiling is about 10ft tall, and the room itsself is 15x10 feet also ill be growing 4 to 5 plants.

No four 13 watt cfls will not give you anything with 5 plants lol wow

If your budget is $200
Buy $130 worth of CFL's/splitters/cords and $30 worth of fans...How far away is your water... OK $5 for a water bucket...smell ONA gell $4.00...
Soil seeds nutes... oops forgot...$30 for soil/nutes... use bagseed for first grow...
$1.00 left over...

More Research! More Reading! Nice looking space despite being an attic and all the fiberglass. More Research Man!

Woops silly me, i have 14 13 watt bulbs not 4 and 2 20 watts lol.

I have soil and fertilizers, i grow all types of plants outdoors but have never tryed growing weed undoors. Water is just out that door theres a bathroom.

mrCRC420 said:

More Research! More Reading! Nice looking space despite being an attic and all the fiberglass. More Research Man!

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I have a huge house lol, 1.2 mil for the baby

You paid 1.2 mil for a house and can only afford a $200 grow room? Shiiiiiiiii

I might invest more into mj growing but for right now i want to start small you know to see if i can keep up with it and see if im good, i dont wanna waste money lol

patrickgrowboy said:

I have a huge house lol, 1.2 mil for the baby

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patrickgrowboy said:

I might invest more into mj growing but for right now i want to start small you know to see if i can keep up with it and see if im good, i dont wanna waste money lol

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Okay, let me get this straight, you don't wana waste money, but you live in a 1.2 million dollar house???? I'm callin bullshit...

RIKNSTEIN said:

Okay, let me get this straight, you don't wana waste money, but you live in a 1.2 million dollar house???? I'm callin bullshit...

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OK, that was a little harsh, but I'm an old head and can see BS a mile away

My wife and I have over 4,000 square feet of house on 10 acres, it cost me $102,000. I invested around $500 for my grow room so far. Are you buying your house or are you living with someone???..like mom or something..

Dont buy a bunch of spiral CFL's and splitters. Take that money and buy a high output T5 fixture. You can find fixtures with bulbs that would suit your needs for less than you will end up paying for all those splitters, bulbs, extension cords & adapters. Not to mention it will look a lot cleaner, be easier to manage and provide better coverage.

just drop a grand on a proper setup, do it right and be happy with the results

MYOB said:

Dont buy a bunch of spiral CFL's and splitters. Take that money and buy a high output T5 fixture. You can find fixtures with bulbs that would suit your needs for less than you will end up paying for all those splitters, bulbs, extension cords & adapters. Not to mention it will look a lot cleaner, be easier to manage and provide better coverage.

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24w 1600 lumes each placed appropriately are a great resource for secondary lighting to ensure coverage in the lower branches, using 6500K during veg and 2700K light spectrum during flowering.

IMHO I think they can be invaluable in ensuring enough light is available for photosynthesis. I would never infer they are useless.

Took me 200 dollars to set up a small one plant grow.

Don't use 13 watt bulbs. They wont do shit.

500 dollars is a realistic budget.

You will need to build a box or buy a tent to grow in there. 50-150 bucks.

You will need proper lighting. CFL route is still gonna cost you (extention cords, splitters, bulbs). Would be good to use cfl for a month veg and hps light for flowering. Light budget will be 50-200 dollars.

Fans. You will need a fan to blow lightly over your plant or cfl bulbs and you will need and exhaust fan. 30-100 dollars

Smell. Grow northern lights on your first grow to avoid having to buy a carbon filter or a bunch of gel.

Nutrients and soil. 30 - 50 dollars. They should last you 3-4 grows tho.

Then all the incidentals. Pots, timers, trays, etc..

I spent 400 dollars at HTG between two grows just for basic setups. I don't even know how much I spent at walmart and the depot. Shit adds up.

MYOB said:

Dont buy a bunch of spiral CFL's and splitters. Take that money and buy a high output T5 fixture. You can find fixtures with bulbs that would suit your needs for less than you will end up paying for all those splitters, bulbs, extension cords & adapters. Not to mention it will look a lot cleaner, be easier to manage and provide better coverage.

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Fuckin RIGHT!
BIG GRIN!!!! I moved up this little ladder myself, and am SO happy to have a t5!!! I paid $200 out the door at my local shop for an 4 foot, 8 bulb t5. Life is so much easier now.

tusseltussel said:

just drop a grand on a proper setup, do it right and be happy with the results

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You ACTUALLY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!! and you get your moneys worth in the end!