UK N00b

whats happening guys, im a noob grower from the UK. gonna be starting up my 1st grow soon with a couple of NL Autos.

discovered the magic plant a few years back and starting a little grow as a hobby & to get some quality s**t!

in the 'real' world I'm a pro carpenter (well wooden boat builder) so whilst i can't help much with growing tips, if i can help someone with something i'll be a happy laddie!

I'm gonna post a grow diary as soon as i get everything up and running

Easy mate...just joined. Fellow UK herbalist.

whats happening my man where do you hail from?

Haha I live in the place opposite ya.

I am london mate....urself?

Ps..with ur skill base....a stealth build is in order

ah safe mate, i used to live in kent but moved up to norfolk recently. haha yeah man working on the plans for my grow box at the moment!

hi fellow uk growers, i would personally try a single tent with 600hps, a home made box will struggle with hps, unless your planning cfl?

probs gonna go for cfl azman, saw a 300w dual spec cfl for sale locally for £25

in terms of grow box i got a massive chest of draws (5ft tall) off freecycle & im gonna rip the front of the draws off, screw & glue them to some ply and make it into a door then line the inside with mylar & set up a fan system with carbon scrubber etc.

this might seem like overkill but im gonna mount a fire extinguisher to the inside of the inside of the cab so it can be set off from the outside (really simple to do with moderate skill) i figured with water, electricity, mylar (which i discovered conducts lecky like a bastard) and wood hangin about i'd much rather be safe than sorry!

don't want to lose my house because of a few plants!

any comments/suggestions would be appreciated

im not sure how nl autos go (when theyre mature enough ie tall) to flower,
5ft is good height just floor space might be tight.
remember heat rises so out take at top (scrubber-extraction) and in take at bottom.
would you lose your house for a few plants? didnt think it was that bad lol.

lol thankfully the police wouldn't take it. well George Osbourne probably would if he could.

nah im just paranoid about setting the place on fire, things go wrong for me on a pretty regular basis so just being over cautious! For example had my car nicked, on the day i had to drive to a really important meeting for work about a massive contract

yeah man gonna go with air out take at the top & input at the bottom. gonna modify a desk fan and weld the metal cage onto a plate which will screw into the wood which should deliver enough airflow. it wont be the quietest system but its gonna be in a back room out of the way so should be ok!

apparently these autos only grow to 2ft high, the thing itself is 5ft tall, 18in deep & 3ft wide so hopefully its going to be enough space!

Aaah Norfolk.....the memories!!!!! Ali bongos for the smoking gear....and canarys kebab shop for my munchies. Miss Norwich.

a little update, started germinating last night using the water cup method, just wondering what distance to have my 300w cfl away from them to start off with once i plant em now, anyone have any advice?

if you have the same 3oow bulb i did right above it with just a fan blowing over it so stalk gets a bit stronger they get a lil warm after few hours so try not to touch but you dont want your plant stretching