Greetings from alberta
Well Im making my first attempt at my own garden, I have helped with my father in laws garden before so I have a little first hand knowledge( and a whole lot of second hand info).
Im growing in a soilless mix just to use as a buffer untill I get things down a little better then possibly go hydro or areo .Also why im using what seeds we have and not a high end strain(what we have is called alberta asshole).
Anyways Ive started off 2 seedlings and have twelve more just germinated and planted in the media. under 3 24watt CFLs with 1 15 watter in there just because i had it lieing around. My growbox is a former kitchen cabinet with the slightly textured white plastic coating, its on its side with the lights hanging from the thin peice of backing board. I will be cloning once a get a decent mother.
I plan to have a flowing and veg room under equal lighting, my question is real world how many plants should I have going if I plan to use say 500wts in each room?
id like to keep the plants under three feet tall, but when my in law flowered the plant jumped from around 35cm tall to almost four feet using what I belive was a 250 wt HPS for a single plant.
One last question i live in northern alberta canada where the air is really thin in the winter, will I see an adverse condition with my plants because of this? my basement stays really cool in the winter so im hoping not to need any air exchange equipment to keep temps in check.
Thanks for reading my mini novel, and a special thanks for anyone that has any helpfull hints.