Closet growroom setup/soil preperation

[Wolfie]

Hi, newbie here, trying to set up a closet grow room with 3 plants in a 5 gallon container and 2 plants in seperate 1 gallon (?) pots. I've got organic soil, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, Perlite, Vermiculite, Worm Castings, Bat Guano, Chicken manure, and an organic plant tonic from Blue Mountain Organics. Do I need dolomite lime or anything else? And what mixtures/amounts should I use?

I have what may be a sad lighting system, (after reading thru the boards it seems inadequate) with one 175w Metal Halide bulb. Will this be a big problem? I don't think another light will fit in there...

 

[bombbudpuffa]

trying to set up a closet grow room with 3 plants in a 5 gallon container

It's not recommended you grow multiple plants in one container. However, if you do try to keep it 2 plants max per container and have 1 gallon of soil for every ft of growth. With 2 1 ft plants that would be 2 gallons of soil.

I've got organic soil, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, Perlite, Vermiculite, Worm Castings, Bat Guano, Chicken manure, and an organic plant tonic from Blue Mountain Organics.

Quite a list you have. What brand of organic soil do you have?

one 175w Metal Halide bulb. Will this be a big problem?

You need 30-50 watts of HID per square ft. Thats enough light for 3 1/2-5 1/2 sq ft. You won't be able to grow large plantS but maybe one nice sized one.

 

[Wolfie]

It's not recommended you grow multiple plants in one container. However, if you do try to keep it 2 plants max per container and have 1 gallon of soil for every ft of growth. With 2 1 ft plants that would be 2 gallons of soil. Quite a list you have. What brand of organic soil do you have? You need 30-50 watts of HID per square ft. Thats enough light for 3 1/2-5 1/2 sq ft. You won't be able to grow large plantS but maybe one nice sized one.

So I'm guessing a few 2 1/2 gallon containers would be better? It's County Farms organic potting soil, nothing too special. Would a 400w light system cover a closet grow room with 3-5 plants? I'm covering the inside of the grow box with mylar.

 

[brushybill]

400w should be fine for3-5 plants, how big is your grow area ?

 

[bombbudpuffa]

County Farms organic potting soil

Could you list the ingredients it has in it?

 

[Wolfie]

400w should be fine for 3-5 plants, how big is your grow area ?

21"L x 19"W x 61"H not very big...I'd have more than twice the space if I cleared out the entire closet instead of just building a grow box in it, but I have no where else to put my damn clothes/blankets/sheets, etc. at the moment.

 

[Wolfie]

Could you list the ingredients it has in it?

No ingredients listed, just says organic sterilized potting soil