samandwendy
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hey guys. I'm sure there are hundreds, if not thousands of posts exactly like this, but we wanted to start new with our own adventure.
We are a couple wanting to try growing for the first time. We got tired of spending the money on it, so decided that we would try to grow a couple of plants purely for our pleasure. We want to keep it small and compact and we're looking for any advice or tips that can be useful.
To start, we have a space in the closet that we are using. We plan on making a grow box that is 4' high, 2' wide, and 16" deep using simple plywood and painting the walls of the box a flat white. Also plan on making a hinging door for easy access We want to keep it at this size and only plan on growing 1 or 2 plants, depending on the size the plants grow to. This is our first time, so bear with us.
We plan on going as simple as possible. Using a simple flourescent light, hooked up to small chains so that we can manipulate how far away the plants need to be. We aren't sure if any real ventilation will be needed as this is a very small operation. Although, the closet is upstairs, so we're not sure if rising heat will be an issue.
Using a simple compost and peet mixture, and a plant that a friend is giving us. We have yet to see the plant, but we are hoping that its good. As we said, and will say many times, this is our first time and do not have access to clones or decent seeds.
We've been reading a lot on the steps to growing and have found a lot of sites which tell you how much light to use at certain stages. As we said before, we're not sure of the size of the plant or the stage, but when we receive the plant, we will post pics and ask for more information.
We plan on getting this started this weekend and hopefully all will "grow" well
Any advice or questions on our situation are more than welcome.
We are a couple wanting to try growing for the first time. We got tired of spending the money on it, so decided that we would try to grow a couple of plants purely for our pleasure. We want to keep it small and compact and we're looking for any advice or tips that can be useful.
To start, we have a space in the closet that we are using. We plan on making a grow box that is 4' high, 2' wide, and 16" deep using simple plywood and painting the walls of the box a flat white. Also plan on making a hinging door for easy access We want to keep it at this size and only plan on growing 1 or 2 plants, depending on the size the plants grow to. This is our first time, so bear with us.
We plan on going as simple as possible. Using a simple flourescent light, hooked up to small chains so that we can manipulate how far away the plants need to be. We aren't sure if any real ventilation will be needed as this is a very small operation. Although, the closet is upstairs, so we're not sure if rising heat will be an issue.
Using a simple compost and peet mixture, and a plant that a friend is giving us. We have yet to see the plant, but we are hoping that its good. As we said, and will say many times, this is our first time and do not have access to clones or decent seeds.
We've been reading a lot on the steps to growing and have found a lot of sites which tell you how much light to use at certain stages. As we said before, we're not sure of the size of the plant or the stage, but when we receive the plant, we will post pics and ask for more information.
We plan on getting this started this weekend and hopefully all will "grow" well
Any advice or questions on our situation are more than welcome.