Hey all, this is my first time posting, and first time growing. All suggestions and pointers are welcome.
Heres what ive got so far. Ive built an 8 plant aeroponic system that floods the grow mediums from underneath then drains back into the nutrients solution. But at this point, I think I may just stick this outside for other herbs (basil, mint etc)
I want switch to an ebb and flow system due to its relative ease of set up and operation (as it looks) and the amount of room I have in my closet. Heres what ive got planned if I do.
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Dont know how big trays go, might have to do a 4'x2' cause that sounds like the common size, but I'd like to go with a 6'x3' tray. Id then use a gallon buckets, with netting inside to hold my transplanted babies into 4'' rockwool cubes, and burry them in hydroton.
Plug in a drip stick into each one, and place them all on my tray, thatll be elevated just a bit more on one side to allow draining back into my reservoir.
Ive got a 600w siwtchable lumatek system on its way, and gonna pick up the MH bulb when it arrives and a 6'' fan outlet for my sealed lamp housing. Im gonna pump this out into my attict space above my closet, but im afraid of heating/CO2 issues.
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Questions:
1) Is that right? or am I missing something somewhere?
2) Im using organic nutes (botanicare) that were at my local hydro store, or should I return these and switch to something stronger? (brand names to look for would help)
3) How would I get enough CO2 into the room, or would the ambiet area be enough?
4) Got any suggestions?
Ill have a million questions later, just havent gotten around to coming up with them yet on account of it all still needs to be built.
Oh, and heres a picture of my little grow box. (should I keep the vents open?) No nutes right now, when do I start? I plan on starting 1/4 str, then working my way up. Its quite ghetto right now, just an old cardboard box that I foiled and threw two 24w flourescents into it. Very temporary.
Ill pics post of my system/closet as I build it.
Heres what ive got so far. Ive built an 8 plant aeroponic system that floods the grow mediums from underneath then drains back into the nutrients solution. But at this point, I think I may just stick this outside for other herbs (basil, mint etc)
I want switch to an ebb and flow system due to its relative ease of set up and operation (as it looks) and the amount of room I have in my closet. Heres what ive got planned if I do.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dont know how big trays go, might have to do a 4'x2' cause that sounds like the common size, but I'd like to go with a 6'x3' tray. Id then use a gallon buckets, with netting inside to hold my transplanted babies into 4'' rockwool cubes, and burry them in hydroton.
Plug in a drip stick into each one, and place them all on my tray, thatll be elevated just a bit more on one side to allow draining back into my reservoir.
Ive got a 600w siwtchable lumatek system on its way, and gonna pick up the MH bulb when it arrives and a 6'' fan outlet for my sealed lamp housing. Im gonna pump this out into my attict space above my closet, but im afraid of heating/CO2 issues.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Questions:
1) Is that right? or am I missing something somewhere?
2) Im using organic nutes (botanicare) that were at my local hydro store, or should I return these and switch to something stronger? (brand names to look for would help)
3) How would I get enough CO2 into the room, or would the ambiet area be enough?
4) Got any suggestions?
Ill have a million questions later, just havent gotten around to coming up with them yet on account of it all still needs to be built.
Oh, and heres a picture of my little grow box. (should I keep the vents open?) No nutes right now, when do I start? I plan on starting 1/4 str, then working my way up. Its quite ghetto right now, just an old cardboard box that I foiled and threw two 24w flourescents into it. Very temporary.
Ill pics post of my system/closet as I build it.