Hello friends,
I have been growing cannabis for 2 years now and it has become my passion. Even though 2 years might seem like a decent experience i still haven't got a crop that i would consider successful. By successful i mean a decent yield of tight buds. What i got was only fluffy buds that were still a great smoke but not something to be proud of.
My grow setup at the moment is 100w HPS in a 19" x 19" x 34" box. It's a old freezer. I have two 4" vents 1 for intake and 1 for outtake. For my previous grows i used soil. I tried to grow 4 plants at the same time in that tiny space, out of witch only 2-3 ended up flowering either because some were males or because some simply didn't survive.
I keep this growbox in a basement witch has its advantages and disadvantages. Main advantage is that smell is not a problem and the temperature is somewhat constant year-round. The disadvantage is that its pretty cold ~52F summer and ~41F winter.
I use 12/12 light cycle right from the start. To deal with the low temps i use only 1 outtake vent and cover 90% of the intake hole to get ~77F during light on. During light off temps in the box are the same as in the room. I water my plants with the most basic 20-20-20 NPK nutrient that i found.
I am looking to upgrade my setup and i need some advice what would be best.
The plan is to grow 1 plant with SCROG method. Probably some AK47. I want to upgrage my lights to a 250w or 150w HPS. I would prefer the 250W but i don't know if that will be too much light for such a small space and damage the pant. Im not really worried about heat since i use only a portion of my vent potential. But i am worried about the temps being to low with lights off.
Initially i thought about going hydro, with hydro i could simply use a small aquarium heater in the reservoir and fix cold temp problem. But i cant risk going full hydro because 2-3 times a year there are power outages and that would kill my plants.
Today i came across "Hempy Bucket" and that sparked a idea. What if i put a aquarium heater at the bottom of the bucket, cover it with some clay pebbles and then fill the bucket with coco, will that work ?
Another option is to use a Electric Heater on a timer, but that thing is ~1500w witch is way too much energy consumption.
I know that i haven't asked a specific question but i need your help. I will appreciate any advice or idea that you can give me. Please share your thoughts about my setup and help me improve.
Peace.
I have been growing cannabis for 2 years now and it has become my passion. Even though 2 years might seem like a decent experience i still haven't got a crop that i would consider successful. By successful i mean a decent yield of tight buds. What i got was only fluffy buds that were still a great smoke but not something to be proud of.
My grow setup at the moment is 100w HPS in a 19" x 19" x 34" box. It's a old freezer. I have two 4" vents 1 for intake and 1 for outtake. For my previous grows i used soil. I tried to grow 4 plants at the same time in that tiny space, out of witch only 2-3 ended up flowering either because some were males or because some simply didn't survive.
I keep this growbox in a basement witch has its advantages and disadvantages. Main advantage is that smell is not a problem and the temperature is somewhat constant year-round. The disadvantage is that its pretty cold ~52F summer and ~41F winter.
I use 12/12 light cycle right from the start. To deal with the low temps i use only 1 outtake vent and cover 90% of the intake hole to get ~77F during light on. During light off temps in the box are the same as in the room. I water my plants with the most basic 20-20-20 NPK nutrient that i found.
I am looking to upgrade my setup and i need some advice what would be best.
The plan is to grow 1 plant with SCROG method. Probably some AK47. I want to upgrage my lights to a 250w or 150w HPS. I would prefer the 250W but i don't know if that will be too much light for such a small space and damage the pant. Im not really worried about heat since i use only a portion of my vent potential. But i am worried about the temps being to low with lights off.
Initially i thought about going hydro, with hydro i could simply use a small aquarium heater in the reservoir and fix cold temp problem. But i cant risk going full hydro because 2-3 times a year there are power outages and that would kill my plants.
Today i came across "Hempy Bucket" and that sparked a idea. What if i put a aquarium heater at the bottom of the bucket, cover it with some clay pebbles and then fill the bucket with coco, will that work ?
Another option is to use a Electric Heater on a timer, but that thing is ~1500w witch is way too much energy consumption.
I know that i haven't asked a specific question but i need your help. I will appreciate any advice or idea that you can give me. Please share your thoughts about my setup and help me improve.
Peace.
