Planning your Marijuana Grow Room
You will need to think about the following equipment to get a grow room up and going.
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Growing medium;
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Reservoir tank and water;
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Grow systems;
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Final plant size – how big do you want these ladies to be?
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Lighting, type and distance between the lights and the plants;
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Fans and air control including ventilation;
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Power outlets, timers, and meters (temperature, EC and pH);
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Space to work around the growth.
Spend some time planning your marijuana grow room in advance. A well planned grow room will be easier to work in and leaves less room for costly mistakes and accidents. Any space that can be made into an enclosed, lightproof environment will be suitable; from a whole garage, attic, cellar or bedroom down to a cupboard or even a tented off area of another room will do. Unless you are organizing quite a large grow a lot of people buy an entire kit, all-in-one grow box or grow tent. But remember that you will need ventilation and space around the plants to tend to them especially if you are using HID lights instead of LED grow lights.
Ideally, you should have at least 6ft (1.83cm) of height if not more like 10 or 12 feet and easy access to power sockets, water and exhaust. You can grow in smaller spaces but you will need to train your plants downwards on wires on a daily basis as they grow quickly under lights. You will also have to monitor the humidity, heat and air flow of smaller areas more intensively.
Think about discretion. Fans, bright grow lights and pumps can sometimes attract unwanted attention and so should be kept away from neighbours or living accommodation where they may prove a nuisance. It is also important to think about odors. You’re burgeoning crop may begin to smell quite strongly, even from outside your house or flat. More information on eliminating odors can be found here.
Safety is a crucial consideration when planning the growing environment. Electricity and water don’t mix. Keep all electric appliances away from water and up off the floor in case of flooding. Before starting to grow, double check all timers, pipes, leads and electrical connections. It is usually a good idea to buy new gear but well inspected used gear can save you a lot of money. We would always buy new lights though as the bulbs do have a longer life expectancy and old lights can offer poor results.
Give the whole system a dummy run first to be sure that there have been no errors in setting up. Watch that reservoir systems do not overfill on to the floor, an easy way to stop that is with an overflow set up and that light does not escape the room and that the temperature does not fluctuate in the air or the reservoir. If you are using the high energy (high heat output) HPS and MH lights then certainly make sure you keep a fire extinguisher to hand in the grow room. I am not joking.
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my weed plant is about 13 inches wts been grown it for 2months and a half wts wrong it is because i have i 2 more growing n the same pot hole and them 2 shorter then the 13 inch and im growin it out doors wts wrong
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There is a whole section about marijuana lighting on this site for you to look at.
Can I grow weed under a simple bulb light or does it have to be sunlight and how many times a day should I water my weed plant?
its depend how many weeds are you growing, and how big is your growing room.
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the person ask if you had to have light to grow smoable weed my question goes a little farher can you grow one or 2 plants in a open room as long as you have a light over it i have some questions probably better off not asking here
a 1000 watt watt with a maxi shield will cover 6′ of plant light, a 1000 watt watt with a smaller shield will cover about 4′ of light space.
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I’m tring to grow tangerine dream plants a friend told me it was difficult any tips for me
it depends on the seeds and how the set up is and if your doing every thang right but if so then bout 2 weeks or longer may see results in a week it depends on how its done and what products are used to get the job done ?
How do I go from having plants to actual smokeable weed? And how much do seeds usually cost?
How long does it take to grow
No all plants need some type of light to grow otherwise they will die in a few weeks
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