Virgin grower

Going to have a very small tent just for one plant. But those light are abit out of my price budget and cheaper alternatives that you know of? Reading a lot of mixed reviews and suggestions on forums.

What's your budget?

Also smell won't be a problem so is it essential to get a carbon filter and extractor fan?

You'll need to exchange the air in the tent for your plant to grow well.
The carbon filter is to conceal the smell - incase you have vistors ... trades people ... or just don't wanna live a round a flowering plant (some can be noxious!)

Sorry if these are stupid questions.
Again thank you for your time.
No worries - it's how we all learn! :D
 
Was hoping closer to 150ish for the light.

Will be growing in a closet so do I need an extractor fan for constant new air or would openening the doors every morning and evening when dark to refresh the air and have a fan on constantly be enough.

As you might have guessed don't won't spend a lot of money hoping to save where possible.
Thanks
 
I don't know much about low cost LEDs, but for 150 you could get a fairly decent 250w HPS setup.
If HPS is gonna run too hot, you could look into the larger CFLs ...they'll still grow a plant!

Will be growing in a closet so do I need an extractor fan for constant new air or would openening the doors every morning and evening when dark to refresh the air and have a fan on constantly be enough.

That won't do unfortunately .. they need constant air exchange at x cycles per minute (i don't remember the math). The extraction will be necessary in a cupboard.

As you might have guessed don't won't spend a lot of money hoping to save where possible.

I understand - Just try not to compromise your safety with a cost saving!

Good luck with the plans!! :D
 
Note; All comments are from personal experiences, and or trial and error in a past learning cure..... and i stand by my advice, as it is based on experiences completed ALR

Pretty much need a step by step guide if anyone can help.
Thanks

here a guy i taught from scratch, its a live grow right now at day 85.................. its all in there ricky...........

https://www.autoflower.org/threads/dp-ultimates-first.69904/page-28#post-2110102

1 peice of kitchen towel

i allways germinate, in a 5ltr pot, seed 1cm below soil, wet right through, cover pot with clingfilm to "Stop It Drying Out".................. the main reason for germ fail, when roots show at 5ltr pot bottom, re pot into final vessel............. whuy germ in 5ltr first ?............. so you can put 3 in 3 pots, 'sellect" the largest plant of the 3............ at day 10-15.................. selection improves final outcome........ you dont want a runt on a single bean hatch right.......................time is green..............

Why 2 Seeds ..... I like a choice in my one pot

the question is, why are you growing your own ??.......................... and if its ditch the dealer, then that na probs........... you have to ask the Qs,.................... over the 80 to 100 days of the grow, say i smoke 1g ? 2g ? per day RDA amount !...........................then 1g/day = 100g over 100 day grow = 50g per plant 2 plants ?.......... or 2g?day = 200g over 100 day grow = 3 plants 66g each......................... a plant well grown can be leaned on for 50g most times..... work out your 100 day grow needs and set it at that.........

Do I need to layer the soil with nutrients?

keep it simple dont add anything to soils.................. its all the more controllable just using top water nutrients........... you cant take additives out of soil once added !!....................if the soil Ph drop or goes acidic due to adding to much acidic or alkaline (Lime) to base soils,.......... recommended soil from me is gold label special mix, contains white peat................................is Ph perfect from new to old soil at grows end, you wanna avoid nute deffs special mix, use it as it is straight out of the bags

re nutrients.............. my addvice on not adding anything to the base soil as it come............... includes 2no biotabs at 6 inches deep................... its slow release, but is of an NPK nature that is set for vegititive stage only.....................the NPK ratio NPK = Nitrogen + Phosphorus + K = magnesium "Macro Nutrients..........

the NPK of Biotabs is set for veg at............... 17 / 7 / 8....................... so when the plant switches nute requirement to 'Fruitification" / Flowering,............ it needs the reverse NPK 8 / 7 / 17 !!.............. so one tab dose not fit all....................... like the maxi crop one powder fits all, it's to high in "Nitrogen" during flowering period, ............. this blocks a % trich formation.............. better to tune a liquid nute, you can control, to high nitrogen in veg and high P & K in flower ricky yea........ one shot powders or tablets can not deliver a tuned nute spectrum during the differentiated grow phases................ that is common sense right....... is why canna PK13/14 sells well !!............................fruit boosts.........

thinking might do one plant inside and one plant outside

just one in a green house on a auto vent, in full flower, you can smell it at nigh and day for 100yds around the green house end off.................. carbon filter and night time hot box for night heat........... you can control the stink............. but if you just vent the greenhouse................ fine if your half mile from any other house in the country side ................ indoors may be a bit more expensive but affords control of aroma and plant stink............ and is 100% secure from security leaks !..............

Just try not to compromise your safety with a cost saving!

i refer you to the above quote !.................. kids in the house ??.................... it's gotta be 1005 secure and safe...... 1st offense in Uk now is..................... walk......................... if 9 or less plants.......... ACPO ruling 2015 = 9 plants warning kit not taken............... 9 to 20 kit taken fine, and bound over 1st offense............. above 25 plants.............. classed as commercial minimum 5yr................. if no medical reason for the grow................. ACPO stands for the "Association Of Chief Police Officers"..................... in other words in the words of the "Barnsley Chef Of Police".............. we are operating on the Dutch principle, tolerated...................

best of luck for the grow ricky....................... you get stuck or a deficiency's turns up.....................or you run into issues ................... drop me a line and i'll sort it out fore you ok............best to all....... back stop ALR
 
Cheers auto low ryder. No doubt I will be asking you for help further down the line. Just want to clear up on the bio tabs and soil situation.
I have ready started germinating in kitchen towel in a zip lock bag.
I have bought biobizz light mix and was going to add the biota s tablets to the soil are you recommending I don't add the tablets and just add liquid nutrients as the plant develops?
I am hopefully growing blue mystic which I have read is a very low odour grow is this true?
Thanks for the help and support.
 
Cheers auto low ryder. No doubt I will be asking you for help further down the line. Just want to clear up on the bio tabs and soil situation.
I have ready started germinating in kitchen towel in a zip lock bag.
I have bought biobizz light mix and was going to add the biota s tablets to the soil are you recommending I don't add the tablets and just add liquid nutrients as the plant develops?
I am hopefully growing blue mystic which I have read is a very low odour grow is this true?
Thanks for the help and support.

Hey Ricky
You'll probably need to quote his message or tag him (like this @AutoLowRyder ) to get his attention :D
The chap is grow master for a very famous breeder - Lots to be learned from him!

:d5:
 
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