I have 9 plants, 5 in the aerogarden, 4 in soil.. 6 days old right now.. I just got my MH light in for vegging, I also have about 7 CFLS + the aerogarden light. I am going to setup the MH tonight, my question is how should I arrange the lights.. Should i give half the plants MH one day and the other half CFLS, and then switch from day to day, or is it better to just put the MH a little higher so it covers them all and let the cfls hit them closer.. I would like them all to benefit off the light. The light I have is a 400W MH/HPS from htgsupply

I do both of the things you mentioned I think either one will get you there.

IMO I would lift the MH put them all under it and surround them with cfls this is what i do and it works for me

I am seriously considering an indoor grow next season. What is the cost of the electricity per month to run a decent setup for about 6 plants? I'm outdoor growing away from my property and it's a lot of work. An indoor grow would be much easier.

indoor is the way to go in my opinion. The energy has not cost me too much and I grow 12 at a time


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pj, do you grow in soil or hydro? I would want to grow in soil because hydro sounds more complicated aside from the cost. It's my impression that methods other than soil are much more scientific and time consuming. I wish I could build a simple grow closet and put about 6 plants in it. I would hope to germinate quite a few, sex them, then veg and flower. If I did it it would need to be a simple grow closet.

Why in your opinion is indoor the way to go? Somehow I get the feeling there's more to go wrong indoors(mold, ph, nute lockout), not that outdoors is without challenges either. Is my impression wrong?

with soil you dont have to worry as much about those issues

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