hey everybody.
been reading the forums for a while now, doing my research, etc. i am pretty much ready to start buying everything i need. my grow space is only 3x3x5 feet, in a closet, in an apartment building. i plan on using CFLs. i have some questions:
- how many plants can i fit in this space comfortably? my guess is 2 or 3.
- how many bulbs should i use? i know i'll be adjusting them daily.
- how many 24W CFLs can i fit on an outlet, on average? i don't know how many amps the circuits in my building provide. i can tell you that i can run my desktop computer + a bunch of other shit from one outlet on a power strip; if it can do that much, will this be enough for the CFLs + a fan?
- will lowe's/homedepot have a cheap light cycle timer?
- how much do i need to worry about reflecting the light from CFLs? it seems like their strength is already dismally low and worrying about reflecting light from over 6" away sounds pointless.
i will probably not build a grow box, as the space will only have one 'open' wall (the other 3 walls being the closet walls + the door), so i might just make some sort of partition with cardboard or some ghetto shit. i will have a simple fan blowing the air around in the closet, but the closet itself isn't very airtight and i am not worried about airflow really. the temperature in my apartment is always around 70F and the humidity is usually low.
thanks in advance for any help :]
been reading the forums for a while now, doing my research, etc. i am pretty much ready to start buying everything i need. my grow space is only 3x3x5 feet, in a closet, in an apartment building. i plan on using CFLs. i have some questions:
- how many plants can i fit in this space comfortably? my guess is 2 or 3.
- how many bulbs should i use? i know i'll be adjusting them daily.
- how many 24W CFLs can i fit on an outlet, on average? i don't know how many amps the circuits in my building provide. i can tell you that i can run my desktop computer + a bunch of other shit from one outlet on a power strip; if it can do that much, will this be enough for the CFLs + a fan?
- will lowe's/homedepot have a cheap light cycle timer?
- how much do i need to worry about reflecting the light from CFLs? it seems like their strength is already dismally low and worrying about reflecting light from over 6" away sounds pointless.
i will probably not build a grow box, as the space will only have one 'open' wall (the other 3 walls being the closet walls + the door), so i might just make some sort of partition with cardboard or some ghetto shit. i will have a simple fan blowing the air around in the closet, but the closet itself isn't very airtight and i am not worried about airflow really. the temperature in my apartment is always around 70F and the humidity is usually low.
thanks in advance for any help :]