Any advice for this closet grow?

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Smooooth

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I've started growing a plant from bagseed outdoors. It's one week into flowering & I will be investing in some LED lights from a friend tomorrow. So my plan is to move the plants indoors, to my closet. Not sure what kind of LED lights or Watts. But he said he was able to grow 6 plants with the lights.
I won't use a carbon filter but I'm planning on having a couple small fans in the closet as well.

Is this transfer a safe/ good idea? It's starting to get a tad chilly outside & I don't want to risk losing the plant since it has already started flowering.

Also have an autoflower that I'd like to put in there.
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This is the initial plant 1 week into flowering.

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This is the autoflower. Delicious Dark Purple Strain
 
HydoDan

HydoDan

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I have to bring my outside plants inside to finish them every year. The main thing is take it slow. Not to close to the lights.. it's much warmer and dryer inside so they will use more water.. kinda like the opposite of hardening them off in the spring!!
 
emepher

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Personally, I hate pests and having to deal with them, so going all organic with compost and what not is a no-go for me, and so would be bringing anything inside from outdoors. And I probably have control issues. But plenty of folks do either or both of those things with great success, and ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

For anyone to give you any meaningful help they'd have to know more about your setup. Any data you can provide might be helpful: closet dimensions, what type/wattage of lights you're getting, growing medium and pot size, how old and how big the flowering plant is, what nutes you are using, etc. Good luck, nice plant, and I'm sure you'll get all the help you need (and more) if tell us what constraints you're working under and what you hope to achieve.
 
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emepher said:
Personally, I hate pests and having to deal with them, so going all organic with compost and what not is a no-go for me, and so would be bringing anything inside from outdoors. And I probably have control issues. But plenty of folks do either or both of those things with great success, and ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

For anyone to give you any meaningful help they'd have to know more about your setup. Any data you can provide might be helpful: closet dimensions, what type/wattage of lights you're getting, growing medium and pot size, how old and how big the flowering plant is, what nutes you are using, etc. Good luck, nice plant, and I'm sure you'll get all the help you need (and more) if tell us what constraints you're working under and what you hope to achieve.
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Okay, I just purchased my lights. It seems he gave me some LEDs as well as a 600w HPS lamp with a winged hood.
There are 2 LED square panels. one has a label that says:

Size- 31.5*31.5*3.5cm
Voltage- 110V +| 5% 60hz
(no idea what this means or if it's good)

The closet is pretty roomy. I will upload pics soon.

Should I use the HPS in the closet since I'm in flowering or will it get too hot in there with no exhaust?
Will the LEDs work for flowering? If so, how should I go about the setup? I know it is tough without pics of the grow area, just waiting on my phone to charge to upload some pictures!

As far as the plant itself, she is 8 days into flowering, pretty small. I'll say about a foot or so. 2 gallons of soil. Fox Farm nutes. but I have only fed it twice. Big Bloom. Didn't take too well so I've just been letting it grow on it's own.

I'm new to all of this btw. indoor and outdoor. Only tried this one other time & my previous plant died from the cold weather during flowering!
 
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& not sure which rack to put the LED on if I go with that option.
How far away should the lights be from the plant?

The closet is about 3 by 6 by 8
 
emepher

emepher

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The closet itself looks good - certainly big enough, and white walls are what you want. Those particular LED lights might be okay for starting seedlings, and you literally won't even notice them on your electric bill, but they're so low-powered (13 watts?) and low intensity that they're pretty useless beyond that, unfortunately. The HPS is tried and true, and a very popular and effective style of light. The downside is that it is basically half lamp/half heater, so your main challenge will be controlling the heat it puts out, which is quite a bit for a confined space. Hopefully someone else with more experience will chime in on that, as I've never used HPS or had much experience with heat removal.

I've also never used Fox Farm nutes, though many, many people do successfully, so maybe they'll give you some pointers, and you can definitely find tons more info if you look a bit here. You may be new to this but you are in the right place - RIU can teach you everything you need to know. Definitely check out the Newbie Central forum here - that info is invaluable.

The only advice I can give is to think about your soil. If it is dirt from your yard you won't be too happy with it, though you could certainly repot the plant. Some will tell you that 2 gallons is too small, but that can work. If you can get that intense HPS light on it, keep it under 80 degrees or so in the closet, and feed the nutes without over doing it, your plant will probably finish well. And a 600W HPS is certainly enough to cover a few plants. Good luck!
 
HydoDan

HydoDan

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Without some kind of ventilation that 600watt is going to get to warm and cook your plants.. I don't know anything about led panels, but if you want too, put the plants about 18 below them. Hopefully someone else will chime in... is the hps dimmable?
 
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emepher said:
The closet itself looks good - certainly big enough, and white walls are what you want. Those particular LED lights might be okay for starting seedlings, and you literally won't even notice them on your electric bill, but they're so low-powered (13 watts?) and low intensity that they're pretty useless beyond that, unfortunately. The HPS is tried and true, and a very popular and effective style of light. The downside is that it is basically half lamp/half heater, so your main challenge will be controlling the heat it puts out, which is quite a bit for a confined space. Hopefully someone else with more experience will chime in on that, as I've never used HPS or had much experience with heat removal.

I've also never used Fox Farm nutes, though many, many people do successfully, so maybe they'll give you some pointers, and you can definitely find tons more info if you look a bit here. You may be new to this but you are in the right place - RIU can teach you everything you need to know. Definitely check out the Newbie Central forum here - that info is invaluable.

The only advice I can give is to think about your soil. If it is dirt from your yard you won't be too happy with it, though you could certainly repot the plant. Some will tell you that 2 gallons is too small, but that can work. If you can get that intense HPS light on it, keep it under 80 degrees or so in the closet, and feed the nutes without over doing it, your plant will probably finish well. And a 600W HPS is certainly enough to cover a few plants. Good luck!
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Thank you!
I'm thinking of trying out a diy ac for heat control to save some money.
The soil I am using was purchased from menards. Just can't remember the brand.
 
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HydoDan said:
Without some kind of ventilation that 600watt is going to get to warm and cook your plants.. I don't know anything about led panels, but if you want too, put the plants about 18 below them. Hopefully someone else will chime in... is the hps dimmable?
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I ended up putting the plant on a box to move the plant closer to the light since it isn't that strong.
But I plan to make a diy ac unit in for a little cooler air
 
HydoDan

HydoDan

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Smooooth said:
I ended up putting the plant on a box to move the plant closer to the light since it isn't that strong.
But I plan to make a diy ac unit in for a little cooler air
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Keep in mind you will need to exchange all the air in the closet with an inlet and exhaust. Just cooling it probably won't do the job...
 
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HydoDan said:
Keep in mind you will need to exchange all the air in the closet with an inlet and exhaust. Just cooling it probably won't do the job...
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Could I have the door open & a fan pointing out of it? I'm not able to cut any holes for proper exhaust
 
Millsie

Millsie

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If someone is never ever going to come around or be anywhere close to the house then you dont need a carbon filter
Otherwise get a carbon filter and a centrifugal fan to match

With your closet I would take out most of that shelving and put in a secondary box which houses the fan,lights,plants,etc.. Box then vents out to cupboard -> room - Dimensions for the cupboard would be ideal too lol..
 
Sugarleafloni

Sugarleafloni

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Hmmm. So What r ur plans? R u planning on reveging them or flowering them? If ur gonna flower them i wouldn't worry too much about a carbon scrubber. The plants r small u could easily diy a carbon scrubber and tent in a day or two. Set it up and run an exhaust vent from ur tent to a window. It looks like u live in an apt. If so hopefully ur in an upper level unit so that no-one will smell the delicousness that ur exausting out the window. Some ppl like to do the whole wood frame thing. I like quick and easy. Pvc pipe is awesome get ur self about twenty ft or so, some elbows and t' s. Make sure it's the stuff that won't off gas when it gets hot. I forget what kind. Quick google search should help. Get some gorilla tape and panda film a couple screw in a19 led bulbs. 15watt 100 watt equivalent. Some shop lights with clippys. pop the diffusers off and ur good. Just put it together and put ur plants in. Then u can Do some research. And get ur closet set up without rushing to beat nature. Sound like a plan? :)
 
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