New Growers Most accessible small set up for a new blind grower?

This is going to be as much of a learning experience for us as it will be for you. I think if you want to begin with a 60 x 60 tent then go for one with something like a 160cm height. It’s much easier to grow in tents with higher clearance and the 120cm tent is more challenging to use sometimes. I know mars hydro makes one like that. For the extraction fan the AC Infinity Cloudline 4 inch fan is super quiet and has automatic controls that can be used to control the temperature automatically, one less thing for you to worry about. Any decent carbon filter will work. I like to use the ones with Australian activated charcoal. They seem to work well. I’m certain others will also have recommendations so consider everything before you decide anything. 

 Sohum super soil is excellent imo  and will do a full auto cycle with ph’ed water only with some light potting soil around the seed to start it off in. 

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Sohum isn’t easy to find in the UK. Lots of UK growers are having very good luck with ecothrive soil. It’s easy to find in the UK and also a water only soil.

Hey mate, some great suggestions so far. 

A 60x60 tent is a great place to start however may be a bit small if you want to have multiple plants. As @monkey mentioned a taller tent is better if you can find one, by the time you squeeze the fan/filter and a light up top it doesn't leave you with much height to work with if the plant takes off. My recommendation would be marshydro or spiderfarmer, both are decent quality and will be easy to set up. 

As for the humidity/temp monitors, you can get inkbird wifi sensors that will connect to your internet and they pair with an app for your phone, you can track both wherever you have mobile signal from the app, you can also set alarms to warn you if the temps or humidity hit a predetermined value that you set. 

You can also get wifi power plugs that you can set a timer on via an app on your phone for the lights/ feed pumps etc. You can also track your power usage and turn them on/off via the app. 

Medium I would suggest soil, as you touched on it requires less input and in some cases will allow just water the entire grow. Things like coco and dwc are much more grower input intensive mediums and it can become alot of work quite quickly. Especially since you mentioned you suffer vision impairment so I think soil would be easier for you to manage. 

It can be as simple as a red light on a fan or humidifier that can cause a reveg and or hermies with photo period plants, and even with 20/20 vision I have missed one of these lights and had a run herm on me, so if you don't feel confident identifying light leaks or potential light sources then autoflowers are an excellent option. A nice hardy strain with good genetics will make life easier for you also, consider something like white widow or northern lights, both are excellent strains and make life easy if things get out of whack. 

Fans have been covered, you can't get much better than an a/c infinity and Australian charcoal filters, a 4 inch would be enough to filter a 60x60 no issues. 

There are plenty of guides here on making your own soil, and quite a few members running varying brands of pre bagged soil, I run mainly coco and live in Australia so I wouldn't be able to recommend you anything on that front sorry.

You can also purchase little plastic clips designed for LST training, they are fairly inexpensive and can be purchased on Amazon or ebay. They are also really easy to use and prevents you needing to tie stuff down or mess around with garden wire. 

Hopefully all that info helps, sorry it's a massive information dump but I figured it was easier as one post lol 

If you need any help just let us know

My main grow room is the shower. lol but I bought a 75 x 75 x 160cm bay6 tent for about £55 It's a nice inbetween size. Iv got 3 plants in it right now, which is far too much for the light iv got in there but I got carried away with the seed planting 😆

Thanks for the replies so far everyone.

Stealth is a factor for me, and also I don't have a lot of space to dedicate.

Would a 75X75 be a better size for two plants?

I don't need them to be huge, but I would like to at least have a backup for the first couple of times, then start growing different strains.

I assume a 300W LED would be ok for a 75X75 tent?

Also thanks for the recs re soils to get in UK, will check them out once I have my shopping list all ready.

Was actually planning to start with some northern lights, brings back great memories.

Best,

VapingDruid

@vapingdruid It will depend on the size of the plants and all that but I find the 75 x 75 is a nice size for 2 plants or maybe 3 at a push, it's only a 100w light iv got in there. I was never planning on having more than one plant in the tent but I ended up taking clones and planting too many seeds, but at least I know now that she can hold more than one.lol

I dont know a lot about light coverage but I would thought a 300w would be more than enough for a 75 x 75.

I also bought a small 90 x 90 x 60cm tent which Im using for drying weed at the moment, I have a plant hanging in it now, infact that was the reason I bought my first tent because I needed somewhere to dry my weed. you can never have too many tents.lol 🙂 

Posted by: @vapingdruid

I assume a 300W LED would be ok for a 75X75 tent?

300 watts is probably twice what a 60x60 would need but I think a warning of sorts is in order. When looking for lights look at the actual watts that the light draws from the circuit and not the manufacturer’s name. For example when I first started out I purchased some lights marketed as 600w lights. They were actually 108 watt lights but to increase the appeal they named them the 600w. Also wanted to mention for stealth a “quantum board” type light with no cooling fan is the quieter option that most new growers are starting with these days.

Posted by: @vapingdruid

Stealth is a factor for me, and also I don't have a lot of space to dedicate.

 

Would a 75X75 be a better size for two plants?

 

I don't need them to be huge, but I would like to at least have a backup for the first couple of times, then start growing different strains.

 

I assume a 300W LED would be ok for a 75X75 tent?

hi there, lots of great advice so far ..

just gonna throw another option in here i think worth considering for you...

a 2x4 tent which is 5 feet high.. the thinking being

- easier access to plants (side by side) for training and reaching the back of the tent

- possibly better stealth shape - more like a wardrobe shape so dont stand out so much - easy to throw a sheet or blanket over etc

- can fit several small or 2 or 3 medium sized plants

- 240w ish of led will do u nicely for yields of similar number even for beginners (i use a migro 240 in mine which fits perfect)

- if u decide u want a little more floor space u can put it on its side to make a 2x5 which is 4 feet high (short plants only!)

AC infinity do superb climate controlled fan/ filter kits or u can get a basic kit for much less to start off (something for every budget!)

Sohum soil is the easiest (and priciest) to use, is more readily available now in uk (u wont need to add any feeds so u save money there)

Ecothrive is a better soil if you're going to reuse and reamend your soil imo

The tomato type supports can be very useful and simple to use .. i use a variation from B&Q .. a stand with a ring support that attaches - this acts like a mini-scrogg (screen of green - a term growers use to describe a desirable flat trained canopy which helps deliver best case yields...)

I guess simplicity is the key to get started so thats my advice .. keep it simple .. soil, seeds, light, - all the best quality u can get, a good air exchange,  then its about getting the watering side right .. just like any other plant

happy growing and hope u enjoy the percys community here