New to growing (Closet) 300$ budget

if you have a $300 budget might I suggest athe dirty dozen organic starter pack from HTG supply. Heres what you get

Kit Includes:
400 watt Grow Light with Four Sided Horizontal Reflector
High Output High Pressure Sodium Bulb
High Output Metal Halide Conversion Bulb
Heavy Duty Timer
Pair of High Low Reflector Hangers
Roots Organics Buddha Gow and Bloom
2 Seed Starter 6 Packs
12 THREE GALLON Grow Bags
50' Roll of Reflective Mylar
Thermometer / Hygrometer

All this for $259.45. It comes with the hps/halide conversion so you just switch out bulbs when you need to flower Can't beat the price of this!

 

Yea, they are located in PA

 

The site is Grow Lights by High Tech Garden Supply | Your Online Hydroponics Store just look under grow kits.

 

If I may add to this, if you have a closet this is a great deal. Only thing you need to buy in addition to this is an inline vent fan and decent soil. 400w is an excellent light, you can pull half pounds every harvest, but it gets hot and needs a proper vent fan. Try to budget for $100-$120 for a decent vent fan.

You can skip out on a ph meter if you use lime in your soil, but I'd suggest a $25 Milwaukee (just use google shopping to find the cheapest)... works just as good as my $140 Hanna combo meter, just don't drop it in water

 

You can make one out of 2x2 and plastic for a fraction of the cost, but if you have an empty closet even better.

 

Not at all, but you will have to cut some ventilation holes. Some people cut holes in the door for intake and outtake vents because they rent or whatever and can easily replace a closet door when they move.

Putting a tent or box in a closet adds a few steps to the setup, you'll still need to vent the closet because heat will build up in there. Besides, with a 400w, you don't want to go any smaller than what you've already got.

 

That is the same size as my closet, it works out decent without a tent, it just creates issues if you cant vent the hot air out of the closet and pull cool air in. Also, paint the inside flat white, or get some reflective material to hang up.

 

I've only grown a few strains and I've never used seed boutique, but as long as you put time and effort into your grow, it'll be the best smoke you've ever had

One other thing I want to share with you, every nutrient line is a little different... and everybody has their favorites, but no matter which one you choose adding powdered dolomite lime to soil will go a looooooong way towards keeping your plants healthy. I use 1 cup per cubic ft or 2 TBSP per gal of soil, so if you're using a 1.5 cubic ft bag of soil, add 1 1/2 cups lime and mix it in good.

Lime adds calcium and magnesium to your soil, 2 minerals that flowering cannabis uses in abundance (calcium more than mag, 3-1). As your plants take these alkaline minerals out of the soil, the soil PH drifts towards acidic, leading to nutrient lockout. In the proper ratio, lime slowly replaces these minerals as your plant absorbs them, keeping your soil PH stable. That's why I said you don't really need a PH meter, but it's good to have.

Happy growing!!!

edit: dolomite lime @ home depot, $3.50 for 40 lbs

 

It may help, but what will happen is the hot air blowing out will help to raise the temperature of the room you are pulling air in from. Running a/c in that room will help to offset some of the heat, but it wont be as efficient as it would if you can vent the hot air to a different area than where you are getting your cool intake air from. I run one 4" intake tied into my home a/c duct under the house, and two 2" intakes from the outside and then use a 6" 424 cfm fan to vent the hot air into my attic. It ends up working well for me, temps stay about 79 with the closet door closed. It may not be in your budget right now, as it wasnt in mine either, but the best way to help offset some of the heat is a air cooled hood. Once again though, the hot air needs to be exhausted to a different area if at all possible.

 

Another problem with leaving your door open for ventilation is during flower... light leaks will extend your flowering time, and the longer you flower, the more likely your plant will grow pollen sacks and go "hermie". So don't forget to close the door at lights out

 

From the research I have done, attitude seed bank gets quite a few good reviews. Check this search, it should give you more info.

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