Hello everybody.
I just signed up on the site. I used the site a long time ago and mainly lurked on the forum. I remember using the guide about how to rewire a Lowes HPS security light to use indoors which worked great. I’ve had some successful grows 10+ years ago, including ones with CFLs, but never got back into it due to places where I was at which didn’t have the best conditions.
I rent my current place and have been here almost a year. Landlord is always on vacation or out of town. I have not seen him in person in 2018 since I signed the lease last summer and got my keys then gave him the deposit. Maintenance man does everything, including collecting rent, and landlord says if anything breaks just get it fixed then give him a bill or deal with the maintenance man who is kinda shady. I only see him on the 4th of the month if rent isn’t paid so I try to catch him early and plan on paying in advance.
I just fix small stuff to avoid dealing with him. I have a security system up which monitors my outside and I get alerts due to it being a somewhat shady neighborhood sometimes, usually late afternoon or when its dark. So I know if the maintenance man is mowing or I get a package delivery because I get an alert on my phone. This makes me feel more comfortable in a closet grow. Nobody comes by unannounced.
Setup:
I have a 2’ D x 5’ W x 9’ H closet that I’m planning to grow 2 or 3 plants in doing screen of green.
The closet has a shelf about 6’ tall that I’m thinking I’ll leave the shelf and grow cuttings/clones when the grow is almost done to keep my personal supply going constantly. The plan is to keep the door to the room with a lock on it and have blinds plus heavy curtains to keep light from leaking out.
I haven’t bought a light yet but I’ve been following LEDs. I think I’ll order a 600 watt LED setup from overseas for about $80 that uses about 120 watts of power and seems more than enough lights. I’ll probably use it a grow or two then upgrade to 1000 watt LED. 10 years ago, the LEDs were expensive and the grow lights needed a lot of ventilation which had me interest in microgrows. I’m trying to keep this as minimal as possible and have done my research on lights. The room has excellent A/C and it stays 74 - 76 without a problem. My place has shade from trees outside so it helps keep the room naturally cooler.
My seeds are 15 bag seeds. My old stash was destroyed by a shitty ex-landlord who threw away all my stuff after saying storing my stuff for a week was OK. I brought back 20 seeds from Jamaica which she threw out with my stuff. I was so pissed but I can ask around and probably score some seeds however that kinda messes with my plan on keeping this as secret as possible.
I like sativas or sativa dominants to smoke before work and indicas to knock me out when I get home. I suspect most of the bag seeds are indica/indica dom.
I plan on making the screen from PVC. I’m not 100% sure on the screen material but I can probably find something at work or will find something searching on the forum. I plan on getting my light over the next 2-3 weeks.
