And it begins

[Oldjoints]

I am building a grow room in a 10 x 10 with a veg area for mother’s, a flowering area and an isolation area for germs and males (closet). I was told to do nothing permenant and use no 2x4’s or nails. The grow light is the only light in the room since I took down the ceiling fan to use as an exhaust port. I will go in detail in my next post on dimensions and further plans. Just thought I would start this thread and update with pics as I go. All comments/suggestions are welcome be they good or bad.

The flower room I decided to make 7x7:

[Oldjoints]

I am allowed 6 adults and 6 starts. I have no problem with 6 adults...,
Mother room:

[bentech]

the rigid insulation board is a great product!

will you be conditioning your air?

lots of ways to join that stuff. rigid corners are possible using angle brackets with drywall screws running through it and the board into scraps of plywood

probably wouldn't meet the spirit of the instruction you've been given but if I need lumber I go with 2x3 for most things. the lumber is usually in far better condition than any 2x4's in the yard and there is just no need for larger dimensions most of the time

[Oldjoints]

Yes, the a/c vent to the room is above the buckets, I will be feeding it into the flower room also. I used reflective vent tape on ceiling and floor for the panels and seams.

[Dick Fein]

Cool! That 2 sided tape I use can be found in the flooring section at Home Depot intended to join vinyl flooring seams. It is a transparent membrane with long fibers in it and can be removed without damage from painted walls.

[Oldjoints]

Thanks Dick! I will remember that for future reference. I am not really worried much about the paint. The floor is tile though and since I couldn’t use proper framing and already had that tape used it.

[Prawn Connery]

Get rid of the reflector and hang that bulb vertically (is it a 1000HPS?). Six plants is the ideal number for a vertical grow and with 7x7 you'll have enough room to walk around and access all plants. You'll get much better yields with a vertical grow than a horizontal grow for the same output. It's also the best way to grow sativas (IMO) if that's what you like to grow.

[Oldjoints]

Hi Prawn,
A bare bulb grow is not possible as the health dept. will be doing inspections and safety is their major concern. No outdoor, everything behind locked doors, the rules go on and on. Could do a cool tube but for now at least it’s a traditional horizontal grow. Yes the light is a 1000 hps/mh. I also have a 400 hps/mh for the mother room. Not doing any sativa’s in this grow but will have some in the mix down the road.
Appreciate the advice... welcome back!

[ripper5]

Good luck!

[Prawn Connery]

No worries. That's a shame. Are you planning to grow in soil or coco?

[Oldjoints]

I have been debating that with myself. On one hand I am good with soil and what I am presently using with some starts (see pic below). But I am growing tired of the problems of soil. I just got done fighting fungus gnats despite my efforts to sanitize the soil before planting. Keeping mothers in soil for an extended period is not an ideal situation either as eventually the soil will be devoid of the nutrients needed and always a risk of pests that invade soil. But I don’t have a lot of experience with coco and don’t want problems with this start-up grow.
Here is what I have at present:

[Prawn Connery]

You'll have the same issues with fungus gnats in coco as in soil, unfortunately. Options to deal with them are anything from living with them, hanging fly paper, neem oil drenches to diatomaceous earth. The last option is most effective, as it porevents gnats laying eggs and any that do make it into the coco/soil never make it out again. I don't even bother much anymore, I just spray some pyrethrum around the bases of the plants every now and then when numbers get high during summer. Healthy plants can usually outgrow most pests. I try to keep things as organic as I can.

[Oldjoints]

Yes I used diatamaceous soil as well, didn’t have neem so used hydrogen peroxide and then after drain taped the bottom holes up to block re-entry from adults. Haven’t seen any after 2 days but time will tell.....