So here's the deal, I move back to college at the end of August, and I'm thinking of not only taking my plants with me but also starting some seeds while I'm there. This is only my first season, but I feel like I've gained enough experience with outdoor growing to give indoor growing a shot. I work at Lowe's so getting materials isn't really much of an issue, I just need to know what I would need for my setup. As of right now I'm trying to make it a very basic/minimalist setup, of the four plants I have going now I'd like to keep my Serrano and Habanero plants which are in 4 gal containers, sadly I doubt I'd have much room for seeds if I bring the other 2 along (although maybe I could try to OW them at my parents house).
What I already have at my disposal:
A large rubbermaid table (2'x4')
5gal bucket
Habanero and Serrano plants each in 3.8 gal container
Small fan
power strip
Jobe's Organic 2-5-3 fertilizer
Alaska fish emulsion 5-1-1
Miracle Gro shake n feed tomato plus calcium 9-4-12
YET ANOTHER EDIT: Finally made a decision on what lights I will be using this winter! I found a pretty nice fixture on Amazon (Hydrofarm SBC250 250-Watt Sunburst MH) and some hardware to hang it from for about $125, so that will be my main light source. Since I'd still be short by about 2,000 lumens I bought 4 65W spot gro bulbs from sylvania, might buy 2 more if I really need them but four should suffice. Next step is building a stand for my fixtures, saw a nice design involving pvc in one of the other posts I plan on replicating, I just hope it can hold up the main fixture (it's close to 30lbs!) the spot gro fixtures are extremely light so I'm not worried about those. I'll probably post pics once I get everything in and start putting it all together.
What I already have at my disposal:
A large rubbermaid table (2'x4')
5gal bucket
Habanero and Serrano plants each in 3.8 gal container
Small fan
power strip
Jobe's Organic 2-5-3 fertilizer
Alaska fish emulsion 5-1-1
Miracle Gro shake n feed tomato plus calcium 9-4-12
YET ANOTHER EDIT: Finally made a decision on what lights I will be using this winter! I found a pretty nice fixture on Amazon (Hydrofarm SBC250 250-Watt Sunburst MH) and some hardware to hang it from for about $125, so that will be my main light source. Since I'd still be short by about 2,000 lumens I bought 4 65W spot gro bulbs from sylvania, might buy 2 more if I really need them but four should suffice. Next step is building a stand for my fixtures, saw a nice design involving pvc in one of the other posts I plan on replicating, I just hope it can hold up the main fixture (it's close to 30lbs!) the spot gro fixtures are extremely light so I'm not worried about those. I'll probably post pics once I get everything in and start putting it all together.