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Easy Closet System
The EzHydroKit company is true to its name. They use simple but effective set-ups that are perfect for a closet grow. These kits utilize compact fluorescent lighting which keeps both room temperatures and electricity bills low. These set-ups are virtually undetectable by authorities. The hydro flow kits are nearly complete out of the box, with growers guides, nutrients, and much more; but the kits do not include air flow equipment so expect to acquire some fans also. Extra lighting might be necessary to achieve big colas. Their EzFlow Ultra for $149.95 is our recommended closet system. This company is also very prompt in returning any questions and inquiries. Check out www.EzHydroKit.com or call 1.866.394.9376
Mid-level Hobbyist
The mid-level hobbyist grow room is for a person who is able to invest at least $2000 in initial start-up costs. These costs can potentially be recouped within six months. First, set aside one room with a closet in your home for the grow operation. Prepare this room for your activities by covering windows and securing a door lock. With this amount of space, you can operate a vegetative chamber in the closet and a flowering chamber within the main room. The flowering chamber must be light proof since the plants need 12 hours of darkness per night, but the light in the vegetative chamber will run 18 or more hours a day. This division of chambers minimizes time between harvests. Light proofing can be achieved by sealing the closet door, the door to the outside, and erecting a partition around the flowering chamber. The inside walls of the partition and of the vegetative chamber should be covered with a reflective material like Mylar. Make sure the flowering chamber is in complete darkness by standing in the chamber while the vegetative lights are on but the flowering lights are off. The vegetative closet can run a cloning and germinating shelf lit with fluorescents and vegetative grow area lit by a 400W metal halide or equivalent compact fluorescents. Running two 600W high intensity discharge (HID) lamps above a 4’ x 8’ table of plants in the flowering area will ensure dense buds while keeping electricity bills and temperatures modest. This system will require ample air flow to both chambers and odor control equipment. Exhausts should be mounted to each 600W lamp to control heat radiating from light bulbs. Each set of plants will also need fans blowing directly on them. Odor control an be achieved through various means. We recommend a charcoal filter with high power fan in with the flowering plants as well as ion fountains outside the chamber. It is very important to invest early in top of the line equipment, you will thank yourself later. A properly functioning system of this size can provide harvests of 1 - 2lbs of dried marijuana every 3 months.
Professional Grows
Cannabis Culture magazine #47 and #48 ran extensive articles about the grow rooms of B.C. Hardcore, a professional grower working in British Columbia. These articles are well worth reading if one is interested in running a large scale grow operation. His grow operations utilize entire houses and are extremely sophisticated. From the pictures included with the articles, it seems that B.C. hardcore might be producing the best cannabis buds on the planet.
It is not uncommon for growers to convert a whole two-story home into a multi-room ganja factory. One house can accommodate 75-100 1000w lamps. To garden at this scale you first must totally overhaul the homes electrical, plumbing, and air conditioning systems. If you are willing and able to invest tens of thousands of dollars and lots of hard work then growing cannabis commercially could be a lucrative and rewarding career choice. A good grower should be able to harvest 2lbs per lamp every 10 weeks. At $2,500 per pound, a commercial grow could yield a profit of $1.65 million per year.
The EzHydroKit company is true to its name. They use simple but effective set-ups that are perfect for a closet grow. These kits utilize compact fluorescent lighting which keeps both room temperatures and electricity bills low. These set-ups are virtually undetectable by authorities. The hydro flow kits are nearly complete out of the box, with growers guides, nutrients, and much more; but the kits do not include air flow equipment so expect to acquire some fans also. Extra lighting might be necessary to achieve big colas. Their EzFlow Ultra for $149.95 is our recommended closet system. This company is also very prompt in returning any questions and inquiries. Check out www.EzHydroKit.com or call 1.866.394.9376
Mid-level Hobbyist
The mid-level hobbyist grow room is for a person who is able to invest at least $2000 in initial start-up costs. These costs can potentially be recouped within six months. First, set aside one room with a closet in your home for the grow operation. Prepare this room for your activities by covering windows and securing a door lock. With this amount of space, you can operate a vegetative chamber in the closet and a flowering chamber within the main room. The flowering chamber must be light proof since the plants need 12 hours of darkness per night, but the light in the vegetative chamber will run 18 or more hours a day. This division of chambers minimizes time between harvests. Light proofing can be achieved by sealing the closet door, the door to the outside, and erecting a partition around the flowering chamber. The inside walls of the partition and of the vegetative chamber should be covered with a reflective material like Mylar. Make sure the flowering chamber is in complete darkness by standing in the chamber while the vegetative lights are on but the flowering lights are off. The vegetative closet can run a cloning and germinating shelf lit with fluorescents and vegetative grow area lit by a 400W metal halide or equivalent compact fluorescents. Running two 600W high intensity discharge (HID) lamps above a 4’ x 8’ table of plants in the flowering area will ensure dense buds while keeping electricity bills and temperatures modest. This system will require ample air flow to both chambers and odor control equipment. Exhausts should be mounted to each 600W lamp to control heat radiating from light bulbs. Each set of plants will also need fans blowing directly on them. Odor control an be achieved through various means. We recommend a charcoal filter with high power fan in with the flowering plants as well as ion fountains outside the chamber. It is very important to invest early in top of the line equipment, you will thank yourself later. A properly functioning system of this size can provide harvests of 1 - 2lbs of dried marijuana every 3 months.
Professional Grows
Cannabis Culture magazine #47 and #48 ran extensive articles about the grow rooms of B.C. Hardcore, a professional grower working in British Columbia. These articles are well worth reading if one is interested in running a large scale grow operation. His grow operations utilize entire houses and are extremely sophisticated. From the pictures included with the articles, it seems that B.C. hardcore might be producing the best cannabis buds on the planet.
It is not uncommon for growers to convert a whole two-story home into a multi-room ganja factory. One house can accommodate 75-100 1000w lamps. To garden at this scale you first must totally overhaul the homes electrical, plumbing, and air conditioning systems. If you are willing and able to invest tens of thousands of dollars and lots of hard work then growing cannabis commercially could be a lucrative and rewarding career choice. A good grower should be able to harvest 2lbs per lamp every 10 weeks. At $2,500 per pound, a commercial grow could yield a profit of $1.65 million per year.