Hello, names dean.
New to growing, never done it before, but I am a passionate and adventurous person. My interest in growing began when I bought a bonsai. My bonsai makes me very happy.
I’m kinda trying to make it a business. I like the idea of growing trees. I’ve bought these seeds:
All are tolerant of the weather I live in except the giant sequoia which needs more sun than we get here. I’m planning to buy an aero garden for that or do something similar as a DIY project.
This is the diagram I’ve came up with for the project so far:
Yellow = light
Top blue square = exhaust fan
Middle blue circle = circulation fan
Bottom blue square = intake fan
Green = trees
The dimensions of my cabinet are: 39.5” H x 32.5” L x 19” W
This is not including the drawers which are at the bottom which I don’t have a use for yet.
=39.5”
-5” gap between light and ceiling =34.5”
-2” light thickness=32.5”
-14” minimum clearance of plants=18.5”
This leaves me with 18.5” of room for my plants to grow.
I bought these lights with recommendations from a user here.
MARS HYDRO 2023 Upgrade TS 1000 LED Grow Light 3x3ft Coverage
I am aiming for 463 umol with 18 hours of light and a DLI of 30 at the center. The height I still have to figure out.
I have bought a PAR meter to help me find the right height as well as I want to hook it up to my lights and be able to dim them automatically.
This is the PAR meter I bought:
VBR-200 PAR Meter
Among that I have also bought these things:
TEXALAN 6 Mil Mylar Film Roll (4X25FT) https://a.co/d/66hKYHU
SwitchBot WiFi Thermometer Hygrometer 3 Pack with Hub Mini
https://a.co/d/1XeHcwB
(Thinking about returning and buying a smart power strip) Meross Smart Plug Mini https://a.co/d/ehOHikM
Intake: AC Infinity AXIAL 9225, Muffin Fan, 115V 120V AC 92mm by 92mm by 25mm High Speed https://a.co/d/9D9fZ4h
Exhaust: AC Infinity AXIAL 9238, Muffin Fan, 115V 120V AC 92mm x 38mm High Speed https://a.co/d/5NgaWAq
And finally! Here is the progress on my cabinet so far.
I’m hoping to be finished sanding today. I got the cabinet for $60 in an ugly blue colour. I’m gonna stain it and varnish it.
Expenses so far:
Cabinet: $60
Light: $170
Mylar 100ft : $50
Wifi hygrometer 3 pack: $90
Smart wall plug 2 pack: $40
PAR meter: $300
Fans x2: $50
Misc expenses:
Renting sander: $60
Sanding paper: $40
Total spent so far: $860
New to growing, never done it before, but I am a passionate and adventurous person. My interest in growing began when I bought a bonsai. My bonsai makes me very happy.
I’m kinda trying to make it a business. I like the idea of growing trees. I’ve bought these seeds:
- Juniper chinensis
- English yew
- Japanese cedar
- Black pine
- Maple rubrum
- Giant sequoia
All are tolerant of the weather I live in except the giant sequoia which needs more sun than we get here. I’m planning to buy an aero garden for that or do something similar as a DIY project.
This is the diagram I’ve came up with for the project so far:
Yellow = light
Top blue square = exhaust fan
Middle blue circle = circulation fan
Bottom blue square = intake fan
Green = trees
The dimensions of my cabinet are: 39.5” H x 32.5” L x 19” W
This is not including the drawers which are at the bottom which I don’t have a use for yet.
=39.5”
-5” gap between light and ceiling =34.5”
-2” light thickness=32.5”
-14” minimum clearance of plants=18.5”
This leaves me with 18.5” of room for my plants to grow.
I bought these lights with recommendations from a user here.
MARS HYDRO 2023 Upgrade TS 1000 LED Grow Light 3x3ft Coverage
I am aiming for 463 umol with 18 hours of light and a DLI of 30 at the center. The height I still have to figure out.
I have bought a PAR meter to help me find the right height as well as I want to hook it up to my lights and be able to dim them automatically.
This is the PAR meter I bought:
VBR-200 PAR Meter
Among that I have also bought these things:
TEXALAN 6 Mil Mylar Film Roll (4X25FT) https://a.co/d/66hKYHU
SwitchBot WiFi Thermometer Hygrometer 3 Pack with Hub Mini
https://a.co/d/1XeHcwB
(Thinking about returning and buying a smart power strip) Meross Smart Plug Mini https://a.co/d/ehOHikM
Intake: AC Infinity AXIAL 9225, Muffin Fan, 115V 120V AC 92mm by 92mm by 25mm High Speed https://a.co/d/9D9fZ4h
Exhaust: AC Infinity AXIAL 9238, Muffin Fan, 115V 120V AC 92mm x 38mm High Speed https://a.co/d/5NgaWAq
And finally! Here is the progress on my cabinet so far.
I’m hoping to be finished sanding today. I got the cabinet for $60 in an ugly blue colour. I’m gonna stain it and varnish it.
Expenses so far:
Cabinet: $60
Light: $170
Mylar 100ft : $50
Wifi hygrometer 3 pack: $90
Smart wall plug 2 pack: $40
PAR meter: $300
Fans x2: $50
Misc expenses:
Renting sander: $60
Sanding paper: $40
Total spent so far: $860
