How do you make marijuana grow buildings yourself? 3 Simple Steps
Grow your own cannabis buildings? With self-made marijuana grow buildings, you have full control over the environment of your plants and get fantastic weed!
Looking for a profitable way to grow your own cannabis buildings? Below you can read how to make your own marijuana grow buildings for a fraction of the price of commercial metal buildings.
WHY CREATE A MARIJUANA GROW BUILDINGS YOURSELF?
Growing your own weed is great fun; Sprouting the seeds and watching them grow into healthy plants with fragrant buds is a great way to get connected with this plant. Moreover, you are often rewarded with a better end product than when you buy it somewhere.
Yet not everyone has the space to grow outdoors. And then self-built marijuana grow buildings offer a solution. For many growers, a self-made building is therefore the cheapest and most efficient solution. While small marijuana grow buildings are relatively inexpensive, it’s not at all difficult to make your own for practically nothing if you take some time to gather the right materials. In addition, you are completely in control of the growing conditions and you are always rewarded with a good harvest!
IMPORTANT MATTERS IF YOU MAKE A MARIJUANA GROW BUILDINGS YOURSELF
Before you start hunting for the materials you need, it is wise to consider the following:
LIGHTLY
Cannabis plants need specified light and a dark period to grow well. Light leakage during that period can stress photoperiod-sensitive plants, disrupt flowering, or even cause ambiguity. Also, car flowers are believed to be a fixed number of hours in the dark to breathe, photosynthesize, and so on. That is why it is important that your marijuana grow buildings is light-proof.
WATERPROOF
Cannabis plants must regularly watering give and nutrition. So make sure your marijuana grow buildings is waterproof so that too much water does not cause damage around your building.
AIR CIRCULATION
Cannabis plants need good air circulation for healthy growth. However, is there something wrong with the circulation? This can lead to hotspots in your marijuana grow buildings, where heat and moisture accumulate. These are often breeding grounds for bacteria and they attract vermin. Your building must be well ventilated to avoid these problems.
SIZE
The size of your marijuana grow buildings will depend on your space, wallet, and the number of plants you want to grow. A 1 x 1m building is what hobby growers often use. However, you can also go for bigger or smaller, depending on your wishes. Note that if you want to show off your plants, your building must be at least 1.5 to 2m high. This way they can grow upwards enough without coming into contact with the lamps.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO CREATE A MARIJUANA GROW BUILDINGS YOURSELF?
Putting together marijuana grow buildings yourself is practically a piece of cake. These are the materials you will need:
MATERIALS
PVC
19mm PVC pipes are sturdy, inexpensive, and suitable for the tubular frame of the building. You need this:
• 16 straight pipes for the horizontal and vertical parts (depending on the size of the building)
• 8 bends of 90 degrees
• 4 T-pieces
• 1 cross piece
PANDA FILM
Panda Film is a great choice for covering. Place the black side on the outside to absorb light and the white side on the inside to reflect it.
LED-LIGHTING
There are many types of grow lights available, but we recommend LED lights as they use little power and last a long time. HID lamps may be cheaper to buy, but you have to replace them after two cultivations and they consume electricity.
FAN
Fans are also plentiful. If you are building a larger building for big harvests, we recommend fitting a fan and a carbon filter. That way you eliminate the smell of your cannabis plants. Do you only want to grow a few plants? Then a fan is fine.
TOOLS
Great, now you have the material together and you are looking for the following tools to construct your building:
• Duct tape (to make the Panda Film building cover)
• Handsaw (to cut the PVC pipes to size if necessary)
• Velcro (for the opening of your building)
HOW DO YOU SET UP YOUR MARIJUANA GROW BUILDINGS?
Now that you have all the materials and tools in order, follow these instructions to set up your marijuana grow buildings in less than a day:
STEP 1: SET UP THE FRAME
If you have not bought the PVC pipes to size, adjust them with the handsaw. Regardless of the size of your building, you will need sixteen straight pipes; four standing (minimum 1.5m high), four for the base, and eight for the top.
Once you have all the straight pipes cut to size, use the elbows to connect them and build the frame. Remember that the top should have a cross piece in the middle for extra support for the lights, fan, etc.
STEP 2: FIT THE CANOPY
You have to cover your building twice; once with the white Panda Film on the inside and once with the black Panda Film on the outside.
It is easiest to start with the side walls; stretch a piece of the film around three of the four side walls (the fourth is for the opening). Tape the film to the PVC pipes where the opening will be.
Then cover the top with a piece of film. Make sure there is a minimum of 3–5cm overlap at each side wall and tape everything together with duct tape. Stand in your building, check for light leaks and solve this by covering the outside with tape.
Finally, cut a piece of film in front of the opening, long enough to reach the floor from the center of the top. Secure it at the top with duct tape and at the bottom to the PVC frame with Velcro.
STEP 3: INSTALL LAMPS AND FANS
Install your grow lights at the top according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Make sure you pull the power cable through a small opening in the roof and cover any openings with duct tape to prevent light leakage. Then place the fan and you are ready to go!
READY TO GROW WEED!
You have built your own building and now you can start growing! Make sure you read our blog about what you need for indoor cultivation. And order your metal buildings in our webshop, so that you can be sure that you are running successful cultivation. Good luck!