3. JeffTek’

JeffTek’s grow rooms were stupendous! He used the layout and design of the two bedroom apartment to make the most efficient and productive grow rooms. The master bedroom was housed the flowering room and the adjacent bathroom is where he grows mothers, vegetative plants and clones. JeffTek also keeps all the fertilizers, grow supplies, reservoir, etc in the bathroom.

JeffTek, is a maintenance engineer by trade. He has managed and maintained several large office buildings and one factory. His key to success is controlling the atmosphere in a grow room as an integral unit that consists of many parts and factors that all function together in a symbiotic relationship.

Check out his bathroom grow room. He uses the sink cabinet to store all of his fertilizers, and most grow supplies. Especially impressive is the way JeffTek keeps his grow shows spotless. Cleanliness is a major key to JeffTek’s success. We could all take a lesson from JeffTek in cleanliness!

The bathroom is uses to the max, but he has to shower elsewhere because the bath tub is packed with plants, a reverse osmosis machine and water reservoir. He grows a crop of clones on top of an ice chest (used for storage) that sits on top of the toilet.

The perpetual temperature-compensated pH, and ppm (parts per million) meter is located here. He uses it to measure raw water and nutrient solution before giving it to his girls.

The flowering grow room consists of two 600w HPS lamps that illuminate a pair of 4-foot square gardens. The gardens are neatly contained in a tray that was made from a garden pool liner and 1 x 4-inch boards screwed together. The floor level gardens are set directly on the white carpet floor! I love this design, it couldn’t be more efficient and less expensive!

The lamps are housed in enclosed reflective fixtures that are attached to 6-inch ducting. The ducting is attached to an extraction fan that whisks away hot air generated by the lamps. Cooler temperatures discourage spider mites (I never saw one) and keeps plants growing fast.

Circulation fans are strategically placed in the room to keep hot and cool air from stratifying. A vent fan removes spent CO2-poor air from the room and fresh air is drawn in via an intake fan.

The master control room is found on the other side of the partitioned wall at one end of the master bedroom/grow room. Behind the white/black Visqueen wall is where the vent fans, air conditioner, CO2 tanks, and heat-generating ballasts are located. This is where air is allowed to mix, hold and dissipate heat. A separate door allows easy inspection and maintenance in the room.

Master bathroom converted into a vegetative and cloning grow room shows precision organization. All the notes about fertilizers, additives, light regimens, etc. is noted on the lists taped to the mirror.

View of the flowering room shows a 4-foot-square garden illuminated by a 600wHP sodium lamp. Heat generated by the bulb is whisked away via 6-inch ducting. One of the maximum/minimum thermometers and hygrometers measures atmospheric conditions two feet from the floor.

A large carbon filter with an outer dust filter removes unwanted fragrances from grow room air before sending it outdoors. The system worked so well that we could not smell the flowering plants in the apartment.

Four drying plants hang from wire shelves in a closet. The space also serves as a storage area for a few extra growing supplies.

The control room contains an in line vent fan, air conditioner, CO2, electrical connections, etc. An intake fan is located in the large Sony cardboard box to the left.

Filters on both intake and exhaust ducting catch dust and pests. Filters are easy to remove and clean.

To make hash JeffTek half fills the 220 micron screen of the Pollinator with trimmed leaves. Freezing the leaf makes resin glands more brittle so they break off more efficiently.

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