>decent results for $1000
>actually recommended 1500
LOL @ the current /r/microgrowery
I remember when this used to be pages of people growing with tube light T4s for seedlings and CFLs for cheap grows.
Either way you need a budget. Let's say $175 for fun.
Go to a hardware store and get the cheapest 10 pack of LED bulbs. Get a power strip and some adapters to build one of these with those LED bulbs. You can fit 8 bulbs on a good power strip, save 2 bulbs for replacements if you want. That's 80W of LED from the wall for like $15-$20.
Get a tent. Here's a 2x2x4 for $38.. A tent will be easier than building anything, especially for the price.
With that small of a tent, you won't need a 6" fan, but if you think you'll get a big tent some day you may want to consider one. Get a 4" inline fan. Here's one on Amazon for $45, that comes with a speed controller to turn down (make quieter).
If you can't have your whole house smelling, you need a quality carbon filter. Here's an ok filter for $36 that will match your fan. It should last you a grow or 2.
Lights - $20
Tent - $38
Fan - $45
Filter - $36
You're at $139..
For the last $36 you need to consider your plant's pot, soil, nutes, and other small misc like rope or clothespins for plant training. It's not much, but you're shooting for cheap as possible. You can see where adding funds really can help this way. Hope it's helpful!
Cross-post for Dr. Jazz.
I'll do an itemized list with links here in a moment - because I'm frankly not sure! Let's agree to tell my wife approximately half of what we discover here today.
Edit:
TLDR:
$290ish.
I had the 55 gallon drum and aluminum foil laying about.
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