How to Build a Stealth Wardrobe Grow Room

[@eerotarik2567]

Years ago I grew a cucumber plant in the middle of a Tasmanian winter, in a cupboard like that, with just a desk lamp for warmth and light. It grew, flowered and fruited. And, amazingly, it attracted aphids! :-)

[@tempotempotempo]

Plot twist: the pulp fiction brief case was a grow room

[@EthanPtrs]

This is the best comment I’ve ever see

[@Hawkeyes003]

You need a bigger stage

[@0_o913]

Lmaoo

[@helenawright1127]

I was waiting for the angel chorus to sing AWwwwwww, right at the point you opened the doors. Lol.

[@Ifixtit]

Missed opportunity

[@-Rickster-]

I was planning on doing something like this in my garage with two old wardrobes I got for free. Great to see someone had a similar idea

[@staralioflundnv]

SWEET set up! This is something I am going to try in my classroom while I teach my students about indoor cultivation. I might also add shelving racks and fit extra lighting to test out as well. So maybe have 2 stealth closets side by side as experimental stations. Getting excited here!

[@Hoocho]

I'm excited to see what you come up with. If its no trouble could you post it to the hoocho subreddit which can be found in the descriptions to my videos... Very keen to see it!

[@Damopatrick]

Your students are so lucky I’m trying build my own little grow area at moment.

[@SuperGreenLab]

that's awesome!! what lighting are you considering?

[@ellisroper6860]

Hahaha ayy teaching your students how to grow the buds aye fuarkk wish you were my teacher

[@RT-qz5ci]

Awesome job man! Planning to do something similar with a metal storage cabinet. Only suggestion I have is putting the vents on the back of the wardrobe/cabinet so they face the wall. The vents kind of give it away but they wouldn’t be seen on the back. Just need a piece of ducting going 90 degrees to the back. Thanks for the video and ideas!

[@marneybanana1985]

Mate, loved this, I tried something similar when I was about 16 but with the wrong light- a 100w house hold light bulb!! Should have seen how much the plant stretched...lols. Anyways to fix the light leak, two options, a square of shade cloth om each side of the vent (so two for each vent) def helps alot, or better option is you add a small box over the vent hole and cut the vent hole out of the bottom of the box and put the vent there, paint inside of box black too- and you can direct any light down or to the back wall if you prefer. otherwise ive seen ducting used to cover the vent hole and then have a vent over the end near the floor. But its a great way to have some fun at home in a small space, just dont use any light other than a LED or you will likely start a fire. I got close FYI with an Incandesant bulb.

[@ghosthxer7301]

Not a huge fan of hydro but this almost convinces me to consider it. Great idea. I would definitely insulate the whole thing on the inside with insulation board or insulation tape and put some gaskets on all the exposing cracks. If you use the bottom drawer to use to remove the whole plant, it would make cleaning very easy and you could fit a humidifier in there. I argue against that light. Led full spectrum is where it's at bro. Vivosun sells small fans and awesome carbon filters that you connect to it. Definitely gonna make a video next year or this winter after I shop around WalMart sometimes. Too much going on right now but when I do, I will be mentioning you. I haven't seen anyone make one of these even though it is the most simple ways to get away with a grow room in your apartment

[@urbanrat84]

Oooh I love this! I have less technical indoor plant displays I put together out of glass display cabinets, with 3W Cree LED aquarium lights from a past hobby. I put them on a plug in timer so they turn off at night, you can get them as cheaply as $6

[@airsoftsniper9191]

care for the light leaks - if plants are flowering then you might stress them out if they get light through those vent holes during their night hours

[@Chaggy1978]

Yep I was thinking the same.

[@thomas.thomas]

gotta built a light trap like: _________ ___/""\__I

[@Scrambles7]

This was the first time I watched BIG DOG! It is still a classic. Luckily my land lord does not care if I have a 2x2 grow room in a spare room. It's still a fantastic video

[@miss_pris1]

You're so mint bro. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and love and laughs cheers.

[@Dylabong420]

tip for you bro... cover the exhaust vent the light is shining through. A its not so stealthy with the light showing. but more importantly B.. whish is if you can see light on the outside then light will get inside in the dark cycle. This can cause malting during flowering stages which throws the plant back into veg. Watch out!!

[@Chaggy1978]

Great advice.

[@jessicafitoo]

Had the thought of growing turned into making a dresser . Nice vid thanks for sharing 👍

[@614jacob2]

Tip for the hole saw put tape down and hit the hole in reverse for a few seconds before going in forward and cutting the hole.

[@daveriitaon]

Got motivated from this video to make my first grow with Ebb and Flow; height became an issue as the closet was only 4 feet usable, but removed the top shelve and have an amazing plant growing. Thanks for all your sharing, the good and the bad!! I cant see where to upload a photo, but i am a couple to 3 weeks from final flush and the biggest bud is 10" 's and there is about 15 buds at least, not bad for a 3' by 2' cabinet

[@danielwesterfield8012]

This was a really good idea. Thanks for the video

[@sir.shmuglyl2030]

An inner light reflective over lapping the inner walls might prevent light bleed. How warm does the light ballest get? I would mount the ballest behind the cabinet on the the out side. Might give you more grow space, or upper area me ght have enough space for a small carbon filter and in line vent fan.

[@therealcann]

Pure white, being the most reflective color, is at the other end of the scale at 100 because it doesn't absorb light or warmth. Colors that fall below 50 on the LRV scale will absorb more light than they reflect. Shades above 50 help create a daytime look and add a feeling of expansion to a space.

[@duaneandrewblack6269]

That's was great! I would probably find something at the goodwill store vs buying a new piece. But that works. I'm actually considering doing something maybe half the size. Good job 👍🏽

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Nice little setup, except I would put a 250W HPS Cool Tube in there for Flowering.

[@rickywhittaker4978]

Smelly plants like tomatoes I see a man of culture 😉

[@DarrenHoehne]

Love your work bro! Found you through wanting to brew beer, now, I’m keen to grow my own veggies! Also a Qlder in Brisvegas! Great work bro!

[@Hoocho]

This was my plan all along. Cross pollination of hobbies. Love it!

[@DarrenHoehne]

Well it looks like it’s working!

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

Finally a discrete way to grow Kohlrabi

[@TNBNaturals]

This is great🎉🎉🎉 good job much love from TNB🎉🎉🎉

[@MissChelle]

Brilliant. Are you still using it?🇦🇺❤️

[@MRFLIP]

I'm limited to a 34x34 space I'm debating to build or just buy a tent

[@23kreis]

Very nice work, interessting is the Hydro system, thx bro!

[@andrewwatkinson1888]

Thats mint mate👍🍺. Made mine out of a 72" Tv card board box, has the reflective foil that packaged the tv too and a diy carbon filter with pc fans🤣

[@namor357]

Great stuff. I have a two door wardrobe with a rail at the top. Space is roughly the same size. I have a 300w full spectrum bulb hanging from the rail, a grow bag tray, which I water and three one gallon grow bags with a compost, coco bark and perlite mix, ready to transplant my three young ladies. Oh yes, small desk fan to keep air circulating. That’s it. Everything was scavenged from around the house and garden. Only thing that I bought was the 300w led full spectrum bulb for £25. No filter, nothing complex, just a very low cost setup. Oh yes, I also splashed out on hard white plastic reflective sheets which I’ve stuck to the inside area because it’s brown wood. Anything simpler than that? Yes, plant your beans in the garden when it gets warmer and sunnier.

[@lachychapman3951]

Aussie Aussie Aussie! GROW GROW GROW!!

[@Hoocho]

🤣

[@Imaginary_ham]

It might be worth considering whether the size of the room the wardrobe is in, and whether the room has windows, makes it worthwhile installing an extraction setup. I wonder if a simple circulating fan would suffice in such case?

[@vente_24]

Why does one need venting? Isn’t a fan and opening the closet a couple of times a day enough?

[@samanthamaguire4924]

Good video hooch nicr to see you working your personality more into these vids

[@Hoocho]

Don’t want to work too much of it in. Might turn people off...

[@samanthamaguire4924]

@@Hoocho hahaha wise

[@yaboiewewe]

you saved my life thanks mate

[@seahippies]

100% agree with 'matt white being very efficient reflector' A box over the bottom vent with a flat black interior helps the reflection from the vent hole...Now, what are we doing during the great lockdown of 2020 again???

[@AlfredTanious]

Looking great, I will be looking forward to see what will you grow in this 😉

[@sweetness6048]

LoL

[@b12y5e]

Theres plenty of room in there for a succulent plant...

[@Bluntedco.]

You dont think it would have been nice to add a fan at the bottom vent to pull in fresh air from outside in case you have it in a ac room? i have a bcnl grow box and some people complain about the res tank water getting too hot and i think having a bottom fan always on pulling in fresh ac air would solve those issues do you agree?

[@alanhunold7546]

I don't know how I missed this video. I love this idea, I was considering building my own grow room with some ply but this may be easier and cheaper :) Would love to see some more indoor hydroponics stuff

[@Hoocho]

You’ll definitely see more mate!

[@leeroybrown2461]

Very sneaky I love it

[@HelenBack-i5w]

How does one deal with the smell? Doesn’t the exhaust vent just “vent” the smell straight into the room? I’ve heard of venting out a window, but wouldn’t that possibly attract passerby’s or neighbors to be able to smell it also? I plan on growing different varieties of tomato plants this winter. And if you’ve ever smelled just one tomato plant you know they can smell strong, depending on variety. Can you imagine having multiple varieties?? I’d love to have a this or something similar that I could be 100 percent sure that the smell of my 🍅 plants wouldn’t be too obnoxious! 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Cyber_Dunes]

In case you're still curious, if you have one (or even two) activated charcoal filters before the exhaust there will be a lot less smell. Now with his wardrobe method you will probably leak a lot of air which could be quite stinky, you could fix the leaks with some sort of seal, like putting duct tape or foam in the gaps where you see light shining out, it would also get rid of a lot of that light, and would make the build even more stealth. As well as keeping the box at "negative pressure" which means you have more airflow going out of the box than going in, so all the gaps in the box will be sucking in air rather than pushing out. You will need to run the fan(s) more, both to push the air through the filter, and to keep it at negative pressure so it could get loud which might reduce the overall stealth. So the important question is: what's worse, a loud grow box, or a smelly one?

[@WoohooSight]

Home beer tap, a warderobe that grows weed...you sir just become my hero

[@rickywhittaker4978]

Is this a aquaponics? Or do you add nutrition ?

[@supershenron9162]

I live in a 4 bed house but the back bedroom has no windows for whatever reason im really considering removing the door walling it in cutting out a new entry slightly smaller than the size of a wardrobe using the actual wardrobe for its legit reasons. But make it a false back opening up into an entire grow room with the closet being for nutrient storage clones and mother plants. Anyone have any other ideas or think that's just stupid

[@giogobejishvili3865]

what type of "cucumber" is good for beginner?

[@b12y5e]

Succulents are better for beginners

[@davidblack5551]

What is the price for that cabinet. Thanks ??

[@TheyFearUAwake]

Beautiful monstera!

[@LoveWins]

Me personally, I wouldn't have ran the duct work like that. I would have put a carbon filter inlet into the hole filter face down into the grow space. And then hooked up the fan right where you had it. And I would have blocked off that entire area so it closes off from the rest of the cabinet. That way the fan would draw air from that upper area essentially taking the heat from the ballast out of the cabinet as well. That's just me though. Plants hate it when it gets above 85+ slows growth production dramatically when too hot. Otherwise I think this is a fantastic build nonetheless.

[@jhonnyblade702]

I was hoping you had tips on light leak from the grow space! Not too stealthy when your apartment managers do their yearly maintenance inspection and notice light coming from your wardrobe lol! Still a great vid, thank you for your ideas and sharing of them.

[@TheyFearUAwake]

Exactly. The intake should have been at the bottom with a hose bending 90* there’s a great window seal at Lowe’s. Squishy foam strip that works perfectly

[@northernguerrilla3168]

C'mon lads, these are issues you can easily solve....with a few tweaks this is an ideal stealth cupboard.

[@justinpatterson5291]

I got an old mens dresser with 200w, 3500k cobs. InkBird temp and humidity controls. With a SoG mesh. I get healthy tomatos. And the pests get nothing.

[@vanniyo8988]

I want a wardrobe that's larger on the inside than what it looks like on the outside; you know something like..... Narnia. How do I make one of those?

[@innocentbystander2673]

8:00 PMSL. Oh look, there's enough room up top for a filter fan ;)

[@harveycaesar8768]

How to hide the light?

[@runargraneng4237]

Well, that particular wardrobe is so ugly that a neutral grow tent like HomeBox Ambient Q80+ or similar would have higher WAF. I am all down for using parts of existing wardrobe, but bying one for this purpose?

[@kfox5301]

Was half expecting the "Ahhh" to play when you opened the doors. I want to do something like this but with auto misting for microgreens and wheatgrass like a blackout propagation chamber. Just have to figure out how to make it waterproof.

[@MrTuxy]

Is the exhaust fan sufficient? You don't need a small fan inside?

[@lindzilu18]

This was such a great video. I've been going back and forth on building my own cabinet or buying a grow tent from Amazon. I like the custom route a little more. What are your thoughts on this type of cabinet being in a garage in a state where the heat can get up to 100 degrees.. ? The garage is the most ideal spot, but I'm worried about how hot it could get and regulating the temperature.

[@egalegal1666]

a garage is not an ideal place A basement is ideal if you can not influence the climate the place is probably not suitable Unless you want to cool with air conditioning and have to heat at night

[@lindzilu18]

@@egalegal1666 I live in South Texas, we don’t have basements. I installed two fans to help with air flow and have a thermostat to keep an eye in temp. Works great! Had my first bloom a week ago.

[@egalegal1666]

@@lindzilu18 south texas perfect conditions for mold in bloom hot and humid Pay attention to the humidity and I hope your cabinet is light tight so that the plants do not get any disturbing light in the night phase.

[@flynnk3475]

If someone were to grow smelly plants in there and had a powerful fan with an activated carbon filter, would the negative pressure enough to keep the smell from leaking through the doors? Since there quite a gap.

[@egalegal1666]

if you have negative pressure despite the leakage yes Large gaps? where light can go out, light can also go in and that is bad in the bloom At night it must be completely dark the video is garbage just like the implementation of the cabinet PLEASE do not take this video as a benchmark for your closet

[@TheRickenthal]

@@egalegal1666 this is not a kiddyweedgrowroomvid, play somewhere else....

[@leslieafflick5174]

Can I get away without the carbon filter as I'm useing a fan in front of it with the door open

[@egalegal1666]

How is your "fan" supposed to neutralize odors? HELL NO Buy a decent exhaust System with filter and not such junk fans as in the video They are not suitable to work with a filter because they have no power

[@whiteknight6988]

Beer well deserved after building that masterpiece

[@egalegal1666]

masterpiece?

[@jackmarley6349]

Does it hide the smell

[@Santoasty1117]

Awesome setup! but I thought The intake fan was suppose to be at the bottom and exhaust at the top.???

[@egalegal1666]

Warm air always rises upwards so?...

[@beansontoast4106]

Yo u a bad man so straight forward impressed I am sure I've done that before haha gud lad great video

[@djscarecrows7702]

How much would this build cost

[@joshhayne]

You only get negative pressure if the inlet is slightly smaller or slower flow than the outlet

[@egalegal1666]

The diameter of the exhaust air has nothing at all to do with it Such junk fans as in the video should not be used anyway

[@cg4299]

Nice video. Planning on doing something similar. Couple questions. Why did you cut the vent tube only to reconnect by pvc? Why not just cut off what you don't need? And why use duct tape at all? The vents or the aluminum tube should have come with the secure rings.

[@oliverhel9629]

i like that you use white color rather than line it with foil like some earlier hrmm.. technitions..recommend.. so what you planting? beer? planting beers?

[@Hoocho]

If only beer grew on trees...

[@oliverhel9629]

twat@@Hoocho weeds cheaper by landmass

[@markchivers5379]

Opening that door at the end was like walking into the gates of heaven lol well it will be

[@SuperGreenLab]

Sweet video man!! what hydro setup/tech would you recommend for a small space 35x35x70cm?

[@tiago570-r4s]

Sorry mate, but does the plant when full grown still have space ?

[@rabid9500]

Cheers Mate!! Great job

[@danielbennett3064]

You’re killer!,thanks!

[@kwilliams5546]

Nice clean set up bro👌 I'm just prepping my wardrobe now. Where in Aus are you? 🤙

[@egalegal1666]

nice and clean? ...

[@alexandramcleod2079]

Great stuff.

[@kangaroo2543]

Hillarious. Love your work. Greetings from Jaspers Brush, NSW.

[@Hoocho]

Cheers skippy!

[@kangaroo2543]

Watched your other videos and noted that you sadly had a few hiccups. A couple of suggestions to make your NFT system more resilient when you change the water in the reservoir or when you are away and the power goes out. 1. You could create a dam at the outlet end of the downpipe using a size reducer fitting, or 2. achieve the same using a flexible hose at outlet, this would allow you to vary the height of the hose sufficiently to create a dam effect. This means water is trapped in the pipe when things go wrong and therefore your plants can still get access to some water. On the inlet side of things you could have a wide opening in the top of the downpipe which would allow you to direct the 4mm black hoses in a jet stream that you can easily see, thus giving you a visual sighting of possible inlet pipe blockages. Love your netcup replacement system. Now I am going to build a similar NFT system as I think hydroponics is easier to get the fertilizer balance correct than it is in a soil system.

[@1946shooter]

Mmmmmm! Neat mate! Now I just wonder what I could plant in there? May need a carbon filter!

[@opboxgrow]

Check out our product at Opbox.ca! It’s exactly for growing “those” types of plants, and it has a carbon filter!

[@b12y5e]

Plenty of room for succulents

[@thomas.thomas]

Now please make a video on how to turn a grow room into a stealth wardrobe

[@makeenmakani3105]

Finally someone said what we were all thinking im tired of ppl thinking I have alot of clothes

[@ToxicTyrant-666]

4:58 The most important step 🍻

[@beatsbybaron]

insightful man thank u

[@sklip_]

Excuse me but, where u put the ventolator and the deumidificator? They're absolutly necessary for growing indoor

[@Hoocho]

They go next to the flux capacitor, under the particle accelerators.

[@sklip_]

How much did you spended for all the materials?

[@Hoocho]

@@sklip_ I had most of the components lying around and got the wardrobe cheap as it was damaged. ~ $80aud

[@sklip_]

Thank you, nice man!

[@westoaklandmike]

So where can I get a detailed list of what you used and where I can get it so I can build one

[@Hoocho]

Pen and paper.

[@westoaklandmike]

Ok I'm ready

[@suleyman79839]

Dolabin ic yuzeylerini montajdan once yansitici ile kaplasaydin cok daha etkili olurdu 👌

[@Desmondbratcat]

Love it, did you manage to fix the light coming from the crack a and the side, if so , how? Another vid for this would be great

[@Shadowboxe]

Nice job.

[@peterlister3873]

Mate love your work, love the Aussie beer break, checked the link out for the light, what is the model you used

[@Hoocho]

Peter Lister I’d highly recommend the spiderfarmer SF1000 I’ve got three of them. Worth every cent. The mars hydro TS 1000 is the other light. It’s good too. But for me in the long run the spiderfarmer will pay itself off in saved electricity.

[@StormLaker]

You can grow your weed in there (Spin on the ol' SNL sketch), haha.

[@sweetness6048]

Nice little setup bro seems like you've done this before

[@Hoocho]

Anakin, if one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects.

[@oliverhel9629]

even if you have a larger space to grow doesnt mean the water management implemented in hydroponics arent still appliable to basioc irrigation

[@rohitsayer1400]

How do you lightproof this?

[@ayeitme6773]

Subscribed asap I saw the title lol 🤙

[@odhysepablo1508]

This is nice but materials ain't available this sides

[@uwphotod4739]

What size is the light you are using and is it sufficient?

[@justinomar9210]

More then :D

[@oliverhel9629]

also question.. where do you get the fans with the low gear ratio?

[@Hoocho]

eBay for this one.

[@oliverhel9629]

at@@Hoocho huh... aftermarket.. makes sense

[@prcdguyaustralia5659]

Usb desk fans

[@nikolapencic8981]

Can u tell me how loud is the filter when turned on ?

[@Hoocho]

Nikola Pencic about as loud as a computer over clocking

[@egalegal1666]

what good is it if your house or apartment stinks of weed? The fans are junk and don't really work with a filter because they have no power. What is the benefit of a "stealth" cabinet if the place stinks of weed

[@tysonadrian190]

I think you might need a fan down the bottom to push fesh air in

[@egalegal1666]

NO If you have a proper exhaust system, the negative pressure will draw in enough air

[@odiousmelodious2410]

Just when I thought you couldn't get any cooler, you busted out the kegerator!

[@theholypope]

thank you

[@glad.6133]

Nice.

[@jay36963]

Tape the edges of the doors or get thick blinds... If you got a coloured light

[@lookida]

good idea, nice video. you have to work on 3 major problems with this: or en general 1. sound (use silent ventilator and build 2 sound isolation arount vent with towels etc.) 2. light (better put a whole grow tent into a wardrobe and check then when is dark in room), 3. smell depends on grow stage. 4. better put the openenings behind wardrobe and let bit more space to wall then nobody sees this + also wiith cables (energy).

[@carlosdenevier9538]

5. it's not stealth at all. light will shine trough all cracks and it has side-vents ... lol