bendavejack
Well-Known Member
FIRST TIMERS DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY!
Wake and Bake my fellow Grow Pros & Joes!! Welcome to the grow journal. I know there are a million of these things on here for you to learn from and watch, but this one right here is being done the right way. no PC Cases, No cardboard boxes, no closets. We have set up a relative low cost (under 250 spent, plus one day of hell building the box) in which we will be growing anywhere from 6-10 babies for our first time around.
THE BOX: It stands 4'5" tall, is 3' across and a little more than 2' deep. We built this bad boy from scratch. Pieced together one ass kicking frame, sided with half inch thick wood panelling, you know the kind you find in your grand parents basement circa 1974. The panelling already came painted with a glossy white on one side which was PERFECT, saved us some time and me making one hell of a mess with paint! This thing is solid. We were going to half ass it and make a big refrigerator box into a closet style room of some sort, but for how cheap you can build yourself a proper grow box, do it!
GRAB SOME AIR: Built inside we have a Holmes Dust and Pollen Filter Exhaust Fan and built in electrical input both flush with the roof of the box. Down below we have one air intake hole on each side cut out and filled with a threaded 1.5" 90 degree elbow pipe. We haven't put our 8 inch desk fan wind source in there yet, but will when required.
POWER: As I mentioned above, we put an electrical socket right in the box flush with the roof, perfect for plugging an extension in to covers all your needs with lights and fans. We have 2 150 Watt CFL's with soft light and 4 100 Watt CFL's with soft light. It glows like an x-ray machine opened up, but with the doors closed, she's sealed up tight. Everything for lights are on electronic timer for the 18/6 veg cycle. Temp inside with lights all on is about 80-82F, or 26 to 28 degrees celsius for our stellar Canadian content of growers. Will be re-arranging the lights here in the next couple of days to properly distribute the light around the box and plants. Putting lights in on the side I hear works great for more buds down low and on outside limbs. More buds, mmmmm.
It took the better part of the day and a good chunk of the night for two dudes with average construction knowledge to put this beast together. Its very lightweight and easy to move. but if we can do it, so can you!
GREENERY: Started from seed, have 7 White Widow Manitoba's germinated and already planted and popped, see the pics...
On the side I have one Hash Berry who is coming along quite nicely and has been sitting under another sealed CFL location for about a week now.
Check out a few of the photos I've attached here and check back in 3 days for another update and more photos!
Feel free to comment or question on anything. May we all yield fat buds.
Burn To Shine.
BDJ
Wake and Bake my fellow Grow Pros & Joes!! Welcome to the grow journal. I know there are a million of these things on here for you to learn from and watch, but this one right here is being done the right way. no PC Cases, No cardboard boxes, no closets. We have set up a relative low cost (under 250 spent, plus one day of hell building the box) in which we will be growing anywhere from 6-10 babies for our first time around.
THE BOX: It stands 4'5" tall, is 3' across and a little more than 2' deep. We built this bad boy from scratch. Pieced together one ass kicking frame, sided with half inch thick wood panelling, you know the kind you find in your grand parents basement circa 1974. The panelling already came painted with a glossy white on one side which was PERFECT, saved us some time and me making one hell of a mess with paint! This thing is solid. We were going to half ass it and make a big refrigerator box into a closet style room of some sort, but for how cheap you can build yourself a proper grow box, do it!
GRAB SOME AIR: Built inside we have a Holmes Dust and Pollen Filter Exhaust Fan and built in electrical input both flush with the roof of the box. Down below we have one air intake hole on each side cut out and filled with a threaded 1.5" 90 degree elbow pipe. We haven't put our 8 inch desk fan wind source in there yet, but will when required.
POWER: As I mentioned above, we put an electrical socket right in the box flush with the roof, perfect for plugging an extension in to covers all your needs with lights and fans. We have 2 150 Watt CFL's with soft light and 4 100 Watt CFL's with soft light. It glows like an x-ray machine opened up, but with the doors closed, she's sealed up tight. Everything for lights are on electronic timer for the 18/6 veg cycle. Temp inside with lights all on is about 80-82F, or 26 to 28 degrees celsius for our stellar Canadian content of growers. Will be re-arranging the lights here in the next couple of days to properly distribute the light around the box and plants. Putting lights in on the side I hear works great for more buds down low and on outside limbs. More buds, mmmmm.
It took the better part of the day and a good chunk of the night for two dudes with average construction knowledge to put this beast together. Its very lightweight and easy to move. but if we can do it, so can you!
GREENERY: Started from seed, have 7 White Widow Manitoba's germinated and already planted and popped, see the pics...
On the side I have one Hash Berry who is coming along quite nicely and has been sitting under another sealed CFL location for about a week now.
Check out a few of the photos I've attached here and check back in 3 days for another update and more photos!
Feel free to comment or question on anything. May we all yield fat buds.
Burn To Shine.
BDJ
Keep it up
I think it takes about 2 weeks to outgrow a party cup but keep checking the bottoms for roots.
