1st Grow (Stealth Box)

[KeenenB]

I recently found 2 bag seeds and decided i should try growing. I see it more as a hobby than a resource for some premium MJ.

So, i found a big cardboard box in my cellar that seems perfect to grow in. With my $100 budget i bought the following things:

2 15W 6500k CFL bulbs
2 26W 2700k CFL bulbs
Schultz Potting soil
Schultz perlite
Stim root
Liquid growth flower bloom (8-16-
All purpose fertilizer (20-20-20)
24hr mechanical timer

I started off by germinating the seeds for about 3 days. When the tap root was about 1/4" long i dipped both seeds into stim root and put them into 2 small containers with a potting soil + perlite mix (i washed the perlite.)

I am currently only using 2 CFL's (one 6500k and one 2700k). I have no fans for ventilation but i did cut a hole on the top of the box and on the bottom. I can occasionally open the box and put my big fan on it to air it out.

I was wondering if i should just start off with all 4 bulbs going?

Here are some pictures:

My light fixture, i have 2 of these

My soil

My fertilizer and nutes

The box in my closet (current set up)

This was taking through the hole on the top

Plant #1 (You can see one of the holes)

 

[worm9119]

your stuff is not gonna grow if you are covering the tops. how is fresh oxygen supposed to get in? your killing them lol

plus, are your additives food safe? I prefer to keep to stuff that is for vegetables as well.

 

[worm9119]

air is the biggest concern for a plant, i read through it again and your litterally giving it nothing lol. i know its your first grow but you need to understand the basics of botany first

 

[KeenenB]

air is the biggest concern for a plant, i read through it again and your litterally giving it nothing lol. i know its your first grow but you need to understand the basics of botany first

Ok, i took the plastic wrap off then

 

[worm9119]

mmmk, thats a start. hopefully you havn't killed them yet or promoted any sort of rot. keep temps 75-80 when germinating, and 70-75 when they are in vegetative states if you can. generally seeds don't need fertilizer at first either, they prefer just good old nutrient rich soil, something like a jiffy pellet at home depot in the gardening section. costs 12 bucks and is a perfect all in one starter kit for seeds. i'd get rid of what you have in place of that when you get some new seeds . fertilizer can affect the way a plant grows in the beggining, and may actually kill it sometimes, so i hope you'll be fine first time out. ask away if you have questions

+ rep

 

[slayed0]

turn the light off.... you only need light if there are leaves above ground

 

[KeenenB]

turn the light off.... you only need light if there are leaves above ground

Wow really? I thought it should be on 24hrs straight? or is that for when it just breaks soil? Also does the soil i have contain fertilizers in it like MG? Im not sure if that's what it means by Plant food.

 

[TLeom]

Do you have drain holes in your pots? If not you might need to make a few.

Your soil feeds for six months. .08/.12/.08 It should be fine. Just dont add any nutes untill the plants get a little bigger.

Did you add the pearlite yet? I would add at least 1/3 pearlite. If you want to but an additonal componet for your soil I would buy some coco fiber. If you cant get it where you got your soil look in a pet store. They use it for lizard bedding. Then use 1 part of your soil 1 part coir. It is a personal choice. But I have better luck balancing out to wet and to dry with coco over peat. I grow lots of tropical and desert plants.

Plants that I want to hold more water I use less perlite. Plants I want to keep dry I add more perlite.

You should find a small fan soon too.

 

[KeenenB]

Do you have drain holes in your pots? If not you might need to make a few.

Your soil feeds for six months. .08/.12/.08 It should be fine. Just dont add any nutes untill the plants get a little bigger.

Did you add the pearlite yet? I would add at least 1/3 pearlite. If you want to but an additonal componet for your soil I would buy some coco fiber. If you cant get it where you got your soil look in a pet store. They use it for lizard bedding. Then use 1 part of your soil 1 part coir. It is a personal choice. But I have better luck balancing out to wet and to dry with coco over peat. I grow lots of tropical and desert plants.

Plants that I want to hold more water I use less perlite. Plants I want to keep dry I add more perlite.

You should find a small fan soon too.

I have already washed and added the perlite. One plant is now sprouting above soil and the other is really close. I'm not gonna be home tonight so I took 2 bulbs off to reduce the heat in the box. I was thinking about buying a couple computer fans but I'm just unsure of how to hook those fans up.

 

[KeenenB]

So its been a couple days since i planted the seeds and they're just breaking soil now and should be getting some big leaves soon.

I also got a PC fan im now using as an exhaust fan, its working pretty good it makes a big temperature difference in the box. But i have to open the closet to let fresh air in once in awhile.


The new exhaust fan!

All the lights goin

Plant #1

Plant #2

 

[xXMaslanXx]

Is that how low your lights are going to be? If so I would lower them so there just above the plant.


But thats just me