Micro CFL Grow Box

[SlimJim503]

Got another hour and a half till i wake the girls up and see how their first night of darkness treated them cant wait for pistils and dont care if i get males too just means seeds for next time go around or my sea of green hahahaha its going to be sweet having a bunch of little budding plants i just cant wait. So i Know one of the plants in the box is white widow then theres some cheese and other choice strains in their so if i does produce seeds its going to be a crazy mix of dank plants mixed into one or a bunch of new mixed strains. I also still have 30 or so seeds left and next time i plain on doing single plants per 1 gallon pot even tho the 7 per 1 gallon is going fine its kinda a pain in the ass LSTing them all then the hard part is getting them in and out without messing up the leaves its just to tight of a fit with that many in there. Hahahaha like 30 of the little girls hahahhaa i will have pics up tonight so ya'll can see its funny.

 

[SlimJim503]

 

[SlimJim503]

 

[fabfun]

hey man i dont know what all the others said didnt read them all but i like your thinking on the scrubber unit i was going to do same but had to go bigger then comp fans so never made scrubber but my plan was similar to yours and there r some great ones in diy subforum need any help let me know

 

[fabfun]

oh and forgot to say plants look great

 

[SlimJim503]

Hahaha there are up to 7 per pot i know everyone says not to do this but hey its going good so far. The only problem im having is with space i didnt think about the fact if you LST them to the side of the pot all the fan leaves get smashed by the other pots. Ive been thinking and to cut down on mold and rot i will instead of cutting down all males just cut there balls off as they grow and there main fan leafs to promote more growth on main stem and more light on the surrounding plants we will see how that goes hahahah. Next grow im going to do maybe four 1 gallon pots with scrog setups on each pot if i can think up a design.

Also i just ordered two nice power strips 7 outlet nice 17.5 inches long and some outlet to socket adapters im going to mount small peaces of boards like 2 long 1inch tall and inch wide with notches on the backside so i can use a zip tie to mount the power strip. have the peaces of wood going up the sides all the way to the top so i can move my lights up as they grow. Hard to explain and im stoned i have some super nice cheese my buddy grew outdoor this last year mhhhhh. Aslo got a two outlet 7day light timer plain on mounting a power strip on the back wall and the two nice ones i ordered on each side to hold the lights and the one in the back to plug everything in to then power cord ran out the back of the box i might even mount in on the top to get all the cords out of the way just the fedex man need to bring me my stuff so i can move it around and play with ideas

 

[fabfun]

did u mean seven plants per pot ?
if u get male u need to get them out cut at the ground but if u shake them it can release pollen

Hahaha there are up to 7 per pot i know everyone says not to do this but hey its going good so far. The only problem im having is with space i didnt think about the fact if you LST them to the side of the pot all the fan leaves get smashed by the other pots. Ive been thinking and to cut down on mold and rot i will instead of cutting down all males just cut there balls off as they grow and there main fan leafs to promote more growth on main stem and more light on the surrounding plants we will see how that goes hahahah. Next grow im going to do maybe four 1 gallon pots with scrog setups on each pot if i can think up a design.

Also i just ordered two nice power strips 7 outlet nice 17.5 inches long and some outlet to socket adapters im going to mount small peaces of boards like 2 long 1inch tall and inch wide with notches on the backside so i can use a zip tie to mount the power strip. have the peaces of wood going up the sides all the way to the top so i can move my lights up as they grow. Hard to explain and im stoned i have some super nice cheese my buddy grew outdoor this last year mhhhhh. Aslo got a two outlet 7day light timer plain on mounting a power strip on the back wall and the two nice ones i ordered on each side to hold the lights and the one in the back to plug everything in to then power cord ran out the back of the box i might even mount in on the top to get all the cords out of the way just the fedex man need to bring me my stuff so i can move it around and play with ideas

 

[SlimJim503]

Im home pretty much 24/7 so i will watch them VERY close, the only reason i dont want to take them to the ground is so that the plant wont die and the roots rot. I really dont care if i get seeds just want to see how it would work and if i get some smoke outa the first run thats a plus if it has seeds no biggie ive paided money for seeded buds and they smoked fine and i always break up my nugget before it get smashed into my bong I plan on painting the inside of the box and i will clean everything with bleach after this grow so if one does pollinate then i will kill its pollen so my next grow wont be affected hopefully. Oh i just was given some williams wonder i think it will be my next grow i have three seeds just regs tho so i hope one will be female.

Do you think my watching 24/7 and cutting balls off with work?

 

[fabfun]

well if u get a male cut it off at ground dont try to pick off sacks the will bust and spread

 

[SlimJim503]

Its day three of 12/12 ive been blasting them with a 5500lum 5000K CFL to promote lower growth for a couple hours then going back to 2 26watt 2700K and 2 26watt 6500K setup so all plants get both spectrum When i get my Power strips im going to try to fit 2 80watt 5000k 5500lum 4-6 23-30watt in each 2700K and 6500K so i want a total of around 12 bulbs in the box i might even throw some other spectrum in there just for fun. Im going to rig up some pc fans to blow on the ballasts of the light bulbs i found out if you have the fan going before the ballast has a time to heat up it stays cool so i'll rig up 2-4 80mm fans also might have to upgrade the intake and exhaust setup/fans we will see tho i already have too much money invested hahahah but its so relaxing to sit down in front of the box with it wide open and just stare at my babies.

 

[fabfun]

like my stepson says make u want to lick them lmao

Its day three of 12/12 ive been blasting them with a 5500lum 5000K CFL to promote lower growth for a couple hours then going back to 2 26watt 2700K and 2 26watt 6500K setup so all plants get both spectrum When i get my Power strips im going to try to fit 2 80watt 5000k 5500lum 4-6 23-30watt in each 2700K and 6500K so i want a total of around 12 bulbs in the box i might even throw some other spectrum in there just for fun. Im going to rig up some pc fans to blow on the ballasts of the light bulbs i found out if you have the fan going before the ballast has a time to heat up it stays cool so i'll rig up 2-4 80mm fans also might have to upgrade the intake and exhaust setup/fans we will see tho i already have too much money invested hahahah but its so relaxing to sit down in front of the box with it wide open and just stare at my babies.

 

[fabfun]

he did on page 3 bro

post pics...

 

[SlimJim503]

I think i might have some sort of infestation on my hands, tomorrow i have a dentist appointment at 1pm so when i get back im going to mix up a light foliage spray water and Azamax threat them and see what happens if it goes good im going to do it again in 10-15 days. Hope i dont kill my plants hahahaha but im getting more spots and fading more then me just smashing the leaves so i did some looking online and i think its time for them to get their first dose of Azamax and im also going to use the rest of the spray to coat everything near or around the box and even the box itself. I'll post some more pics cant wait to see hairs all over one is already starting to get stinky like mhhhh thats some dank smell also when i turned my lights off like 2 hours later they must have farted or something cuz my room got super stinky for like 10 mins now its gone????

 

[SlimJim503]

like my stepson says make u want to lick them lmao

Yeah i wish i was your stepson!!!! Free lessons on growing from your dad thats about the life right there Bet you dont have to worry about him liking just let him grow his own plant and you have a best bud for life right hahahah

 

[Ontheball]

Im home pretty much 24/7 so i will watch them VERY close, the only reason i dont want to take them to the ground is so that the plant wont die and the roots rot. I really dont care if i get seeds just want to see how it would work and if i get some smoke outa the first run thats a plus if it has seeds no biggie ive paided money for seeded buds and they smoked fine and i always break up my nugget before it get smashed into my bong I plan on painting the inside of the box and i will clean everything with bleach after this grow so if one does pollinate then i will kill its pollen so my next grow wont be affected hopefully. Oh i just was given some williams wonder i think it will be my next grow i have three seeds just regs tho so i hope one will be female.

Do you think my watching 24/7 and cutting balls off with work?

if you get a male dont be pussy about it cut that fucker at the bottom of its stem and slowly remove the plant trying not to bash it on its way out dont want pollen releasing.

 

[SlimJim503]

Just woke them up and they are getting stinky not a super amount of resin yet but i can see it starting No sex signs yet but its only day 3 of 12/12.

 

[fabfun]

well when his grow went all male i gave him clones to start new one
and lights and fans and my bud dryer and so on and so on lmao

Yeah i wish i was your stepson!!!! Free lessons on growing from your dad thats about the life right there Bet you dont have to worry about him liking just let him grow his own plant and you have a best bud for life right hahahah

 

[SlimJim503]

yeah i checked out your "Family pic" first i want to say im glad you stayed second i want to say damn man those were some sexy girls. Did you ever figure out what was going on with the top leafs fading like that?

 

[fabfun]

it was some kind of foxtailing only answer i ever got was that gibberric acid in nutes caused it som wont use that crap again

I wished i could have got better pics i never even posted my grow till i chopped cuz had no way to put up pics

but i will do this time around i start in a couple of weeks and this one is going to be better way better i got 4 400w hps got one cooltube so far need three more got bigger fans bigger grow area

lets just say im doing it bigger
but i was happy with what i got off the last one

yeah i checked out your "Family pic" first i want to say im glad you stayed second i want to say damn man those were some sexy girls. Did you ever figure out what was going on with the top leafs fading like that?

 

[fabfun]

well i did leave later for about 6 months but missed it to much

yeah i checked out your "Family pic" first i want to say im glad you stayed second i want to say damn man those were some sexy girls. Did you ever figure out what was going on with the top leafs fading like that?