Micro CFL Grow Box

[SlimJim503]

Cant wait let me know cuz i want to watch ya step by step What is your nutrient plan gonna look like and what ya going to use. Im fox farm trio superthrive and azamax yet to add the azamax but plan on soon. They have grown so much from the time i posted last pics i will try ti get some more up tomorrow so i can get your advice on how they look. Also i just trimmed all single leafs 2 days ago and trimmed 90% of the three leafs today so now they have their "True" leafs and thats it hahahah it looks more like a jungle now when i get on my belly and look in hahahah i can see all the way to the back through the main stems and they all are exploding with secondary growth. Put two more bulbs both 2700K 23 watt cfl so thats 2 6500K 26watt, 2 2700K 26 watt and the two 23 watt 2700K for a dual spectrum coverage. When the rest of my stuff come in the mail i will be running around 12 bulbs and around 20 to 30 thousand lums and 4 different spectrum's heheheh can barley look into it as of now and its only 10,000 or so lums Cant wait till i have it all setup to max growing condition's right now i stay around 76 and go down about ten degrees at night/lights off. One of my plants main stems is thicker then a pen

 

[fabfun]

soon u will be needing to wear shades just to look at them
when i would come out of mine u would see spots for awhile lmao
and i most certainly will let u know

as for nutes i havent decided on that yet but the soil im going to mix my own
i never trim leaves unless it is dead

Cant wait let me know cuz i want to watch ya step by step What is your nutrient plan gonna look like and what ya going to use. Im fox farm trio superthrive and azamax yet to add the azamax but plan on soon. They have grown so much from the time i posted last pics i will try ti get some more up tomorrow so i can get your advice on how they look. Also i just trimmed all single leafs 2 days ago and trimmed 90% of the three leafs today so now they have their "True" leafs and thats it hahahah it looks more like a jungle now when i get on my belly and look in hahahah i can see all the way to the back through the main stems and they all are exploding with secondary growth. Put two more bulbs both 2700K 23 watt cfl so thats 2 6500K 26watt, 2 2700K 26 watt and the two 23 watt 2700K for a dual spectrum coverage. When the rest of my stuff come in the mail i will be running around 12 bulbs and around 20 to 30 thousand lums and 4 different spectrum's heheheh can barley look into it as of now and its only 10,000 or so lums Cant wait till i have it all setup to max growing condition's right now i stay around 76 and go down about ten degrees at night/lights off. One of my plants main stems is thicker then a pen

 

[SlimJim503]

I had to cut the lower ones off due to their height, they were getting smashed in between the pots so they had to go they were getting cut and ripped anyways figure cut them off and make the plants focus on cola and make new lower growth. by the time the secondary growth gets close to being outside the pot they will either be taller or done by then. Next time i am going with 4 plants i got really stoned had some old seeds started germinating as a joke they started popping and i felt bad so i had to make it so they could grow. I planted the ones that popped first and then they kept popping acually i germinated like 50 seeds and they all popped so when i was up to like 7 per pot i just had to throw the rest away made me sad. Through out the first 2 weeks i made cuts on how the plat was growing kept the ones i liked best. Next time i will start 5 or 6 and pick from them then plant each in a 2 gallon pot. I know 3 of them will be williams wonder i got off a friend the other day dont know much about the strain but from the pics looks tasty. So i want to order up some seeds you have any suggestions?

 

[fabfun]

you want regular seeds or fem

I had to cut the lower ones off due to their height, they were getting smashed in between the pots so they had to go they were getting cut and ripped anyways figure cut them off and make the plants focus on cola and make new lower growth. by the time the secondary growth gets close to being outside the pot they will either be taller or done by then. Next time i am going with 4 plants i got really stoned had some old seeds started germinating as a joke they started popping and i felt bad so i had to make it so they could grow. I planted the ones that popped first and then they kept popping acually i germinated like 50 seeds and they all popped so when i was up to like 7 per pot i just had to throw the rest away made me sad. Through out the first 2 weeks i made cuts on how the plat was growing kept the ones i liked best. Next time i will start 5 or 6 and pick from them then plant each in a 2 gallon pot. I know 3 of them will be williams wonder i got off a friend the other day dont know much about the strain but from the pics looks tasty. So i want to order up some seeds you have any suggestions?

 

[fabfun]

i got lots of favorites but the best tga subcool strains r reg seeds i want fems
but his vortex and plushberry looks so goo and sound good to i got a buddy that grows the vortex the plushberry is new one

 

[fabfun]

and for ordering seeds heard lots of good about attitude but i think there r some others that r cheaper and just as good

 

[onephate91]

Hey man, this looks like it'll be a good show, keep me posted for when you start a journal. Cheers!

 

[fabfun]

or you can just subscribe to this thread

Hey man, this looks like it'll be a good show, keep me posted for when you start a journal. Cheers!

 

[SlimJim503]

Hahaha im lazy buddy cept when it comes to my babies you show me and i will make one hehehe Also i am taking more pics of them tomorrow and hope to get some close ups so you guys can see the frosty main stems and all the secondary growth If you see anything you dont like plz dont hold your tongue i can take the abuse as im always open to new ideas and suggestions thats how you become "THE BEST" and thats what i want to smoke so time to get to learning!

 

[SlimJim503]

you want regular seeds or fem

Fem would be the best cuz i will only be growing 4 or 6 max the ones i have now might all be hermi cuz i got them from a unknown source in a ounce of some bomb and then some randoms mixed in. But now i know i can grow herb in a wood box with cheap house hold light bulbs hahahah and it looks like the ones i did hydro under MH and HPS dual 600watt umbrella hoods just growing alot slower and a little more stretching but not by much on the stretching alot on the slower

 

[SlimJim503]

My 12 pack of emergency blankets was shipped and my outlet to sockets also, found my light timer on the front porch today too Hace 2 of the 3 lights rigged up to it just have to turn the third set off and on least i dont have to wake up so early now hahahah they can handle only having 4 bulbs instead of 6 for a hour or two so i can sleep in till i get holes cut and my power strips in the mail.

 

[ifuckintodaso]

quick note about growing bagseed - most seeded cannabis is mid-grade from mexico, and is sativa-dominant. in other words, the fuckers get very tall and can take quite a while to finish flowering, not so good for stealth/micro grows. (a buddy of mine grew bagseed outdoors one year, and by november, they still hadn't finished and were over 10 feet tall!) however they are perfect practice to get your technique down and your box/system dialed in, but not so much for getting a harvest indoors. most novice growers order seed, pop 'em without any hands on experience, and end up losing half or more to 1 of the many problems that can kill sensitive seedlings. good thinkin getting your feet wet before you go diving in, SJ.

 

[fabfun]

get another surge protector strip and break the plug it into timer then put all lights on it and if timer is only 2 prong take surge protector and take pliers and snap ground prong off

My 12 pack of emergency blankets was shipped and my outlet to sockets also, found my light timer on the front porch today too Hace 2 of the 3 lights rigged up to it just have to turn the third set off and on least i dont have to wake up so early now hahahah they can handle only having 4 bulbs instead of 6 for a hour or two so i can sleep in till i get holes cut and my power strips in the mail.

 

[SlimJim503]

This is some white widow amsterdam cheese and a mix of others i dont smoke mexi weed bro im from the west coast were known for our SUPER dank this is all indica

 

[SlimJim503]

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You can see the leafs that get smashed when i post new pics tomorrow you will see my thinning job.

 

[SlimJim503]

I tied them all down to promote secondary growth and to thicken my stem it worked but i'll post some pics of the same plants in the same view so you guys can see the difference.

 

[fabfun]

to bad u cant separate them im afraid u will get root bound

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You can see the leafs that get smashed when i post new pics tomorrow you will see my thinning job.

 

[SlimJim503]

I have 2 more surge protectors on the way im going to mount one either on the back wall or ceiling then the other two on the left and right. Had planed on running the two on the sides off the timer its a three prong grounded timer for dual lights 15amps each plug then im going to run my CFLs with outlet to socket adapters i should be able to fit 4 to 5 23-26watt on each strip counting my 2 big 80 watts one per strip. One 80 back rightside then 2 26watt 2700K one 26watt 6500K then reverse on the left hand side for a even coverage also im thinking about placing a smaller power strip on the bottom in between the plants for lighting the bottom of the canopy and bottom growth.

 

[SlimJim503]

As promised! So i tied down one pot of plants in a circle hahaha and the big one so the others can catch up a little and to give light to its secondary growth also cut out 9 on the spindly ones feed my party cup tester plants some more superthrive then a light misting of water to insure the feed getting all the way through the roots.

 

[SlimJim503]

What no one likes my pics Just got done doing another pruning of the inside fan leafs to promote more secondary growth. Still no signs of sex but they were small when switched to 12/12 so it might take them awhile to start showing and untill then im going to feed them veg food then i will use the"make it rain method" that ive been using throughout entire grow flush the soil good and then let it dry out then give them a feeding of budding food "FF big bloom & tiger bloom" All the leafs i took off today had a sandpaper feel with a lushesh damp feel also main stems are getting covered in white and they are lacking food to produce resin so thats a good start cant wait to see what happens when i give them what they need. The reason why im feeding them veg still is cuz ive heard this is good to do the first week or so while your waiting for sex signs to promote growth also from what i read they grow really fast during those two weeks and need the veg food to make good dense buds/ shorter node sights. Tomorrow i water heavy and feed. Im going to wait a week of so to update pics so they have had time to do a good deal of growing. Got all my parts to my new light setup and im thinking i will be able to run 16 26watt CFLs and have a equal mix of 2700K and 6500K 4 rows of 4 first row starting with 6500K then 2700K then 6500K then 2700K switching it on every row so there is a even spread of the DUAL spectrum. Also my surge protector has switches on each plug in except on one switchless plug in so i can control what lights i have one at any given time just by a click of a switch oh and there is room to plug in my fans and extra on the surge protectors so thats a plus. Only thing holding up the build now is the fact i lack the tools to cut out the intake and mount the lights so im thinking i might wait till next grow to get it setup 100% and stealth but it has come a LONG way from the time i was sitting watching tv glanced over at my bench and was i could grow my own medicine in that box right there