stonedpixie
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Hey all, after experimenting with my last grow, having the plant outdoors, bringing it indoors when they began flowering, giving normal daylight to see what would happen, still got about 10 bongs worth, which isnt much at all, however, better than nothing when you dont want to spend money on buying weed you dont know whats in it from dealers.
Anyway, trying to stick to the point (as im half baked lol), I have a material wardrobe, the kind you buy for a kids wardrobe, that measures about 5 foot high, and big enough inside to hold 2 plants.
Im planning on lining it with mylar, putting a little fan inside for intake, and doing extraction somehow or other (if anyone has any ideas on how, would be appreciated).
I have loads of 20w 2700k cfls, but no vegging cfls atm, so i was looking at the 300w veg cfl with reflector, for about £45. However, I understand by reading forums, that I would need side lighting, so I think a few lower watt cfls dotted around would be better.
So, has anyone got any ideas, on how I could veg and flower 1 or 2 plants using cfls? would 10 30w blue spectrum for vegging, and 10 30w red spectrum cfls for flowering be ok? Is it best 2 30ws on top, the rest around the sides, etc?
Hps, seems like there will be too much heat, and also, the energy used seems to be quite high from what ive heard.
Any sites that are decent to buy cfls from? ones from uk please. Also, how would I go about doing this, would I need 10 sockets available, on an extension cable or whatever?
I need to keep the cost down as much as possible, electricity wise too.
Will this be possible, using the material wardrobe? i would hang the cfls with hooks, or somehow, with a variable height attained through a chain system, where I could heighten or lower as needed. Does this sound a good idea or not? I dont exactly know how I would hang ten lights when the wardrobe is in the middle of the room, so lights couldnt screw in anywhere exactly, but just very interested in doing this, if not, any other ideas? needs to be where I can lock it up when Im not tending to it, such as a padlock through zips using material wardrobe. Thanks
Anyway, trying to stick to the point (as im half baked lol), I have a material wardrobe, the kind you buy for a kids wardrobe, that measures about 5 foot high, and big enough inside to hold 2 plants.
Im planning on lining it with mylar, putting a little fan inside for intake, and doing extraction somehow or other (if anyone has any ideas on how, would be appreciated).
I have loads of 20w 2700k cfls, but no vegging cfls atm, so i was looking at the 300w veg cfl with reflector, for about £45. However, I understand by reading forums, that I would need side lighting, so I think a few lower watt cfls dotted around would be better.
So, has anyone got any ideas, on how I could veg and flower 1 or 2 plants using cfls? would 10 30w blue spectrum for vegging, and 10 30w red spectrum cfls for flowering be ok? Is it best 2 30ws on top, the rest around the sides, etc?
Hps, seems like there will be too much heat, and also, the energy used seems to be quite high from what ive heard.
Any sites that are decent to buy cfls from? ones from uk please. Also, how would I go about doing this, would I need 10 sockets available, on an extension cable or whatever?
I need to keep the cost down as much as possible, electricity wise too.
Will this be possible, using the material wardrobe? i would hang the cfls with hooks, or somehow, with a variable height attained through a chain system, where I could heighten or lower as needed. Does this sound a good idea or not? I dont exactly know how I would hang ten lights when the wardrobe is in the middle of the room, so lights couldnt screw in anywhere exactly, but just very interested in doing this, if not, any other ideas? needs to be where I can lock it up when Im not tending to it, such as a padlock through zips using material wardrobe. Thanks
my first growbox look like a battleground. Once you do a messy but strong job with duct tape and cardboard, take your mylar, and use spraymount or whatever glue to stick it to the cardboard (hiding your messy but strong tape with the nice smooth shinyness). For the door: What you basically want to do is create something where you have a door which is a light trap. The easiest way if youre a ghetto bastard is with Use 3 pieces of wood or opaque plastic something a bit stronger than cardboard since youre going to be moving it alot. The way i suggest is hard to explain, but i'll try. You need a piece of wood that is the size of your "doorway", i.e. front of the closet. then 2 long thing pieces - one the height of the closet, and one the width of it. place them up the left hand side, and along the top respectively. Use more duct tape. Now take your "door" piece, and when you put it in, push it flush against the RIGHT hand side and of course the bottom. Because of your two pieces of material on the left and top edges, the gaps caused by imperfections in the size of the door are gone. And, they hold the main door in place.Hope this helps, if i am explaining terribly then tell me, i will try and rewrite. GL