2nd grow 4 sqft box with 350-400 watts cfl

[pothead18]

my first grow wasnt to bad. i got 47 dry grams off of one plant, but i didnt to a good job on quality. mostly die to the very hot summer i had, where i couldnt get my box below 95!!! now my second grow im going to try alot harder. its only bagseed but it works for me. i have 12 26w 2700k but guna grab two more so i hit 400w. my plan is to do a very short veg time of maybe 7-10 days in hopes of growing just a nice main cola and nothing else. ill gey pics up as soon as i can. happy growing and smoking rui

 

[pothead18]

ive added a 6 inch intake hole on the bottom right side. hopefully everything grows good this time

 

[pothead18]

so there just over two weeks old. so far ive had one so sex and it was a male so im down 9. i would be happy if 5 end up female.

 

[pothead18]

so after i got back from work today i had three more males, but thats the chances with bagseed. two showed white hairs! hopefully the other 4 will lean in my favor. ill put more pics up soon.



one last thing, i found 2 seeds in my half of blue cheese. not mad at all, if they end up female at least ill know the strain this time.

 

[pothead18]

so 2 of the plants have started to have droopy leafs. at first i thought underwatered (it had been about 4 days from last watering) so i watered each plant with around 8 fl oz. two days later they still look the same. any thoughts or suggestions? first time 12-12from seed so i could be going at it wrong

 

[pothead18]

just a few updated pictures. about a month old, and 3 days from first pistils. any comments good or bad woupd be nice. im getting tired of talking to myself.


i also added 2 55w cfl with 3860 lumens a peice

 

[pothead18]

almost a month and no one has anything to say......

 

[Rizzo00]

I'll bite. Overall they look good! My guess would be either underwatering or not enough light. You might need to water more than you think cuz they are getting bigger annd that means more water more frequently. What are your temps??? Heat might be an issue also. Do you have a fan in there??? If not definitely get one.

 

[Rizzo00]

Now that i looked at the pic from a step back looking at whole box it looks like a heat issue. What is temp and humidity???? I have found thhat my plants can withstand higher temps if the humidity is higher. Low humidity+ high temp= bad news!

 

[Rizzo00]

And for goodness sake please fix your light leakage once you go into flower. You might screw yourself!

 

[pothead18]

its in a light sealed room. i cant see my hand infront of my face in there. the temps are around 73-80 with rh at 35-45%. the box doesnt look the same now. it has a passive intake wich works quite well

 

[pothead18]

my lights are now 14 26w and 2 55w 2700k with a total of 32220 lumens or 8055 per sqft

 

[RedWhiteBlueGreen]

Nice stealth set-up man - is hard to see the box in the room in the first place! Cool idea.

And to answer u for thoughts/comments, i'd also say have u got a fan in there, as their droopiness looks to me more like just needing abit of air? I might be wrong, but if u haven't got little fan in their already, get a cheap mini-desk one for sure. Also, maybe cut a few stealthy vents on bottom of box too to let in bit more fresh air.

Otherwise tho, they do look quite vigorous & in good health (which ironically makes me think maybe fresh air isn't a problem, but i dunno!?!) and i think they got a good chance of turning out well indeed. I hope also they all stay fem & flower well!

 

[pothead18]

there are two 6" square holes cut into the left and right side of the box. i need some new pics. i have no idea the strain but there is 6 different females growing now.


thanks for the input guys!

 

[RedWhiteBlueGreen]

And it could be slight underwatering issues, but it just seems strange all the plants are all showing identically similar drooping postures in each of the different sets of pictures. With underwatering, the leaves will move up & down abit still and seems too coincidental u took photos each time at exact same stage. Thats why i thought maybe air flow as that will generally show as a more consistent, non-changing leaf droop.

 

[RedWhiteBlueGreen]

Or it could just be that they're constantly knackered from growing big so quick, as they do look healthy & tall for month old plants from seed, under good old CFLs. Overall, i reckon it'll be cool, just watch they don't start slowing growth or showing diease/stress, etc, but only in as much as u normally would.

 

[pothead18]

the first set was right after watering. stupid me....... they hqve perked up a bit but i could still be underwatering. ill have to changed my watering around. so i guess tomorrow we water instead of tuesday.

 

[Rizzo00]

All you have is intake??? What about going out?

 

[pothead18]

All you have is intake??? What about going out?

there is a 6 inch exhaust fan and 2 passive intake holes.

 

[pothead18]

so to keep it all in one place
16 lights with 8000 lumens per sqft
6in exhaust fan
4sqft box
passive intake
6 confirmed females
run off is 6.5-7 ph
nutes will start within two weeks