Nahmlos
Active Member
I am new to indoor cultivation. So far, I am really enjoying the experience of learning and testing new ideas. I built this during the pandemic lock-down, so I had to make use of what I had on hand and I have many parts still missing (humidifier, thermostat, ph testing kit...), but so far it looks to be doing the job.
I used some old cpu fans for fresh air inlet and outlet vents modified to run on usb-outlet adapters. I made an air filter with some odor absorbing kitty litter and stockings at the mouth of the outlet vent. The box was lined with bubble wrap and foil, with the seams spliced with foil tape. The top is an old diy photography softbox made of triplex cardboard, which I also lined with aluminium foil and foil tape. The light bulb is an 85W daylight CFL. I'm using a blanket to create a relatively decent air/light seal in between the box and light reflector.
I started with germinating some seeds over a period of 3 weeks, only one made it to a healthy seedling which is now inside the grow 'tent'. It is getting colder here, winter approaching, so progress would have been limited outside. I also started germinating new seeds in wet/moist kitchen towels in between two ceramic saucers, two of which have been upgraded to soil in eggshells (all inside the 'tent' ). All of the seeds came from my last (and now depleted) supply of what I believe to be 'Swazi-Gold', a sativa landrace from southern Africa.
At first, I think my humidity was really low, with the soil drying out completely, very quickly (within a day) , so I added some water to the large drip tray at the bottom with a towel as a temporary humidity control strategy. The lights are currently on an 18-6 timing schedule.
The seedling suffered a small bit of root damaged when a transplanted it to a larger pot, but seems to be really happy. Not sure of the leaves are a bit too bright green (perhaps yellowing?) or perfect?
Any suggestions?
I used some old cpu fans for fresh air inlet and outlet vents modified to run on usb-outlet adapters. I made an air filter with some odor absorbing kitty litter and stockings at the mouth of the outlet vent. The box was lined with bubble wrap and foil, with the seams spliced with foil tape. The top is an old diy photography softbox made of triplex cardboard, which I also lined with aluminium foil and foil tape. The light bulb is an 85W daylight CFL. I'm using a blanket to create a relatively decent air/light seal in between the box and light reflector.
At first, I think my humidity was really low, with the soil drying out completely, very quickly (within a day) , so I added some water to the large drip tray at the bottom with a towel as a temporary humidity control strategy. The lights are currently on an 18-6 timing schedule.
The seedling suffered a small bit of root damaged when a transplanted it to a larger pot, but seems to be really happy. Not sure of the leaves are a bit too bright green (perhaps yellowing?) or perfect?
Any suggestions?
