K1Ng5p4d3's Cardboard Box Grow (hehe)

K1Ng5p4d3

Junior Creatologist
thanks tigg, thats really cool of u man. N yeah, i think its safe to say ive come across every single common problem a beginner can have except a pest problem, n i think ida lost it if that shit woulda happened, lol. But yeah, things are comin along finally - my big girl is shootin out hairs here n there, hopefully gonna pick up soon n start explodin with hairs everywhere(cant wait).


But, unfortunately, my banzai died. Well, actually i killed him. HIM. yesterday the little fucker started showin his nuts to me, so i yoinked his ass outta the pot, and i took three cuttings from my female n began to cloning process. I got schultz rooting hormone, which is a powder not a gel, and i took a clean razor, cut a 45' angle on the cutting, dipped it in water, cut it again, and then took the root hormone and covered the bottom half inch of the cutting with it. then i put it in the soil gently, and have a bluer spectrum light goin on them 24/7 for right now, misting them three times a day.


So hopefully thatll take care of my recent loss, and give me some extra plantage while im waitin for everything to come in the mail as far as seeds equipment go for my next grow.


I still have one plant that refuses to show sex, but its showing all the traits of a female so far, i think i see the little pitcher-shaped growth that the pistils shoot out of here n there on the plant, so hopefully im right there.

Goin up to Harvest Moon hydro shop this weekend, and im makin one last change with them before they go too deep into flowering. Gonna pick up some 2 or 3 gallon growbags, and pickin up some FF Ocean Forest finally so the plants dont have any stupid complications with soil or nutes for the next 6-8 weeks of flowering. Also pickin up some FF big bloom n probably some ton o bud or bud boom to go with it. Im gonna see if i can get some sunlight CFLs to replace the couple daylight cfls i got right now, that way i have all the same spectrum goin over my flowering plants.


So lets hope for the best - i might take some pics right before i go to the store, but ill probably just wait to do take the pics so you guys can just check out the final setup after i switch out the soil n everything. My only problem that i think im gonna have is tying them down in the growbags.

Any suggestions???
 

vwking2000

Active Member
I dont know crap about growin but ive been reading up on it and im thinking about doing something like this. what is a cfl? did u get yours at homedepot? ive been looking at led lights but i havnt seen any photos of plants budding with the leds. i live in an apartment and i dont want to use a bunch of electricity and i only need like 2 plants maybe. like i said i dont know crap about crap//
 

spida

Well-Known Member
If you don't know what a CFL is, I'm assuming either you're about 12 or 13, or you lived as an amish until you were 18.
 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member
haha yeah man dont you have TV or anything? how have you never seen an ad for CFLs? even if you dont know shit about growing you should be using CFL bulbs anyway haha. theyre called compact flourescent lights, and yes, they save electricity...
 

spida

Well-Known Member
Lmao. My dog doesnt, but boy does he know what weed is. One time I decided to get him high, and he was kinda limping around peeing as he walked cus he was so high, so I gave him some food. Next time I set a zip in my backpack unzipped (stupidly) and he got into and destroyed and ate a half ounce of some really dank purple. Gosh was I pissed at him and my stupidity. :wall:
 

Hillbilly420

Well-Known Member
looks like a fire hazard to me... but there actually doing good considering the amount of light and space... watch out with that cardboard and the lights.
 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member
Lmao. My dog doesnt, but boy does he know what weed is. One time I decided to get him high, and he was kinda limping around peeing as he walked cus he was so high, so I gave him some food. Next time I set a zip in my backpack unzipped (stupidly) and he got into and destroyed and ate a half ounce of some really dank purple. Gosh was I pissed at him and my stupidity. :wall:
dude my dog will be sleeping in the corner of my room if i spark a bowl she instantly jumps up and runs over to me haha she fuckin loves it. wow your dog ate a half zip? was he alright...
 

K1Ng5p4d3

Junior Creatologist
looks like a fire hazard to me... but there actually doing good considering the amount of light and space... watch out with that cardboard and the lights.

lol, actually the way i got shit setup right now is pretty safe. the box only covers the front of the grow, and as far as the lighting goes, i have everything wired right - im not gonna end up settin my house on fire, lol. n also about the lighting, i have around 520w worth of cfl in there, n im makin sure that the light hits all around the plants. I am gonna change my setup after this grow however, but i dont know how yet. I know im probably gonna do a DwC grow, n i already got some seeds on the way from attitude. the only thing i need now is to find some space to do it. maybe ill just clear out the bottom half of the closet n do it up right finally.

My girl is hookin up a grow kit for the xmas season(but ima get that shit early hehe), either a 4 or 600 w HPS/MH conversion light with a whole bunch of shit to get me started - except for the DwC itself.

check it out, tell me what u think:

CLOSET CULTIVATOR 400 watt GROW KIT 400w HPS+MH w LIGHT - eBay (item 180136930930 end time Sep-27-08 12:18:42 PDT)
 

DWR

Well-Known Member
65 bucks.... sounds like a deal to me !!!!!!!

I like those bags ! I want them aswell...... I have been looking for them for ages.. :D
 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member
65 bucks?? i saw 335 lol 65 is just for shipping... seems to me you could get somethin for cheaper, unless you will actually use every single one of those things, and if its for xmas then what the hell haha
 

vwking2000

Active Member
alright im real new to this site i guess im not supposed to ask questions on other peoples threads, ill start my own,,.,
 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member
haha just take a look at the growFAQ up at the top and some of the stickys in the newbie section. plenty of good info...
 

chunkymunkey33

Well-Known Member
You can find everything you want to know on this site without even asking any questions. I suggest you search through the forums and get some of the basic info so that way you don't ask questions that have been answered a bunch of times. You also may get yelled at for asking questions that aren't towards, or about the person that started the thread. I'm not being mean, I just think it would be beneficial to you to find threads and journals that have to do with your specific needs or questions and if you don't see what your looking for...then start your own thread and people will respond to you. Good luck and enjoy RIU...
 

K1Ng5p4d3

Junior Creatologist
yeah but im the last motherfucker thats gonna yell at u for askin me a question in my thread dude, dont sweat it. Im a n00b myself for the most part - this is my 1st grow and even though im new to all this, ive come across most of the problems that every noob has, and ive conquered just about all of them, so im like, a seasoned n00b or somethin like that :D

anyways, headed to the dro shop tomorrow. gonna git me some new shit for my propagation station, n give my babies some more breathing room in some new growbags (they got 3g n 2g grow bags, its like 10 bucks for a dozen) finally some fuckin FF action - soil n nutes gonna make my plants feel mighty nice, n hopefully gonna make them swell up real quick before they explode with buddy goodness :P
 

-=4:20=-Guy

Well-Known Member
I would go with something like this

Digital Electronic 600 watt HPS Grow Light
Euro Reflector + $35.00
AgroMax 600 watt HPS Bulb + $30.00
No MH Conversion Bulb
No Spare HPS Bulb
No Timer
Sunrise Hi-Low Reflector Hangers
110 volt power cord

$264.95

See one thing I dont get is that the spare bulb is listed as a conversion bulb even though its a digital ballast. I have this same type but 1000w and am running a 1000w eye hort MH bulb on it NOT A CONVERSION BULB.

I hope Im not gonna blow something up.

As for the rest of the stuff just get it at your local shop. I did that 600w digital shipped to California and the price is up to $303. So take that extra $100 or so and go get a good horticulture MH from your local shop and a few extras then get the rest of that stuff over time locally.
 
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