First Cardboard Box CFL Grow Valley Purple Clone!

[bud7144]

Hello RIU, I've been trying to get an indoor grow going in my home i've owned for a year now. And I have finally solved all my issues with starting it, cardboard. I had tons in my garage from various items furnishing the house. So i decided to repurpose said cardboard and recycle it a more rewarding way.
The Box: Constructed from 2 different boxes and a third for the roof. Just lots of duct tape and a lil ingenuity.
Light Support: I cut out another box we had and reinforced it with more cardboard to handle hanging the lights. Fol height control I have zip ties and tape if necessary.
Lights: 9 lights total. I have pics of the cfls, but i have 2 55w 2700k, 4 23w 2700k and 3 bulbs in the ag and they are cool bulbs or mixed spectrum. i cant remember.
Strain: I have a topped Valley Purple clone from a local dispensary. Supposed to be GDP X Grape God. I decided to go with one plant just cuz its the first go around indoors under cfl so dont want to invest with more than one plant.
The clone is vegging upstairs in a spare closet and this grow will be soil of my own mix.

Appreciating all comments and criticisms +rep THANKS!... I threw in a pic of my ladies for outside too. the pic of single plant is the Valley Purple.

 

[weedmastatx]

nice bro +rep

 

[Metasynth]

Yeah, cardboard works well, I know a bunch of people on here who use Wardrobe boxes from Uhaul, and they seem to work out very well indeed. Way to do your part to help save the planet, dude!

 

[HippySmoke]

yea I was just going to suggest checking out a uhaul box very cheap easy and rather efficient a grower on here pulled something like 3 oz's or so using cfl's and those uhaul boxes... they kick rear.

 

[bud7144]

Thanks for the words of encouragement all. Going back to work today and wont be getting much work done on it till wednesday most likely. But should have the plant in and flowering after that. +rep

 

[bud7144]

So transplanted last night into a bit bigger pot. Didnt go too big cuz its going straight into flower soon and dont plan on it getting very big. The Valley Purple is the one in the lil green pot.View attachment 1562398View attachment 1562399

 

[jhod58vw]

damn bro valley purple sounds tasty good luck

 

[bud7144]

Thanks jhod58vw, I picked up some from the club i bought the clone from and the jar said the genetics were purple erkle x big bud so im guessing its going to be like GDP. But the nugs were nice and purpley. and the high was great with a sweet slightly grape flavor. But the cherry ak47 i got really had the most amazing flavor ever.

 

[jhod58vw]

Thanks jhod58vw, I picked up some from the club i bought the clone from and the jar said the genetics were purple erkle x big bud so im guessing its going to be like GDP. But the nugs were nice and purpley. and the high was great with a sweet slightly grape flavor. But the cherry ak47 i got really had the most amazing flavor ever.

the cherry ak47 is that a auto flower that sounds good too

 

[thatoneguy1991]

Looking good man im just around the same point as you with four lil AK's keep it up

 

[bud7144]

I dont think its part of the auto flowering strain, but i do know that its suppose to be a rare pheno of the ak47 and it has a very recognizable marichino cherry taste. @thatoneguy1991.. thanks man, keep growing!

 

[jhod58vw]

I dont think its part of the auto flowering strain, but i do know that its suppose to be a rare pheno of the ak47 and it has a very recognizable marichino cherry taste. @thatoneguy1991.. thanks man, keep growing!

damn bro sounds tasty love cherries

 

[420fishin]

Hey Bud 7144 we always have room for a fellow cardboard grower! Keep up the good work.

 

[bud7144]

Just turned the lights on for 12/12 today at 8pm. Gave the plant close to 24hrs of dark time before switching the light. She was outside with her sisters in the green house begging in the sun for a couple days before this. Temps with all the lights and the door closed got too high so im going to need to increase my exhaust fan system.

 

[bud7144]

Day 4 of flower and everything is looking great she loving the 12/12 and still bushing up and getting thick. took some pics of everything at bout 8. Then my girl wakes me from my Cherry Ak47 coma around 12am and the lights are off. So plant had 4 hrs of light then timer turned lights off. cant mess with it till lights are supposed to turn back on at 8pm. Did i just get set back really bad?

 

[jhod58vw]

she should be a beauty

 

[bud7144]

OK, so after the whole timer light fiasco I went through the settings and found that set for one day to turn lights off at 12am. So i fixed that and fixed my 8pm-9am light schedule since 13/12 not doing me any favors. so yesterday will be first day of flower and today being day 2. Gotta love set backs.

 

[bud7144]

she should be a beauty

Thanks jhod, your plants are beauts as well.

 

[bud7144]

Day 4 of Flower:
She still growing up big and bushing since the topping. Fed her some more b1 and superthrive, next will be a watering before a light flowering feeding.

 

[bud7144]

Yesterday I saw the first lil pistil on her but was not even able to take a pic of it. I tried to get a pic of it today but its barely there. Need to get a micro lens for my nikon to take anything closer up. So hope you guys can see it the pistil.