maturesmoker
Active Member
Firstly thanks for looking in here. I’ll try not to waffle too much and simply set out the basic aims and principles of my grow, describe the set up and then show you some of the results that have been achieved over the 3 years of working solidly with this method.
Dimensions of the cabinet area I’m using are: Height: 20” Width: 16” Depth: 14”
1.My aim was to grow in a small converted cabinet in a bedroom. I wanted to produce a solid dry OZ every 4 weeks as that’s all I want! This method hits that target and a little more  I wanted to work with CFL’s and for two and half years did just that with no complaints whatsoever. Recently I have seen miniature ceramic metal halides begin to take off and currently have a 70watt cmh bulb running in the box, backed up with 180watts of CFL’s for a total of 250watts. I have a standard PC case intake fan mounted bottom right and a solid metal cased 240volt fan fitted centrally in the top of the case for extraction. A very thin glass ‘heat shield’ is fitted an inch below the bulbs with a 1” gap around the edges to allow cooler intake air to rise up to the extraction fan. Photos to follow will demonstrate this.
2.All my plants are grown from feminised seed and are placed under 12/12 lighting in the box from germination. Around days 18 to 22 the plants will preflower (show pistils). At this point I tie them down and over using LST and continue to train them right the way through flowering so that they finish around 8” to 10” tall max. I have focused on working with strains that I can control within my space. For example, Nirvana Swiss Cheese is a constant in my cab and I must turned over at least 20 of them now, every single one has grown out with no problems and an almost clone like appearance. Other regulars in my cab include Master Kush, Snow White, Lemon Skunk. I do try to keep a good mix of strains turning over.
3.After a couple of years of working with an experimental bottom watering method I am now back to growing more conventionally again, potting up just once, generally around week 5 from germination, depending on available space.
4.I work on a 12 week cycle, most of my strains finish well in 12 weeks total, so with 6 in the cab at all times I average one plant harvested every 2 weeks.
5.I feed just BioBizz Grow and Bloom nutrients, plus molasses and introduce canna PK booster just once at about 3 weeks before harvest (week 9). I don’t use any other additives or boosters.
And that’s about it! Just to add that I’ve been growing weed for about 15 years, and until a few years ago grew conventional large plants under HPS lamps. Having then been busted I decided it was time to find a new way forward, keeping everything as small and simple as I could. Micro growing has proved to be a real challenge and quite a learning curve, but I’ve stuck at it, experimented and refined it until now it’s almost second nature ...... the little cab just sits in the corner of our bedroom, and grows some nice buds 
If you can bear with me I start by adding some pics of the cabinet set up and some of the results achieved over the last couple of years at least. Then I’ll start the thread by describing what’s currently growing in there. Be nice to have some of you along and if I can be of any help or you have any questions please ask away here. Cheers.
Dimensions of the cabinet area I’m using are: Height: 20” Width: 16” Depth: 14”
1.My aim was to grow in a small converted cabinet in a bedroom. I wanted to produce a solid dry OZ every 4 weeks as that’s all I want! This method hits that target and a little more  I wanted to work with CFL’s and for two and half years did just that with no complaints whatsoever. Recently I have seen miniature ceramic metal halides begin to take off and currently have a 70watt cmh bulb running in the box, backed up with 180watts of CFL’s for a total of 250watts. I have a standard PC case intake fan mounted bottom right and a solid metal cased 240volt fan fitted centrally in the top of the case for extraction. A very thin glass ‘heat shield’ is fitted an inch below the bulbs with a 1” gap around the edges to allow cooler intake air to rise up to the extraction fan. Photos to follow will demonstrate this.
2.All my plants are grown from feminised seed and are placed under 12/12 lighting in the box from germination. Around days 18 to 22 the plants will preflower (show pistils). At this point I tie them down and over using LST and continue to train them right the way through flowering so that they finish around 8” to 10” tall max. I have focused on working with strains that I can control within my space. For example, Nirvana Swiss Cheese is a constant in my cab and I must turned over at least 20 of them now, every single one has grown out with no problems and an almost clone like appearance. Other regulars in my cab include Master Kush, Snow White, Lemon Skunk. I do try to keep a good mix of strains turning over.
3.After a couple of years of working with an experimental bottom watering method I am now back to growing more conventionally again, potting up just once, generally around week 5 from germination, depending on available space.
4.I work on a 12 week cycle, most of my strains finish well in 12 weeks total, so with 6 in the cab at all times I average one plant harvested every 2 weeks.
5.I feed just BioBizz Grow and Bloom nutrients, plus molasses and introduce canna PK booster just once at about 3 weeks before harvest (week 9). I don’t use any other additives or boosters.
And that’s about it! Just to add that I’ve been growing weed for about 15 years, and until a few years ago grew conventional large plants under HPS lamps. Having then been busted I decided it was time to find a new way forward, keeping everything as small and simple as I could. Micro growing has proved to be a real challenge and quite a learning curve, but I’ve stuck at it, experimented and refined it until now it’s almost second nature ...... the little cab just sits in the corner of our bedroom, and grows some nice buds 
If you can bear with me I start by adding some pics of the cabinet set up and some of the results achieved over the last couple of years at least. Then I’ll start the thread by describing what’s currently growing in there. Be nice to have some of you along and if I can be of any help or you have any questions please ask away here. Cheers.
