Grow Box:
--(2) 21.5 gallon Rubbermaid totes
--Lined w/Mylar covered bubble wrap (called Reflectix Bubble @ Lowes)
--Will be light-proof
Lights: 3 on each side of box, after built will see if I can fit 1 more light at each end for a total of 8 lights inside:
--(6) 6500K cfls for veg
--(6) 2700K cfls for flower (will use 3000K if I can find them)
--Will bolt lights to box, raise girls up to light w/books or something
Ventilation/Odor Control:
--6 inline duct fan at top blowing out into closet inside house
--2 90-degree elbow PVC bottom at bottom of totes for passive intake
--DIY Pencil holder/pantyhose carbon filter (Im figuring out how to attach this so the fan is sucking air through it will add once into flowering only and it will prevent light from entering through fan)
Power:
--40ft 16 gauge 3-prong extension cord, Ill splice/wire lights/fan into this cord
Strain:
--bag seed (unknown) starting w/2 seeds (very first try, don't even know if they'll germinate)
Medium:
--Foxfarms Ocean Forest
--Perilite for good aeration/draining
The Plan:
--Germinate w/paper towel/jar method (about 2-3 days)
--When ready, start in dixie cup w/soil and when roots are established, transfer each to 5 gallon flower pots w/soil (final pot size)
--Keep lights as close as possible w/out burning leaves
--LST (tie down method), so veg time may be shorter due to restricted vertical space, but start once a primary tip appears
--Ill Ph test my tap water, if whack, Ill buy distilled
--Ill Ph test my soil too, looking for 6.0-7.0 (veg 20-5-5 & flwr 5-15-5 for nutes, but hopefully this will be ok w/fox farms and good water)
--Temps for lights on 85F tops, lights off 75F
--Humidity for Veg/Flower 40%-60%
--Veg light 24/0 and when ready to flower do 0/24 for 1 day to kick start the girls
--Flwr light 12/12 (start using carbon filter)
--Start looking for sex (hairs=good female, green sacs=bad male=kill it)
--Flower 8-10 weeks, look for 2/3 of trichs to be red/amber w/some milky
--Harvest full branches (but clone females during flower stage after confirmed sexing)
--Hang dry in 45% humidity low/no light for 5-6 days till stems snap but not brittle
--Trim and cure in mason jars, burp 1x/day for first 3 days then 2x/week for next month, then 1x/monthready to smoke and use trimmings to make hash
Anything absolutely essential missing? I know this is all just on paper for now and a lot of it "depends", but Ive been doing my research and cant think of anything that = instant failure. Thanks for input! I priced all this out (w/some estimations) but it came to about $250.00 for absolutely everything just FYI. If my seeds don't germ I'll purchase some Northern Lights since it's recommended for total newbs like me and indoor set ups. Tnx everyone! I'll post pix after I get this thing going.
--(2) 21.5 gallon Rubbermaid totes
--Lined w/Mylar covered bubble wrap (called Reflectix Bubble @ Lowes)
--Will be light-proof
Lights: 3 on each side of box, after built will see if I can fit 1 more light at each end for a total of 8 lights inside:
--(6) 6500K cfls for veg
--(6) 2700K cfls for flower (will use 3000K if I can find them)
--Will bolt lights to box, raise girls up to light w/books or something
Ventilation/Odor Control:
--6 inline duct fan at top blowing out into closet inside house
--2 90-degree elbow PVC bottom at bottom of totes for passive intake
--DIY Pencil holder/pantyhose carbon filter (Im figuring out how to attach this so the fan is sucking air through it will add once into flowering only and it will prevent light from entering through fan)
Power:
--40ft 16 gauge 3-prong extension cord, Ill splice/wire lights/fan into this cord
Strain:
--bag seed (unknown) starting w/2 seeds (very first try, don't even know if they'll germinate)
Medium:
--Foxfarms Ocean Forest
--Perilite for good aeration/draining
The Plan:
--Germinate w/paper towel/jar method (about 2-3 days)
--When ready, start in dixie cup w/soil and when roots are established, transfer each to 5 gallon flower pots w/soil (final pot size)
--Keep lights as close as possible w/out burning leaves
--LST (tie down method), so veg time may be shorter due to restricted vertical space, but start once a primary tip appears
--Ill Ph test my tap water, if whack, Ill buy distilled
--Ill Ph test my soil too, looking for 6.0-7.0 (veg 20-5-5 & flwr 5-15-5 for nutes, but hopefully this will be ok w/fox farms and good water)
--Temps for lights on 85F tops, lights off 75F
--Humidity for Veg/Flower 40%-60%
--Veg light 24/0 and when ready to flower do 0/24 for 1 day to kick start the girls
--Flwr light 12/12 (start using carbon filter)
--Start looking for sex (hairs=good female, green sacs=bad male=kill it)
--Flower 8-10 weeks, look for 2/3 of trichs to be red/amber w/some milky
--Harvest full branches (but clone females during flower stage after confirmed sexing)
--Hang dry in 45% humidity low/no light for 5-6 days till stems snap but not brittle
--Trim and cure in mason jars, burp 1x/day for first 3 days then 2x/week for next month, then 1x/monthready to smoke and use trimmings to make hash
Anything absolutely essential missing? I know this is all just on paper for now and a lot of it "depends", but Ive been doing my research and cant think of anything that = instant failure. Thanks for input! I priced all this out (w/some estimations) but it came to about $250.00 for absolutely everything just FYI. If my seeds don't germ I'll purchase some Northern Lights since it's recommended for total newbs like me and indoor set ups. Tnx everyone! I'll post pix after I get this thing going.
