400 Watt Cabinet Grow, Intro

HowzerMD

HowzerMD

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Hi RIU, I'm HowzerMD. This round I've got God Bud, The Black, G-13 and two Blue dream Haze. I'm working with clones I bought at a dispensary, however, in the mean time have Pineapple Wreck, God Bud and Grandaddy Purple seeds germinating. I'll be selecting mothers from those to go in their own space and supply the next round after this. I've got a few touch ups and minor BS to do on the cabinet but it's complete.Fox Farm ocean forest soil and the Fox Farm trio nutrient line up. I've got a 400 watt lumatek switchable and dimmable ballast, 6" hydrofarm daystar reflector cooled by an activeair 465cfm blower on a variable speed control(dialed in to about 2/3 power) with an inline booster on the exhaust to help out. That setup is on a heavy duty grounded industrial mechanical timer, and a pair of axial fans running 24/7 for air exchange in the cab. The whole thing is a frame built of 2x4's and 1/4" plywood skin,DSCN3943.jpg the top and bottom plates are 5/8" plywood for greater over-all rigidity of the cabinet and easier mounting of accessoriDSCN3941.jpges. I went with white paint instead of buying rolls of reflective material because it's what I had, I could cover the intDSCN3909.jpgerior AND exterior with it, and in my god-honest opinion it's just as effective in most circumstances. I haven't put the DSCN3908.jpgdoor on yet, so there's a big sheet of panda poly stuck up there for the time being. Here's the photos. Updates weekly.:hump:
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HowzerMD

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All the girls have packed on lots of new foliage. The Blue Dream Haze are the two in the back, God Bud front left, G-13 front center and The Black front right. G-13 has more picking up to do to catch up, but she's moving fast. By far the smallest clone with the least foliage, but it was the last G-13 at the dispensary and I wanted it bad. Look at my first post for contrast between day one and now. It's past beer-thirty and I'm also way over due for my end day joint. Have a nice one.:joint:
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HowzerMD

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Tomorrow marks two weeks in the soil for these clones, and there is lots to show for it.Much explosive growth since the last update alone. I topped both Blue Dream Hazes yesterday. Gave the other three a pinch on the top, super-cropping is what someone on this site called it I think. They've been getting big bloom every other day and I'll be starting grow big beginning of next week at 1/4 tsp per 4L. The G-13 is still the little-clone-that-could and gaining momentum every day but I don't think it will catch up to the others' size. Transplanting everyone around the end of next week to 5 gal grow bags. I ran out of room in my seedling tent for two new sprouts, so this is where they are for the time being. In the photo we have : God Bud front left, The Black from right, Blue Dream Haze rear right&left and G-13 rear center.
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Everyone is moving along as expected and transplanting will happen tomorrow. The Black front left, God Bud front right, Blue Dream Hazes rear left&right and G-13 rear center.

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cafeculture

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have attached some pics of my cupboard - it's my 4th attempt and things are going great! Evevn with the 1 weeks holiday away!IMG00093-20100723-0744.jpgIMG00113-20100808-1602.jpg
 
HowzerMD

HowzerMD

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Moved all of the ladies their new and final homes. I used 5 gallon grow bags instead of pots because there are no pots around here with free space , and bags are only 50 cents each. Didn't do any measuring the last few days to keep track of when to start flowering, and I've hit the mark today. As soon as I see they've taken to new containers it's on to 12/12 they go. I didn't re-pot the G-13 since she's still less than half the size of her sisters and I'm pretty much out of room in he cab. And thank Jebus I said "why the hell not" to adding a galvonized steel moisture barrier during construction, I didn't think to grab drip trays today. I got a piece of galvonized sheet metal cut the dimensions of the cabinet footprint and screwed it down with a 2 1/2" raised flashing border and clear caulked the whole thing water tight. I painted the bottom piece white so I didn't have inconsistant reflection going on in there.
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HowzerMD

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Lowphat said:
Looking good!

I plan on changing over to 12/12 soon too.

Gonna be fun to watch.

Low
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Thanks. Yea I'm expecting some major bush goin on. I need to run me wires across the width of the cabinet around halfway through flowering to set a height limit. I'm concerned about the BDH mostly, the others are definately not going to top 3'. I wish I had more than 36" of over-all plant height to work with, but that's how I had to design this set up. 5 feet goes away real quick after you hang a light and include the pots. I'll stop by and see what's happening with your garden.
 
HowzerMD

HowzerMD

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Switched to 12/12 today; I saw no signs of transplant shock and new growth is moving as usual. They'll get a nice feeding tomorrow.
 
HowzerMD

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Bushy and looking healthy as usual. I've got to figure something out for the BDH's to keep their height under control. The bit of strethch in flowering is going to be hell if I don't do something quick. I'm still disappointed that G-13 has lagged so much, but oh well. Next round I suppose. God Bud and The Black are doing excellent. I've discovered Black is a heavy eater. She's munching up 50% more grow big than her sisters need. And more water to boot, almost as much as the BDH.DSCN3974.jpg
 
Lowphat

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I'll be putting mine into 12/12 tomorrow.Be interesting to watch them grow together.

Peace

Low
 
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