Building single-plant growbox, I want your opinions!

bigbudjohn420

bigbudjohn420

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well to tell you the truth i have made a singel plant grow box ... you should just build a PC planter you can grow 2 in there and as the lighting goes use a power strip at the top of the PC tower on the inside on the back wall and use light bulb adapters for lights you can fit 4 100w CFls in it ... use 2 PC fans for venting have one blowing in and one blowing out all you have to do is wire them up to an ols cell phone charger or any 12V power supply and then line it with mylar and then you have a simpel singel plant or 2 plant setup:weed::leaf:
 
Fractus

Fractus

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Actually john that's exactly what I did already except my box is bigger than a cpu case and I didn't need to line it, and i have passive vents and 2 in-line exhaust fans (computer fans wired with a 12v adapter) in front of a carbon filter. But thanks for the help anyway dude

I'd like to clone soon but I don't have any rooting gel on hand though lol, how far do I have to look to find it? or is there any other simple alternative? Can it be done without using any sort of gel?

I also have a friend who is growing medically and legally, who will provide me with clones whenever I need them, don't know what the strain it is or anything though. He probably does.
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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you can clone without anything...

Just CUT (not smash and tear) with a SHARP, at a 45* angle and gently scrape some of the outer layer of "green" at the bottom of the stem...

Put it in dirt.. put a clear cup or dome over it and it should root
 
Fractus

Fractus

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Awesome, should I wait until my plant's 'morning' to do it? And I think I'm supposed to cut just below a node on one of the branches near the main stem, please correct me if I'm wrong, I wanna make sure I do it right lol. I'm reading up on it a bit right now, just want some comparitive experienced opinions
 
Fractus

Fractus

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No worries man, this thread has been going for quite a while, you'd be reading all day trying to catch up. It's pretty much my grow journal, when really it was intended to be a newbie thread looking for some starters tips. I got a lot more feedback than I expected, it's great.
 
GypsyBush

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just make sure you have nodes above where you cut...

You need a spot for new branches to grow out of...

I'm surprised you haven't tried to clone a leaf yet...

It's bee a while since someone did one of those...:lol:
 
Fractus

Fractus

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Haha.. Ass. Thanks though. I'll probably take 2 off of it tomorrow. Can I just plant them and leave them beside my plant under the 12/12? I'm not planning on making a separate clone box unless I don't have a choice lol.
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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they will yield more if you leave them in the plant as branches than if you flower them as clones without roots...

and why am I an ass?
 
Fractus

Fractus

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and why am I an ass?
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I'm surprised you haven't tried to clone a leaf yet...
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Wasn't that a poke at me for being a n00b? lol. I'm pretty sure you can't do that, but if you can then I'll be dipped in shit and rolled in breadcrumbs!
:D And that makes perfect sense! Maybe I shouldn't bother cloning, i'll just get those clones I mentionned from that other guy I know and not worrry about trying to reproduce my own just yet. I really don't care as long as there's always "one in the oven" lol.
 
southwestgrower

southwestgrower

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DAMN i ALMOST READ THIS HOLD THREAD. I AM VERY INSPIRED BY YOUR GROW(S). I WILL BUILDING A REPLICA OF YOUR STYROFOAM GROWBOX. I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF SEEDS YOU HAD
 
bigbudjohn420

bigbudjohn420

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yeah i am thinking of doing the same thing but instead of using a cooler i am will be used 2 large rubbermaid tubs..CLF can your plants more short and bushy.. at least every time i have grown and i used bagseed
 
Fractus

Fractus

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Dude I have no idea what type of seeds they were. They were given to me and said they were what he was prescribed by the hospital as medicinal marijuana and he gave me some seeds. But it looks very indicaish. grows nice and wide & bushy with it's fat lil leaves :) As Gypsy stated before, if you don't know what it is for sure then consider it bagseed of unknown origin. You have no idea where it actually came from lol.

Rubbermaid tubs were my other option. They are pretty much just as good perhaps better. Except that mine is so ridiculously white and reflective that it just doubles the light I put in the box.. But solid plastic is definitely a more rigid building material than syrofoam. Mine can only suspend a certain amount of weight in terms of lights. I'm comfortable with 4 x 23w CFLs though. It holds them up just fine.
 
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redivider

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hey I finished my box yesterday, what type of cooling are you using? i bought a 4" fan from walmart yesterday, but it burnt out pushing the air through the carbon .... I think it just burnt out where the plug is, so if I connect it directly to the fan motor it might work...... any ideas?? how's the CPU fan working with the carbon?? now I just have the big gaping 4" hole on the top doing passive ventilation, it seems to be working but a lot of light is also escaping..... :S
 
Fractus

Fractus

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I'm using two 80mm computer fans rated at 35ish CFM i think, in-line exhaust fans with passive intakes. And a carbon filter on the outside of my exhaust covering my fans. It slows down the air a bit but not a lot, not overstressing my fans. I'm just running the exhaust air through a cereal box full of carbon pellets for a fish tank or w/e. I need more details about how you set up your ventilation for me to help ya though, maybe your carbon filter is at fault for killing your fan. Killing a fan in a day isn't common lol. I wouldn't mess around too much with the direct wiring of it, unless you're good at it and know what you're doing. Personally I'd take it back and trade for a new one, gotta love Walmart's return policy. :)
 
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redivider

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i think I just over stressed the fan, i was pushing through 2 layers of carbon sheets, i put two to make it more light-proof, ended up burnin that shit...

goin to walmart today to change it... i woke up today at 6 to start the light cycle, turned it on, went back to sleep, woke up to take my dog out and the fan was off and it was like 100 degrees inside my box!!! one of my plants even started w temp burns >:(>:(>:(:>:(......
 
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redivider

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oh and my fan says it's 3vdc, i had it running on batt's but will my chager, 12vdc 500 amps do the trick??? just wonderin...
 
QueenKush DaBoss

QueenKush DaBoss

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It just depends what kind of bulbs you are using because I had a cfl that got hotter than a mofo and I also had some that were more of a bluish color that gave off no heat.
 
DrZ

DrZ

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The only problem I see with your set up is that your intake fan is in a god spot however your Ex. need to be on the upper side of your box .... Heat rises therefor you want your fan taken ar out to take out hot air if you mount it on the bottom you will be pulling out your cool air maken your box hotter instead of cooler only thing i see a problem with good luck!!!
 
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redivider

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my box is small, sort of like the one Fractus has, and I got two 42watt soft whites, and 2 19 watt daylights going in there.... i started 12/12 already, once each reached the 5th node.... i don't have enough space in my apt for a big plant, and I don't want to keep buying lights.... it's my first grow so i'm learnin as I go.... kinda pissed bout the fan though....
 
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