First time grower, experimenting with CFL and Sterilite Box

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baskarz

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Yup that's why I grow them, love em in me salads and sandwiches. :) I also grow parsely, basil, thyme, rosemary, mint, oregano, Capsicum, carrots and tomatoes. And whatever else i can grow thruout the seasons. Nothing beats fresh herbs and veg :)
 
Lady.J

Lady.J

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Sup all, today marks one week exactly of 12/12. Still no signs of flowering yet. The Seedsman Original Skunk #1 is 31 days old, and the Reserva Privada Sour Kush is 30 days old. I've been trainin' my bitches, and they listen to mama pretty well already :lol:. Things seem to be going smoothly. Haven't really had any issues. Might have to get an intake fan because I've noticed that my humidity goes up to almost 80% some nights after I turn off the lights (just have a fan inside, and a 120mm PC fan for the exhaust for now). The plants are filling out the screen nicely, and I'm eager to see some buds already!

 
dabumps

dabumps

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This is the part of the show when they ESPLODE!

And you're all like how the fuck do I keep these out of this damn fan!
 
glockdoc

glockdoc

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yea i seen hes back from camping! i think its great u guys all network with each other, that's the way it should be!
what are your temps like lady J?! how exactly did u set up ur venting system? like brotha man Owl asked how are the ladies?! and 1 more question lol.. did u ever get to finding out how big grow area is length width and height wise?!..i seen someone asked u earlier in the thread but i dont know if u ever told them.
 
Lady.J

Lady.J

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glockdoc said:
yea i seen hes back from camping! i think its great u guys all network with each other, that's the way it should be!
what are your temps like lady J?! how exactly did u set up ur venting system? like brotha man Owl asked how are the ladies?! and 1 more question lol.. did u ever get to finding out how big grow area is length width and height wise?!..i seen someone asked u earlier in the thread but i dont know if u ever told them.
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That is what I love best about this site...the networking. Feels good because people give a lot of advice, and then you get to take what you learn and help others.

My temps are pretty decent, lower to mid 80's. Gets as low as 73 at night with the lights off, but I kind of like it that way because I found red spider mites before, and they hate low temps.

As to setting up the venting...I have a 2x2 slot at the bottom left hand corner for intake, and I have a 4x4 slot with a computer fan mounted (w/ velcro) blowing out exhaust, and I have a small cheap fan that I bought from wal-mart circulating air under the plants.

Just measured it out for you :p: It's 36 inches tall, 26 inches wide, and the sides are 16 inches across.

The ladies are good! About to throw some pics up...
 
Lady.J

Lady.J

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They know they're sexy. :-P

Added a 40watt 2700k CFL and took out a 32 watt 5500k. Now have two 42watt 6500k CFLs, 3 26watt 2700ks and 1 42watt 2700k. I feel like this is pretty good for the box...not too hot, not burning my plants, and they have vigorous growth.

I gave up on cloning in a water cup. It's taking forever. Maybe I am impatient but have been wanting to experiment with Hydro anyway....so made a system after picking some stuff up from wal-mart. Also decided...I'm starting a DWC CFL grow in my closet :-P. Using bagseed first to make sure I understand the concepts well enough, and then will either put in a clone (if one survives) or try to plant this Ceres Skunk seed I'm sitting on. Bagseed is germinating as we speak.:leaf::peace:



 
Mohican

Mohican

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Cool setup LadyJ! Clones just take two weeks to get roots and another couple days to start showing new growth. That and waiting for seeds to sprout always drives me nuts. However, I have not lost a clone yet and I nursed a broken seedling back to health so I think a little loving and the great teachers on RIU can make your plants thrive :)

Great grow!

Cheers,
Mo
 
Lady.J

Lady.J

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Mohican said:
Cool setup LadyJ! Clones just take two weeks to get roots and another couple days to start showing new growth. That and waiting for seeds to sprout always drives me nuts. However, I have not lost a clone yet and I nursed a broken seedling back to health so I think a little loving and the great teachers on RIU can make your plants thrive :)

Great grow!

Cheers,
Mo
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Hey Mo! Thank you :). I saw someone on youtube use this system and get roots in one week, so hopefully it'll speed up the waiting because I'm like you, it drives me nuts lol.
 
Mohican

Mohican

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I am using rockwool so maybe it is faster in soil. I got a new setup also and I will see if it works better than my MacGyver setup did. I will put up some pics.
 
dabumps

dabumps

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They are lookin amazing! Is it flower time? *in whinny voice* look @ me I'm Lady J and I don't have any money **the next day** HEY GUYS I'M DOIN HYDRO AND I GOT ALL THIS STUFF! lol Just pullin your leg! Plants look great and those girls are gonna blot out the sun from that clone.

I would definately train them under the net until about 1.5 weeks into flower cuz they are gonna stretch like a mofo!
 
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