Indoor cupboard grow

rastafarijammin

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This was my first indoor grow setup. I had read a lot about what to do for what kind of space. I even went to a hydroponic/grow store here in town and learned a bit. I used a small cupboard about 3ft tall by 2½ft. in width and went about 2 ft. back.
I foiled the whole entire thing and hung a 100w flourescent bulb with a sun/outdoor spectrum, right in the top middle. I used a staple to hang it and left about a 1''X1'' square with no foil so I didn't have to staple through foil and tear it.
I started the seedling in a little plastic "red beer cup" style cup and then later moved it into a pot. I hung the light about 2 inches above it at all times and as it grew up and pulled the cord through the staple. The width and length of the cord should be perfect for a staple. You don't have to keep the cord tied up to keep it up or anything. The first picture shows the plant 10 days after it sprouted


I moved that plant outside on the 15th day. It is the 2nd picture.



3rd picture-
This is my little grow room I used to grow the plants. I test grew another plant using the hanging bulb and then using another same bulb just with a reflector sitting on the edge of the pot. This is what it looked like 10 days into growing after sprouting.
 

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UnEmploymentDude

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I have the same spot!




except mine is only 1 feet wide.... :(
Its a great veg room, I'll say that.

ehh hers some constructive criticism for ya. You need more light if you want more plants. And to veg your plants larger you'll need to start with smaller pots. And I hope you have ventilation, because with the foil that thing is basically an oven! And get rid if the foil! Thats not good.

So far it looks good, perfect for storing 1-ish LSTed mother and tons of clones!
 

banjaxed

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Or just use some white paint thats also another good way of getting a good level of reflection.
Make sure you, keep an eye on temperature in there too, we dont want those babies getting scorched
 

rastafarijammin

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I will definitely try the white cloth. Yeah, it had ventilation. I did a search and found that just opening the cupboard a few times a day and breathe on the plants is good enough. Thanks for the advice. Another thing I did was to turn my hot water on in my shower and trap the humidity in the bathroom. Not very humid but..good enough .
 

UnEmploymentDude

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Just thinking, I would avoid trapping humidity in there. With that bulb and all, dont want it to explode over the plants. Besides you dont need the humidity for growing plants, just clones.
 

UnEmploymentDude

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Not really a solution but the just dip the cuttings in rooting hormone powder/gel and then place them in rockwool, peat moss pellets, or dirt in a humidity dome.
 

Pool

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Hey rastafarijammin, don't use cloth. Get Flat-White Latex based paint. Cheaper than dirt, lasts awhile, and only a small percentage less reflective than mylar.

P.S.- Flat-White LATEX Based. Has to be latex, not oil based.
 

rastafarijammin

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It's going well. I haven't done anything inside since I did those plants..but they are both outside now. I used worms in both of the pots and the plants loved it!! It was only for two days. They nearly tripled in size in 6 days! One is 5 ft tall and hasn't started budding yet. The other is a foot tall right now and is budding.
 

rastafarijammin

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I used just regular old worms. They dig and then loosen up the soil while naturally fertilzing it. Helps get all the nutrients down there and a lot more oxygen to the roots. I would highly recommend them. I am not using lights now. I moved them outside..I guess you could say sunlight. I have 3 plants right now..and two of them are from inside. I need to make some clones and my big plant has just started flowering..so I need to jump on the clone thing about now...or it will get too late. How is yours going? How many you have?
 
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