IAm5toned
Well-Known Member
Ah yes, its that time of year again.
And for myself, after a move across state that means having to build a completely new setup! freakin sweet, right? After years of clandestine closet grows and nervous guerrilla outdoor ops, I finally have the space to play around that I have always wanted. unfortunatly I just dont have the budget to build that flooded tube concept ive been floating around inside my head, so this time, Im going to stick with what I know best and do another run or 2 with organic hotsoil. And just for shits and giggles, I was so intrigued by SICC's party cup grows, ive decided to see what one can do with a SOG of party cup sized plants!
The Beans!
Once again a hearty thank you to Speedyseedz for supplying the goods.
Currently I have germinated 33 beans, they did the ole 24 hour presoak and then went straight into the disposable NFT incubator. Those things work great, and cost like 10$ if you can find them out of season. Made by a co. called Burpee. I got mine at HD on clearance 2 years ago during the winter and its worked great for 3 germinations now, I will continue to use it untill the cheap plastic its made out of breaks, lol. But back to the Beans-
8 Aurora B reg, by The Flying Dutchmen
8 The Pure (Skunk #1) by The Flying Dutchmen
17 Dank ass bagseeds of a local strain that i happen to know is a cross between afghani landrace, pakistani landrace, and NL. not sure of the stability, but it produces some of the best locally grown nugs around here in hydro, so im curious how they will fair with some good ole organics feeding them instead of those nasty nutes.
I got 8/8 germination on the aurora B
I got 6/8 on The Pure. it would have been 7/8 buyt i think i might have killed one of them doing some prenatal surgery to remove a stubborn seed casing.
also got 14/17 on the bagseeds, though very uneven/unstable growth, lol surprise surprise on that one.
A breif glimpse of the beans in the incubator. i have removed the humidome, its a peice of crap and too small anyway, lol-
looks i little stretchy, huh? no worries, those cups are only an inch 1/2 deep! after there transport into some real soil, they will be just fine, exactly how i want them.
On to the cab-
The cab is going to be a 2 layer stack, the cabinet itself was actually going to be thrown away by a good buddy of mine. Jokingly, I said why would you throw that out? You could grow some serious dank in there, if you knew what you were doing. After a short convo, he bet me that the only thing that could be grown inside a pressboard walmart cabinet is mold! 500$ bet haha! what a sucker.... So not only did I score a free cab, im also going to get half a g here in a few months
I have decided to go with a 400w MH, and a 250w MH. both lamps are probe start M59 lamps found anywhere that sells HID lamps. I also have a 400w CMH but the ignitor shit the bed on my only pulse start ballast so instead of acting like a noob and running out and spending hard earned cash, ill just use what i got for now, after all this is a concept grow, not commercial. not by a long shot. so im going low low low budget. I will be utilizing the 'air curtain' style of heat removal. this is something i have not seen very much of here on RIU, so I will let my fuckups teach everyone else how to do it
heres some pics of the cab under construction, i have more, but the ole lady took off with the camera so it will have to wait for the next update in a few days.
omg... what a peice of shit. the pic does it no justice as to just how bad of shape its in. i removed the doors for construction. andyep, im seriously going to use this peice of shit, just to prove a point-
a look through shot of the duct openings on the upper cab that will provide the air curtain-
the front, both 'decks' i think i will refer to them as decks, lol, i grew up around boats and ships
ah, the secret to success in cabinet growing: labyrinth light traps for the supply and return ventilation.... they will actually be painted flat black. the nasty looking brown shit is a sealant i use to cover up all cut edges and exposed particle board from cutting and modding. I have learned the hard way just how fast RH can ruin a decent cab if you dont take the proper precautions.
And last but not least I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce the newest member of RIU- Rocky. Sorry about the mess in the background, lol, we were playing in the laundry, just to piss of the ole lady! He'll be handling security here in a few months
I will post more pics of the cab and the lil girls after there first transplant here in a day or three.
Please feel free to post in this journal, I welcome any and all criticisms and insights.
I just love that bongsmili e for some reason haha
And for myself, after a move across state that means having to build a completely new setup! freakin sweet, right? After years of clandestine closet grows and nervous guerrilla outdoor ops, I finally have the space to play around that I have always wanted. unfortunatly I just dont have the budget to build that flooded tube concept ive been floating around inside my head, so this time, Im going to stick with what I know best and do another run or 2 with organic hotsoil. And just for shits and giggles, I was so intrigued by SICC's party cup grows, ive decided to see what one can do with a SOG of party cup sized plants!
The Beans!
Once again a hearty thank you to Speedyseedz for supplying the goods.
Currently I have germinated 33 beans, they did the ole 24 hour presoak and then went straight into the disposable NFT incubator. Those things work great, and cost like 10$ if you can find them out of season. Made by a co. called Burpee. I got mine at HD on clearance 2 years ago during the winter and its worked great for 3 germinations now, I will continue to use it untill the cheap plastic its made out of breaks, lol. But back to the Beans-
8 Aurora B reg, by The Flying Dutchmen
8 The Pure (Skunk #1) by The Flying Dutchmen
17 Dank ass bagseeds of a local strain that i happen to know is a cross between afghani landrace, pakistani landrace, and NL. not sure of the stability, but it produces some of the best locally grown nugs around here in hydro, so im curious how they will fair with some good ole organics feeding them instead of those nasty nutes.
I got 8/8 germination on the aurora B
I got 6/8 on The Pure. it would have been 7/8 buyt i think i might have killed one of them doing some prenatal surgery to remove a stubborn seed casing.
also got 14/17 on the bagseeds, though very uneven/unstable growth, lol surprise surprise on that one.
A breif glimpse of the beans in the incubator. i have removed the humidome, its a peice of crap and too small anyway, lol-
looks i little stretchy, huh? no worries, those cups are only an inch 1/2 deep! after there transport into some real soil, they will be just fine, exactly how i want them.
On to the cab-
The cab is going to be a 2 layer stack, the cabinet itself was actually going to be thrown away by a good buddy of mine. Jokingly, I said why would you throw that out? You could grow some serious dank in there, if you knew what you were doing. After a short convo, he bet me that the only thing that could be grown inside a pressboard walmart cabinet is mold! 500$ bet haha! what a sucker.... So not only did I score a free cab, im also going to get half a g here in a few months
I have decided to go with a 400w MH, and a 250w MH. both lamps are probe start M59 lamps found anywhere that sells HID lamps. I also have a 400w CMH but the ignitor shit the bed on my only pulse start ballast so instead of acting like a noob and running out and spending hard earned cash, ill just use what i got for now, after all this is a concept grow, not commercial. not by a long shot. so im going low low low budget. I will be utilizing the 'air curtain' style of heat removal. this is something i have not seen very much of here on RIU, so I will let my fuckups teach everyone else how to do it
heres some pics of the cab under construction, i have more, but the ole lady took off with the camera so it will have to wait for the next update in a few days.
omg... what a peice of shit. the pic does it no justice as to just how bad of shape its in. i removed the doors for construction. andyep, im seriously going to use this peice of shit, just to prove a point-
a look through shot of the duct openings on the upper cab that will provide the air curtain-
the front, both 'decks' i think i will refer to them as decks, lol, i grew up around boats and ships
ah, the secret to success in cabinet growing: labyrinth light traps for the supply and return ventilation.... they will actually be painted flat black. the nasty looking brown shit is a sealant i use to cover up all cut edges and exposed particle board from cutting and modding. I have learned the hard way just how fast RH can ruin a decent cab if you dont take the proper precautions.
And last but not least I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce the newest member of RIU- Rocky. Sorry about the mess in the background, lol, we were playing in the laundry, just to piss of the ole lady! He'll be handling security here in a few months
I will post more pics of the cab and the lil girls after there first transplant here in a day or three.
Please feel free to post in this journal, I welcome any and all criticisms and insights.
I just love that bongsmili e for some reason haha