Hi everyone, i have grown a few plants over the last few years on my window sill or in the backyard, but have never put enough care to really get a worthwhile yield. I have this box set up 48 in tall and 27 in wide(27 deep)
and i was wondering if there was any reason why this setup wont work. I already realize that the yield wont be superb but will i be able to produce?
the seedling is 17 days old




17 days old.


sorry about the sideways pictures i tried editing them on photobucket but the image doesn't stay roatated, idk , but any way hopefully i'll be getting a hygrometer soon so i can keep a more accurate eye on the enviro. for the plants. right now i have bag seeds planted but big bud seeds on the way, I have been trying to set up a fan too for air circulation. the light bulb now is
just a GE plant light that I don't know the specs on but i have a 42w compact cool 6500k that puts out 2800 lumens in the mail right now.

If there is any reason why this is a bad idea please let me know, any tips or opinions would be GREATLY appreciated, thanks a lot everyone!

you need alot more light!!!!

Painting inside of box white would help light intensity, and you'll need some air movement in the box. Plants need CO2 and in that small space, it will quickly exhaust available CO2 without some movement. Temp regulation and humidity will be an ongoing challenge.

do you think that 1 42w compact flourescent will be enough to grow a few plants or if I use the light i have and the compact would that be enough to grow 4-5 plants at a time?Also i don't think aluminum foil would quite do the trick, i know painting it white is(and would have been)a good idea, but would using large pieces of white paper, big enough to cover each side with one sheet, be the same? Also if i did get a 2or4 ft. flouro light system, would it be noticeable on the electric bill?

Do alot more reading on this site bud, i have 8 42W CFL's, and im not gonna start my female till i have a HPS and 4 foot T8s', invest a couple hundred bucks and look at some other setups on here for some help

i would buy the lights but wouldn't that put a noticeable dent in the electric bill?

Light Bulbs at BuyLighting.com - Compact Flourescent, Halogen, LED, Energy Saving Bulbs cheap 105 watt cfl's 2 of these or even 1 would be great

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ok I got my package and got my cfl set up its 42w 6500k 2800 lumens, when i have extra money i'm gonna buy a 105 watt cfl, also I added a little fan for constant air circulation and fresh co2, 24/7.


view from above

well I beefed up my grow space a little bit and I think I might have a start.
i bought 3 23w CFL's in addition to the 42 w I had in there. The only problem is that they are soft white, so i guess ill get 2 more cool bulbs if i can find them. Also i took apart the light system from a fish tank. It's a 20 watt full spectrum light. And I added shrink wrap plastic from boats, for reflectivity.It's pretty thick stuff.Also the temp was already up to about 87, any tips on how to keep heat down?

bump, any comments?