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Dude, for your own safety, be super careful about posting pics that show your tatoos. Those are easily identifiable marks and could quickly turn into evidence.

Don't waste those males. They have some THC on them. Make hash!

Well, took a trip out to the stores and still no luck finding small planters. At least the chick at Home Depot said they should get some in next week, so all is not yet lost. Talked to a buddy of mine on the way home and inherited a nearly full box of Miracle Grow blooming ferts. 15-30-15...

You're absolutely correct, the first couple pics I did have just two bulbs and they were way too far away. Round about post #16 you'll see I started adding more bulbs. Right now I'm just really irked that I can't locate planters of a decent size...I can't believe the stores around this...

Alrighty, I just turned on the lights and gave my grow a good looking over. First, let me state what I've got going on right now before making any tweaks. 2' x 2' x 5' box, interior painted white. 6x 23 watt CFLs (2 6500k, 4 2700k) soon to be 4 of each bulb all situated within 2" of a plant...

My lights are about an inch away from the plants. I don't see how I can get them closer without somehow melding them into the pots. They are physically resting on them. I'm not sure how I'm stretching my plants seeing as how they are all less than 2" tall. I'll see what I can do to get them...

Blast! Just discovered my timer isn't turning off my lights. So I manually flipped them off tonight for the first real 12/12. Stupid cheapass wallyworld timer.

Whew! Just finished reading through every single post in this entire thread. Very nice job, FT! +Rep and all that. I love the photos. I started my own little CFL grow box not too long ago (link in my sig), and seeing what you've gone through sure gives me hope for how mine will turn out...

Today's update. Temps still holding steady around 75*F. Got a cheapass reflector rigged up...not great but better than nothing. Little ones are getting big. First 5 pics are from yesterday. Pic 6 is the reflector (cardboard, paper and duct tape). Last pics are today's.

Likely, yes. I would look at your temps, then. I think if there's more than a 15 or 20 degree F difference between the day and night temps it might be causing stress and wilting. If you can keep it steady between 60 and 80 you should be good. I'm no expert, though.

Hmmmm...perhaps check the pH of the water and soil? And if your temps are still swinging badly, then find a way to stablize them.

The soil sure looks dry in that last photo. Perhaps try a little foliar feeding (spray the leaves) with some mild N nutes (as in N-P-K).

Picked up a small fan and a jar of dry yeast for some "poor man's" CO2 production. Temps holding steady in the 72-75 degree range. Also grabbed a little paper-and-chart pH testing kit, but haven't checked the soil, yet. Kicking on the timer for 12/12 tonight, wish me luck. :weed: Looking at my...

Today's update: I picked up another couple "Y" splitters and bulbs, as well as a thermometer and a timer. Temps are holding steady under 24/0 at around 75* F. I plan to pick up 2 more "Y"s and 2 more bulbs and that should do it for lights and should bring the temp up just a few more degrees...

Today's update. Got a couple "Y" splitters and a couple more 24 watters (6500k instead of the 2500k the other two are). Got another sprout into a small pot by itself and another couple poking their heads out of the jiffy plugs. Got a question that's been bugging me a bit lately...is it safe...

This seems a waste of effort if either or both end up male. Until they're sexed, this saves me space. But my eventual plan, when I get paid in a few days, is to buy more, smaller planters. I don't expect my first grow to be perfection, especially putting it together piecemeal like this...

Morning update. Got two more sprouts into a pot. First two are doing great!

First, a word of caution to anyone wiring anything electrical. Getting shocked hurts! Stupid light socket bit me. :dunce: So I got the cab built, put it in the basement and got the inside painted with a first coat. It's completely dry, so I hung my lamps and put the two biggest sprouts into...

Cab's built. I found a couple lamps I could break open for sockets, so just need to wander the house and liberate a couple of bulbs so I can get these little beauts under some kinda light to start vegging. Got about a half dozen sprouts popping their little heads outta the jiffy plugs now...

Link to my grow journal. I'm building a custom box and plan on using CFLs. I'm trying to figure out how to wire up fixtures for best results without a lot of carpentry or electrician work. I had a broken table lamp I extracted the electrical bits out of, so I have one socket...and I'll be...