Chicago cfl Micro grow

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 15, 2009

this is not my first grow, but is my first grow journal. the purpose of this journal is to track the growth of the micro grow and attempt to get every last gram i can out of these little guys. i may need some help with this one. here we go:

setup: 32" high X 27" long X 16" deep

(2) 80 mm low profile fans(one venting, the other circulating air inside)
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CFL bulbs(1-150W, 3-100w, 4-75w)
(1) thermometer

soil- random mixture of gardening soil and organic materials.
seed- (12) random bag seed laying around
H20- purified tap water
fert- miracle grow 'plant growth' and 'bloom booster' (i know miracle grow is supposed to be terrible to use or so every one says, but if used and flushed properly, i bet my buds will be bigger than your unfertilized buds =P)

all plants have been started and are on 12/12 light cycle with 2700k bulbs

one plant is already over 14 inches and full of blooms but we'll just pretend they are all starting from seed as the other 11 or so are. any questions feel free to ask, your opinions are welcome, but please only positive constructive criticism. i don't want my journal filling up with doubters and haters. happy growings!

RedHeadNY · Dec 16, 2009

Looks great shouldn't the bulbs be closer to the plants?

emptypockets7 · Dec 16, 2009

Nice man! We're doing a similar setup. I'm using a 48"x16"x16" box with plans to SOG and LST. It's in my grow journal.

Well I'm subbed. This will be a nice grow to compare to.

Justinxuan · Dec 16, 2009

Looks good! That's about what I've got goin'

Just don't be afraid to get them cfl's closer to the plants

bugonawire22 · Dec 16, 2009

Id get as many more lights as you can and move them in to around an inch from the plant. cfls dont get that hot and if you have good circulation its no problem. They need more light.

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 17, 2009

i know the lights need to be closer and more light is always better, but its just a little tight packing the cups all around the light. this is about as low budget as it gets using what ever fixtures i found in the garage laying around. once they get a little bigger itl be perfect. as for the stretching, as they get to tall and stringy, i repot them deeper into the cups if needed. never had problems with this little tip and actually seems to fatten the stems more so than the untouched plants. maybe its just me tho who knows! thanks for the feedback. it is greatly appreciated. best of luck to all of you and happy growings. also posting some more pics just cause i love lookin at the lil guys. more detalied pics of the "monster" in the group

emptypockets7 · Dec 17, 2009

What's with the quarter in the one pot, the cactus, and the other plant?

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 17, 2009

you eye ballin that dime emptypockests? hahh only kidding. long story short its good luck. the cactus and the other plants; onions and bamboo clones are real, just dont get enough sun light during the winter so i threw them in there to make friends. im interested in all around botany so i try out a few different things other than my favorite, tomatoes

chitownsmoking · Dec 17, 2009

some kind of mexican sativas under cfls????? tie that big plant down and move lights closer and get more light cuzz those sativas are gonna get bis, be prepared to flower like 12 weeks to

cbtwohundread · Dec 17, 2009

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/283930-flowering-banana-o-g-kush.html
were in the same boat.,.,our set-ups are almost the same.,.,ur gonna wana get lights as close as pos and get more lumens.,.,with cfl's the placement of lights is a dif between a great harvest and a ok harvest.,.,other than that ure go0d to go

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 18, 2009

once again i know more light is always better and they need to be closer every one says, dont worry they are all doin just fine. this is a low budget, for fun grow and only in it for personlas and to have th esatisfaction of smokin my own homegrown product. just some bag seed. three are of good quality. either strawberry kush or bigbud. or a mix, soon to find out i guess.ne ways thanks for the input. happy growings to you all. thanks for posting

emptypockets7 · Dec 19, 2009

Mr.nice*Guy said:
you eye ballin that dime emptypockests? hahh only kidding. long story short its good luck. the cactus and the other plants; onions and bamboo clones are real, just dont get enough sun light during the winter so i threw them in there to make friends. im interested in all around botany so i try out a few different things other than my favorite, tomatoes

Just an observant guy I suppose. I do love those dimes... Haha. That's pretty sweet. I'm the same way. I like growing plants whether they're cactus, tomatoes, pumpkins, or cannabis.

Mr.nice*Guy said:
once again i know more light is always better and they need to be closer every one says, dont worry they are all doin just fine. this is a low budget, for fun grow and only in it for personlas and to have th esatisfaction of smokin my own homegrown product. just some bag seed. three are of good quality. either strawberry kush or bigbud. or a mix, soon to find out i guess.ne ways thanks for the input. happy growings to you all. thanks for posting

Dude +rep for sure. I'm in the same boat. I'm doing a for fun grow just to see what's up and to get myself some homegrown smoke. I realize there are 1000 things I could do differently but I don't have the time/money/effort to manage all that.

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 21, 2009

latest update to journal. just watered today. applied molasses to the flowering plants (2) a few days ago. applied molasses to rest of plants today. fertilized both flowering plants with MG bloom booster. approximately 5 or 6 week of flowering. unfortunately i did not follow a schedule on this grow so as far as ages and weeks into stages are unsure. this is one thing i will do differently next gro. always learning! enjoy hte new pics. happy growings to all of you..i will be entering the party cup grow contest so look for me! ive got something good planned for this.

1st picture- 3 cups on left marked with a piece of black tape on rim are either big bud or strawberry cough. soon to find out. one pic of deformed plant. may pull it and replace.

awdis27 · Dec 21, 2009

dats it???...nice

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 22, 2009

*UPDATE*

germinated and planted o.c. kush seed and replaced the deformed plant with it today.

emptypockets7 · Dec 22, 2009

Mr.nice*Guy said:
*UPDATE*

germinated and planted o.c. kush seed and replaced the deformed plant with it today.

Aww well that's a bummer. I kept my deformed plant just to see what would happen. It's doing alright now but I think it'd be funny if I got some huge or potent bud off it. To each their own.

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 23, 2009

latest update. nothing new really. just normal watering and trimmed a few leaves off of the big guy.

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 25, 2009

recent update. after some more reading and research, i am re-potting the big guy in a bit larger container and changing the light cycle from 12/12 to 14/10. reason for the change is the big guy is taking an awful long time to flower and this should speed up the process(seeing as how i cant add any more light at the moment)....merry Christmas, happy quanza, happy chanuka, and cant forget happy festivus to every one and as always, happy growings!

vdemetre · Dec 25, 2009

Mr.nice*Guy · Dec 25, 2009

whats with the plant picture?

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