Im new to this just have a few questions about my setup if someone could please help!

BudBeast · Feb 26, 2011

Ok i think ive got everything i need to get started ive done quite a lot of reading up on things and feel quite confident as this is my first grow im trying to keep things simple but effective. My only thing im not too sure of is my grow area, i dont have alot of space to work with. i have a wooden cabinet that is 3ft tall and 3ft wide iand im hoping to be able to use this to convert into my grow box is it possible to use this? i have the following equipment just need some advice on the setup

Blue spectrum 6400k 250w cfl
Red spectrum 2700k 250 cfl
Reflector
2x 80mm computer cooling fans
Digital timer switch

Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated

TaoWolf · Feb 27, 2011

Yeah you can make it work. Just be sure to keep in mind the reality that after adding in lights/pots/plants, there will be even less vertical growing space - so think very small plants w/ very little veg time (or none). I'd also jump right on in with learning and experimenting with topping, LST'ing, supper cropping, and/or SCRoG'ing to figure out what means of height training works for you and the plants.

grobofotwanky · Feb 27, 2011

Being your first grow, you're gonna have alot of kinks to work out. Plug all that stuff up and get growing.

DrFever · Feb 27, 2011

you forgot your goin to need 4" aluminum dryer ducting for Air in and exhaust as well your goin to need to either white paint or mylar for inside of cabinet
remember for exhaust end drill high in cabinet as heat rises hook up pc fans to that end Exhaust end and drill one 4" hole for air in as long as cabinet is sealed your goin to be on your way if heat issues arise add another air in vent good luck

thexception · Feb 27, 2011

hey there. okay, with the height, what u need to remember is this, if it is 3ft tall, that is before u hang the light. then the plants have to be approx 1 1/2 -2 inches away from the light. Now u have the pot, & in this case a wider shorter pot would work better, because now the actual grow space is going to be from the top of the soil in the pot to that approx 2 inches from ur light. So lets gestimate that gives u 2 ft 4 inches. What that means is u have to start flowering no later then the point at which ur plants r 1 ft. 2 inches tall (to account for at least double height growth in flower). BUT...as the previous poster said if u do LST well then it gives u alot more room & u can utilize the width space more effectively then the height space.

Of course, along with ur pots & soil, u will need basic nutes (at least for flower) if ur soil has them built in for veg. U will also need a ph meter & a thermometer. A spray bottle. Probably some epsom salts, maybe some vinegar. And a good little 30x jewelers loop or microscope, & measuring tape. Of course do not use aluminum foil, either have white walls inside ur box or mylar or foil like emergency blanket. hope that helps & best of luck with the grow!

BudBeast · Feb 27, 2011

The lights and pots was what was putting me off using such a small box and i have been looking into topping etc but it seems quite daunting having no real experiance growing, what would would be the easiest technique for me to try first?

BudBeast · Feb 27, 2011

Thanks for the advice im going to look into the ducting. sorry i forgot to mention ive got white matt paint for the inside but what im worried about is as im planning to have the lights of during the day, so how i go about stopping light getting in these vents etc?ive done a bit of reading on LST but having no real experiance growing it all seems a wee bit dauntng. as for nutes im open for suggestions but im realy wanting to play it safe and keep it quite basic to start with i was thinking to go with biobizz grow and bloom will they work for me?

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

um i tried topping and LST for the first time and it was kinda freaky but they look cool after its done heres what mine look like

BudBeast · Feb 27, 2011

Very nice! Id be more than happy with that outcome.

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

BudBeast said:
Very nice! Id be more than happy with that outcome.

thanks im stoked since its my first grow. my bf was yelling at me to stop when i was bending the one down, he almost gave me a heart attack he was tripping that i would break it, but it was eaisier than i thought. good luck with ur grow man

newbie71047 · Feb 27, 2011

nice looking plants. how long did they veg for? downey

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

thanks. just over a month i just started 12/12 yesterday theres more pics in my thread my fist grow am i doing ok if you want to see the rest

newbie71047 · Feb 27, 2011

wow they look great to me but as it says i am just a newbie. can see quite a difference in light choice i am running some small cfls. mine are a little over a month just started 12/12 bout a week ago i also have some pics in my album case your bored...lol most of them are of a plant that i wasn't sure if it was a male. turns out it was.

but they have already doubled in size sense the pics were taken

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

newbie71047 said:
wow they look great to me but as it says i am just a newbie. can see quite a difference in light choice i am running some small cfls. mine are a little over a month just started 12/12 bout a week ago i also have some pics in my album case your bored...lol

i think urs look pretty damn good also, good luck with ur grow man

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

BudBeast said:
Thanks for the advice im going to look into the ducting. sorry i forgot to mention ive got white matt paint for the inside but what im worried about is as im planning to have the lights of during the day, so how i go about stopping light getting in these vents etc

thats interesting i never thought about light getting through the vents, hummmm........

newbie71047 · Feb 27, 2011

thanks they keep me busy...lol

newbie71047 · Feb 27, 2011

sorry budbeast for blowing up your thread... i am just a newbie like i had said earlier but i found lst to be very easy the ladies are very flexible lol in fact i think they like it.. have never tried topping or fim the thought of it just scares me lol

Downey · Feb 27, 2011

budbeast do you have any sketches of ur design you can post im interested to see what u r thinking about doing the light through the vents has got me wondering

tomatogrowop · Feb 27, 2011

Here are some things you missed

veg/flower grow nutrients
Supplemental nutrients like calmag and silica blast
PH meter
PPM meter
Ph up Ph down solution
Ph meter calibration and cleaning solution
Some Neem just in case you get pests you can slow them down till you get something to remedy your problem.

Here are a few other things:

Temperature humidity gage
Humidifier
Bottle of fabrize
automatic scent sprayer
electric air cleaner with carbon filter. or just inline fan with carbon filter.

BudBeast · Feb 27, 2011

newbie71047 said:
sorry budbeast for blowing up your thread... i am just a newbie like i had said earlier but i found lst to be very easy the ladies are very flexible lol in fact i think they like it.. have never tried topping or fim the thought of it just scares me lol

Lol No worries newbie, everthing is helpful in getting me ready to grow. Its good to hear from people who have had experiance using LST i now feel a lot more comfortable in giving this method a go even more so looking at those nice plants you got there!!

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