My Converted refrigerator Veg box

Astral Zoom · Mar 29, 2013

I removed the refigerator parts so now its just a box. and a fan left over.

These lil babes are 13 days old and are bluberryXwhitewidow or bluberryXnothernlights. I got seeds from a grow I did a while back

Astral Zoom · Mar 29, 2013

SO anyone have any tips on when I should Transplant? I dont wanna put any unneeded stress so Ii dont wanna go diggin to see how the roots look. I was thinking about doing it in about 3-5 days??

slim83 · Mar 29, 2013

Just let the soil dry out and they will slide rite out of the cups

socaljoe · Mar 29, 2013

That's really cool. I'd do this myself if I had a broken fridge around.

Astral Zoom · Mar 29, 2013

socaljoe said:
That's really cool. I'd do this myself if I had a broken fridge around.

Yea, It was pretty easy taking everything out and rewiring so the only thing drawing power was the fridges fan. which is a great intake

Astral Zoom · Mar 30, 2013

How does my diy fridge veg box look to you all?

more opinions would be great!

Nutty sKunK · Mar 30, 2013

Nice man, looks sweet!

mrCRC420 · Mar 30, 2013

I try to only transplant once. Once out of red cups/ starter pots, into their final 3gal pots. You don't have much space in that fridge so transplanting should probably hold off until you move your plants to your flower chamber (which can't be your small fridge; unless you have a walk-in or something). I'm curious as to what you plan to flower in; perhaps a shower??? Remember plants grow 2-3X their height once you flip to 12/12, so pick something w/ enough head room. GL man!

Astral Zoom · Mar 30, 2013

mrCRC420 said:
I try to only transplant once. Once out of red cups/ starter pots, into their final 3gal pots. You don't have much space in that fridge so transplanting should probably hold off until you move your plants to your flower chamber (which can't be your small fridge; unless you have a walk-in or something). I'm curious as to what you plan to flower in; perhaps a shower??? Remember plants grow 2-3X their height once you flip to 12/12, so pick something w/ enough head room. GL man!

I transplant twice usually. solo to 2gals then to their final home in 5gal. I find that the root system is much more complex and spread out through the entire 5gal when I do it that way. I did a test solo directly to 5 gal VS the work up method I just described.

The result was wayyy more roots via work up. The roots mainly just grow straight down then along the inside of the pots, so i feel like doing baby step transplanting makes more root mass on the interior/middle of the soil.

As for the flower chamber I posted a few older pics of that space.. I plan on slowly taking a few plants out of veg, transplant to 3gal pots, then move to flower... Trying out a new tech this go around... But I will leave 4 in veg box to grow big and clone, then have only clones in the veg box and the rest inside the flower room, which by that time wont have too many plants (I hope)

Herb Man · Mar 30, 2013

Talk me through your lighting arrangement.

It looks good.

Herb Man · Mar 30, 2013

Astral Zoom said:
SO anyone have any tips on when I should Transplant? I dont wanna put any unneeded stress so Ii dont wanna go diggin to see how the roots look. I was thinking about doing it in about 3-5 days??

Transplant when the roots start to show through the hole's you have in the bottom of the cups.

Astral Zoom · Mar 30, 2013

hmmm, thats super easy... had not thought of that.. way better than pulling it all out an seeing that they could remain a tad longer... thanks

smoke and coke · Mar 30, 2013

imo they are ready for a transplant now. most of them anyway. they are big enough to have good roots and would love bigger containers.

Astral Zoom · Mar 30, 2013

smoke and coke said:
imo they are ready for a transplant now. most of them anyway. they are big enough to have good roots and would love bigger containers.

I agree I could do it now.. But I want to experiment and let them totally outgrow the solos, then transplant so the root ball is super dense...

But, that being said, one never does an experiment without a control group.. so, I shall transplant about half here in the next few days.. and continue data collection

Astral Zoom · Apr 1, 2013

Transplanted 4...

they did not rootbound at all so the others will remain in solo cups.

Also, did a light nute feed of 1tsp FF grow big to 1gal water

joe blow greenthumb · Apr 1, 2013

Never transplant when the soil is dry. That can cause root breakage. Transplant the day after watering for the easiest attempt.

slim83 said:
Just let the soil dry out and they will slide rite out of the cups

Astral Zoom · Apr 1, 2013

Ok, I have a predicament..

My two flowering "ladies" went hermi, due to high heat days and a pretty large jump down in temp during nights.

I have been removing the balls of pollen everyday now..

They are on day 45 of flowering....

I notice that the balls only seem to be forming on the upper parts of the branches/colas..

SO, should I continue or just cut them down?? OR just cut the tops off branches with nanners on them an let the rest finish up?
The lower buds are far more crystally..

I have three other plants that just went into the same room and are gonna be showing sex soon. Id say they have been in there for about a week.

I really need a crop from these hermi ladies so.. RIU what shall I do?!?!?!

Astral Zoom · Apr 1, 2013

I guess my current options are:

1) leave be

2) Cut off tops that went hermi and continue to flower rest of lower buds

3) chop both down and hopw my yield is decent and not too terrible...

What do you all think?!???? thanks

AZ

nuckyt · Apr 2, 2013

Astral Zoom said:
Transplanted 4...

they did not rootbound at all so the others will remain in solo cups.

Also, did a light nute feed of 1tsp FF grow big to 1gal water

Thats one cool set up man downright ingenious imo, nice plants too +rep for you

Astral Zoom · Apr 2, 2013

thanks man, a work in progress..

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