Strange Idea for an Outdoor/Indoor Grow Box

Morg

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Growing indoors for me is not an option because I have no where to put it and it would be found instantly. My only option is to grow outdoors, but the season is basically over where I live. Growing outside would be an easy task for me since I am surrounded by A LOT of forest.

So here's my idea... I'm thinking about doing one of those rubbermaid box grows (like this one https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/51417-diy-4oz-minimum-yield-grow.html), but instead of having it inside, it would put it outside. I can get electricity to it. I'm thinking of digging a ditch the size of the rubbermaid grow box so I can cover it up when I'm not tending it and no one would ever know it was there unless they uncovered it. I obviously need a way to get air in and out of the box and since the box would be housed underground, it might be tricky. I guess for this I could use tubes the would emerge at the surface and cover them with bug nets (like a screen door). I don't know if heating will be an issue... It gets pretty cold in the winter here. I would also probably need to spray some anti bug stuff on the outside of the box to prevent bugs...

What do you guys thing of this? Any suggestions/comments?

Thanks in advance

EDIT: A little photoshop I did...
 

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Phinxter

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hell get a bulldozer and bury a storage container and have you a serious outdoor underground commercial grow ... hells yes ... and another bong hit then post up some new pics
 

Morg

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:( I hate you guys haha. Nah I'm jus playin, I know its a crazy idea. why wouldn't you think it would work though? I want to try to prove you all wrong...
 

BongJuice

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:( I hate you guys haha. Nah I'm jus playin, I know its a crazy idea. why wouldn't you think it would work though? I want to try to prove you all wrong...
It wouldn't work due to alot of reasons.
One reason is Humidity..... What are going to do when humidity levels are exceeding 90%? Which they sometimes do in the winter time.
Another is ventilation. I read your going to put pipes or something underground. C'mon that's just crazy.
What about watering? What are you going to do, go outside in the ass cold temperatures to water your plants? :wall:
What about heat? How are going to keep your temperatures at 78 degress when it's 20 degrees outside and you have pipes sticking out the ground bringing in those cold temps?
What about rodents? Once the wildlife outside gets a wiff that theres something yummy underground, their gonna dig like hell to get at it, because there's nothing else around worth eating because it's all frozen.
What about electricity? What are going to do run extension cords under the snow?
Listen to me and some other people on here who have been growing for awhile. It's a dumb idea.

If you really need to grow outside. I've seen people grow in these.
 

whatapothead

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I know! u buy the shed. put it up. then cut a hole in the bottom and then dig your "ditch" and put the rubbermaid down there. :D
 

SenorSanteria

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All of the problems listed above are no big deal IMO. I think the only thing that would keep this from working is temperature. Your plants will probably freeze. Not to mention that when it snows, all the ground will be covered with snow, and the heat from the lights will melt the snow on top of your box, and let all types of water in. Water + electricity = dead plants, and a power outage.
 

Morg

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hmm... maybe if I somehow seal the ditch into its own encasement... also electricity would be simple. I would put this near a little house/shed on my property that has outlets inside of it.
 

SenorSanteria

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Yeah dude! Grow in the shed! Get permission from your parents of whatever to "take over" the shed for a workshop type thing. Put all your tools and shit in there, and grow in an empty toolbox or something. While youre at it, you might as well buy a motorcycle or dirtbike so your parents arent wondering what youre working on in that shed, haha.
 
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