Vanilla Kush CFL Grow First Time

I am ready to start my grow log. Thanks for all the help from everyone on this forum. It has been a wealth of information. Now lets see how well I can follow directions.


Here are the details...

Vanilla Kush Fem Seeds from Attitude-(I had a little germination issue only ended up with one plant-Clones Coming)

My grow box.
A custom made box..metal frame with insulation board walls
8-23w CFL's with homemade reflector
Mylar Emergency Blanket wall covering
Window Unit AC Vent
3" Passive Exhaust

Pre Packaged Potting soil
Fox Farm Trio nutes

So here are pics.

This is starting my 3rd week. Think that she is looking pretty good. Started nutes last week

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Thanks again for all the help

RockLobster4040

Nice reflector man! Way better then mine. Sweet set up that you got! So just a few questions man.
1. What germination method did you do?
2. How'd you get your reflector to stay curved?
3. Have you started your sexing of your plant yet?

I will be watching this. For sure on that one. All I see out of this thread is sucess! Keep that thumb green and don't drink and drive when you can smoke and fly.

My first germination method was the paper towel. Where I messed up was after the seeds has cracked. I put them in the party cup and covered the cup with plastic and didn't poke any holes in the plastic for fresh air. I also think that the cups got too hot also...where i live the temps have been over 100 degrees and i didn't have my box finished. So the seeds just rotted.

My successful method was i just planted the seed directly in the party cup, kept it dark and a bit cooler and I had a sprout in few days. I just replanted this plant a few days ago into the larger pot you see in the photos.


As for the reflector, I just used a 2 ft section of 6" vent pipe. I just used the natural curve of the pipe and attached it to a piece of wood that the light fixture is mounted to.

and no...I have started sexing yet...I used fem seeds so hoping there is no problem


thanks


RockLobster4040

Awesome grow man! I too am vegging some Vanilla Kush. Mine look a wee bit behind yours. I started soaking my seeds August 9th. Mine are in Hydro and yours is still WAY bigger... Makes me jealous. Definitely Subscribed.

Good Vibes:hippy:

Soil > Hydro :P

Looks good. I like your veg lights. What are you planning on for bud lighting?

I am thinking that I will change the bulbs to warmer light, might go to HPS.

And this is a soil grow

Thanks for the kind comments...Hope I can deliver a nice harvest


RockLobster4040

Lobster, what type of fixture did you use and where did you get ?

Thanks

Looks pretty darn good! The only thing I might suggest is getting your lights as close as possible without touching. I like the box! Good luck!:stoned:

now as for the warm lighting id wait untill your gonna flower but as far as the HPS are you gonna put it inside your box or are you gonna pull your plant when you run the hps? but yea ry to get that light closer like budlover13 said. your plants will get the most lumes out of the cfls! Keep the Thumb Green!

Ice...I made the light.

Here is what I did. I bought a cheap 4 bulb bathroom fixture from Home Depot.

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I took off the all of the trim and just used the sockets and the base.

I mounted the fixture to a narrow piece of wood and drilled a hole for the wires to pass.

The reflector is a 2' section of 6" vent pipe that is not snapped together. I screwed the reflector to the wood. I just put some eye screws to mount the chain and wire it up.

I used y-adapters in each of the sockets.

RockLobster4040