2.25 sq ft cardboard cab

damn smallgrow you're like the pimp daddy of cardboard.......same dimensions on that new box. What low profile technique are u looking to use and how many plants for flower max. what if u cut back on a few cfl's and throw in 46 watters.....not interested in flouros in the corners?

yield is the question, how do we max this area out?

buffalo....the small stuff takes thought.


oh yea enjoy the updates.. Ialso took a shot of one of the open passive intakes.......I may go with the idea of the fan on the outside of the box,,,,still not sure:pimp:


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having some browning on the tips of a few leaves one one plant not the other. I just watered yesterday so maybe the MG mix is holding more water than i thought, i 'll let them both dry out real good this time, no nutes yet , says she'll feed for 4 months. We'll see how it goes. I raised the lights a tad, some were about 1" away and i ran a fan against the box through an intake to get some movement by the stems. A work in progress. If the plant doesn't improve I'll post some picks. I thinks it's just too wet. May spray the leaves tonight. I put in my own filter system....chlorine, flouride, and a host of other toxic crap. I don't know the ph though.

gotta look for some more flat white.



buffalo

Hey your scaring me with talk of toxic stuff you built yourself can you explain a little? Also MG soil may say its able to feed for x amount of months but that is not what you should or would want to go by. All plants uptake of nutrients are different. I wait more then some on this site to start feeding little ones. Usually the plant will have 4-7 nodes before any scheduled feeding for me. Also your watering your plant more then someone would a house plant or potted (pun intended) plant so the nutes will be broken down faster then normal as well. After a few rounds of using MG soil it will be easier for you to adapt and react. I think most people that choose that soil or any soil that has preloaded nutes would really benefit from a ph meter of the jump. What water source do you use?

I have a filter system that i purchased over the internet. About $150....takes care of a slew of toxins plus i added a chlorine filter, a ceramic filter, candle filter which I manually clean and a filter for flouride. This is what I drink and cook with ........and water my plants.

simplified my light hangers with chain easier for me, the temp is around 70F since I added the fan, and i put the timer in for 20/4. Heater won't let it go below 70F. I threw the beans in a cup around Jan2nd so I'm about a week under full lights. Growth isn't bad. gonna go to 3gal. pots and if female will also finish in them.

I'd like to get some Lst and a FIM in before i switch the lights.


buffalo

Well I am glad I asked about the toxic filtration, NNOOOW I get it. I seriously need to look into a home unit, the water I have is municipal water and it is so bad my ice cubes stink....yum

Hey, I am going to estend each side of the lighting system with an additional Y adapter and add a bigger 150w equiv. cfl on each side of my hanging lighting contraption. Basically my lighting system looks like this now if you can imagine this -<= with a bulb at each end of the < sign and 2 bulbs coming off of each = so its gonna be 2 bulbs right next to each other on the very end and 2 bulbs V'ing off of it and I'm going to add another Y adapter to one of the ends of the < so its gonna fill in the gap. and I am going to put in a actual lighting cieling mount on each side of the box further down so it will hit the plants right at their side. I will take pics when all is done.

I went to walmart and bought 2 emergency blankets for like 3 bucks each, the brand is ozark trail....small orangeish brown packets. I will finish building this box tomorrow and will add my plants to it. I will hopefully have at least 6 females. I have 12 plants total and one of them was removed because it is def. a male and although I can't be sure but seems like I may have way more females then 6 but its still kinda early to tell. Hoping these girls will be ready in the next 6 weeks or so and I hope they grow out a lot more. I was considering putting a 150-200w hps light in the box but I think it would be a risk considering they create way too much heat and I just don't think it will be safe so I prob. wont do that. keep up the good work. your plants look good and as far as the nutes go. I am also using mg soil which says it feeds for 3 months but I fed with nutes at 4 weeks old and I just added a low nitrogen and high P nute 2 days ago at 5 weeks old. I will water with just plain water next time and continue the nutes again in like a week or more depending how they look. I wouldnt nute them for the first 3-4 weeks but your def. good for weak solutions after that.

my only question is why not get a 300w equivalent? they are less than $20
and kick mad lumens..
for way less sockets? and i think that they have better penetration too!
you could run with 4? 300w equ. cfl's and get more light for less risk.. (btw it think that you would get 24000+ lumens from what i suggest)
just my :twocents: but you might take my advice..
~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

wow six plants to flower in our space would leave little room for any training....maybe topping as well as FIM, possibly even a supercrop..scrogs would work but maybe just as well as topping and LST'n less plants..........


any thoughts on this anyone?


Temps are great and plants jumped a bit......starting to think about how I'm going to create the canopy.


Buffalo:jointsmile:

Not to burst your bubble but unless you top and fimm any and all your tops you wont have enought room man. Your cab is 3 ft tall but with that light in there u got 2.5maybe. Need to put into consideration that you are using cfls which can grow very nice cannabis but they do impliment more stretching than youd get from hps mh b.c of less penetration, so IMO I wouldnt put more than 1 maybe 2 plants in there. Get a nice big pot and let them roots grow huge and when you get 2-3 nodes TOP her ass lol, wait a week or let those arms reach up them fimm those top and put her in flower. This will reduce the amount of length you will get and will alow you to optimize your yield with such a small space to work with. IT kinda stinks you only have that space b.c unless ur seeds are fem you kinda get screwed in wasting your time if they are male. Food for thought. Check out my logs, I did all cfl my first grow, got 2.8oz off one girl.

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Hey, I am going to estend each side of the lighting system with an additional Y adapter and add a bigger 150w equiv. cfl on each side of my hanging lighting contraption. Basically my lighting system looks like this now if you can imagine this -<= with a bulb at each end of the < sign and 2 bulbs coming off of each = so its gonna be 2 bulbs right next to each other on the very end and 2 bulbs V'ing off of it and I'm going to add another Y adapter to one of the ends of the < so its gonna fill in the gap. and I am going to put in a actual lighting cieling mount on each side of the box further down so it will hit the plants right at their side. I will take pics when all is done.

I went to walmart and bought 2 emergency blankets for like 3 bucks each, the brand is ozark trail....small orangeish brown packets. I will finish building this box tomorrow and will add my plants to it. I will hopefully have at least 6 females. I have 12 plants total and one of them was removed because it is def. a male and although I can't be sure but seems like I may have way more females then 6 but its still kinda early to tell. Hoping these girls will be ready in the next 6 weeks or so and I hope they grow out a lot more. I was considering putting a 150-200w hps light in the box but I think it would be a risk considering they create way too much heat and I just don't think it will be safe so I prob. wont do that. keep up the good work. your plants look good and as far as the nutes go. I am also using mg soil which says it feeds for 3 months but I fed with nutes at 4 weeks old and I just added a low nitrogen and high P nute 2 days ago at 5 weeks old. I will water with just plain water next time and continue the nutes again in like a week or more depending how they look. I wouldnt nute them for the first 3-4 weeks but your def. good for weak solutions after that.

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You really need to stop jacking this guys thread and make your own. THXs.

mainegrow wins the medal for this round...great idea....do u know of any socket cords that could take all 4 bulbs?? If not I will have to run 2 cords with two bulbs. I think the max for these clamp lamp sockets is 150wts.
So flowering light issues have been solved, I may still go with 3-4ft flouro's 2700k, I think they each give @ 2ooo lumens. I'll have one in each corner as mentioned earlier.

My next concern is how to maintain a low profile and a full 2.25 sq ft canopy


It's coming along fellas, thanks for all the help...

...that faint odor of young MJ is back!

Buffalo:rastasmoke: