CFL Closet Growbox.

so i did my first transplant today, the pots seem a little big for the plants, but they were def gettin big for the jiffy-pots, soooo...

i'll be doing one more transplant to a larger size before the grow is over, but the volume discrepancy won't be quite as obvious. i may not even post about it and see if anyone notices, hahaha. i haven't LST'd em yet because after the transplant there really wasn't enough stem above soil for it, so i guess i gotta wait a little longer for that. could still use some tips on LST too...

so yeah, here's pics. PS on the left in the red and WW on the right in green.

thought i'd show you this little thing i rigged up on my last grow and decided to use again. it's really just a cut pepsi bottle, but it's o so much more. there's baking soda sitting at the bottom, with vents cut all around the lower part (above the level of soda, of course) in the top you put some plastic wrap or aluminum foil and poke a TINY hole in it at the very point. you then dump some vinegar in the top and voila, you've got a slow-release source of CO2 for your plants... assuming you made the hole small enough. every couple minutes a little drop of vinegar will come through, like a leaky faucet, land on the baking soda and react to make carbon dioxide. neato, eh?

Very creative idea there gedda, how many of those co2 producers do you create per plant to get the right ppm?

ok this is so badass.

so I got a few Q's about this thing U built.

what size of bottel did U use.
and do U leave it in the grow room /box all the time or do U take it out some times.
can I use it in my big flowering box or it is ment for a whole grow room.
how much did it help ur plants.

thanks for the info. it is for sure neato.

o0o, they are lookin' comphy in the new pots. =)

I normally (as only my second grow) examine the plant to find where some already triggered side growth is, then lightly start pushing it over to get a good idea how it will work out. then depending on the container and personal opinion whether to make a large 'U' shaped coat hanger to probe into the dirt or use twine to 'tie' it down to the side of your mutilated container. =P I've used both in this grow so far. including some topping and even a successful FIM. :yippee:



Sorry to ramble. But that's just my little bit on LST. I'm sure others will shoot ya links and pictures and diagrams and helpful tips and blah blah. =)

Have a good one, and Be Safe:jointsmile:

well i just stick one CO2 bottle in there for my two plants, i don't have any kind of measurements on it, i just wanted a source to release CO2 into my box, no real need to be very exact. i leave it in there...whenever i feel like doing the work to get it ready and set it in the box, lol. And it's just a 20oz bottle. as for how much it helps the plants, i don't know on these two yet, just had it in there today for the first time, and those plants are kinda stunted due to nutrient starvation early on (still don't fully understand that one) but it helped out the solitary plant in my first grow a lot (at least i think, it was my first grow) it got real tall and bushy when i started pruning it. It's the same bottle, btw, i just found it sitting in my kitchen and was like "i didn't throw that out? sha-weet!" I have been thinking of an improvement on the design (it can get messy and frustrating trying to get the hole the right size) where you'd put some yarn, or something similar, in the hole with a not tied on top. This thing would soak up the vinegar and, again, just let little drops fall down onto the soda every once in a while...in theory anyway. If anyone wants to try it, feel free, and if you mention it's based on my design...w007! to you, sir. hahaha.

I still haven't decided if i'm really gonna go LST either. Mostly i'm just looking for a way to increase my yields, but i've got the room to grow both plants 4-5 feet tall, so i don't really need to compact them for any reason...i dunno

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I still haven't decided if i'm really gonna go LST either. Mostly i'm just looking for a way to increase my yields, but i've got the room to grow both plants 4-5 feet tall, so i don't really need to compact them for any reason...i dunno

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4 to 5 feet...hmmm... I'd say 1 good LST at the 7'th or so node. And they should result in 8 or more good sized tops at all reasonable lengths. Try out Jerry Garcia's Blue Widow/Apollo grow log and see his incredible results with 1 swift pin to the dirt. =P

Be Good and keep us updated. :jointsmile:.

will do, sir, and thank you for your input

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Originally Posted by GeddaLiddleHI

will do, sir, and thank you for your input

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I just like to help. Makes me feel as though I'm of use. =)

k, time for another update. the ladies have been doing much better now that they're not being starved of nutrients. I did notice a bigger growth spurt after i did my little CO2...thing...but that could just be optimism on my part. anyway, i'll keep refining the design on that and let you know. here's pics. White Widow left, Power Skunk right.