Growing In Cabinets (CFL Grow-cab)

[18toki]

First of all, Welcome to my grow-log!
Ok.. This is not gonna be any special and pictures will show all I want to say. English is not my primary language so you gotta understand that I can not describe well and Sorry about grammatical errors..
But I'd like to help people.. That's what counts, right?

You can contact me at [email protected] if I don't show up on this forum.
It's just so lonely that you can not tell anybody you are growing..
If you are a noob and lonely, Just contact me~ I need a friend, too~


CFL Flowering Grow-cab - 6 x 42w CFLs. -04/13/2007-

- Grow log -

1. Shopping List and Equipments - I like to buy from local retail stores.. mostly Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes and Electronic store(Fry's).. Of course, Ebay..
I don't like to go to a local hydroponic store.. I went one place and I felt so uncomfortable at that time.

2. Cheap Cabinet Design - I have 3 Cabinets at this time.. I'd like to grow pepper, tomatoes, lettuces and my favorite Tobacco plants..
and of course, my medicine.
I live in APT and without grow-cab, I can not grow any of these plants..

3. Grow Log - I can only have 2 plants in my flowering grow-cab and everything goes as I planed, I will harvest 1 plant every month..

4. My personal stuff..


My plant 4 weeks into flowering.. Getting fatter.. -04/13/2007-

my first grow log.. Woooo Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee d~

18toki Reviewed by 18toki on 04-13-2007. Growing In Cabinets (CFL Grow-cab) First of all, Welcome to my grow-log! Ok.. This is not gonna be any special and pictures will show all I want to say. English is not my primary language so you gotta understand that I can not describe well and Sorry about grammatical errors.. :) But I'd like to help people.. That's what counts, right? You can contact me at [email protected] if I don't show up on this forum. It's just so lonely that you can not tell anybody you are growing.. If you are a noob and lonely, Just contact me~ Rating: 5

[18toki]

This is 3rd version of Vegetative grow-cab. I am growing pepper and tobacco plant in this grow-cab but I will grow anything eventually..
I spent about 1 and half hour to put everything. I spent little more time shopping.. I love shopping..

This is how it looks after I put everything together.

Storage Cabinet is from Home Depot.. I was lucky that it was on sale. 50% off.
Walmart emergency blanket works really good..

Fans - 2 x 92mm Antec PC Fans


I used AC/DC power adapter 12v,300ma to power these fans.

Lighting - 2 x 65w Fluorescent Security flood lights
(It is 6500k and puts out 6500 lumens each)

Man.. I was waiting for this light for a week.. I got these lights at Costco..

My grow-cab in action.. one pepper plant and 3 tobacco seedlings..


I am very happy because I spent as little as possible on this..

[18toki]

3pin and 4pin Power Connections / 3 Speeds / Fan Speed Monitor Capable
# Double ball-bearing design lasts longer than conventional fans
# 3-speed Switch lets you balance quiet performance with maximum cooling
# 3-pin and 4-pin power connectors provide convenient connections to your Motherboard or power supply
# Fan-speed monitoring capability included (requires compatible motherboard)


This is a Coby 300mA Universal AC/DC Power Adapter.

[18toki]

Ok.. This is a 1-gallon pot.. made from 1 gallon drinking water bottle.
My neighbor throw these bottles away so I asked to give them to me..
All I need was this Mainstays Mulch film from Walmart.

[18toki]

[whitestalkslongwalks]

Lighting - 2 x 65w Fluorescent Security flood lights
(It is 6500k and puts out 6500 lumens each)

i don't think there's any way that's true. 100lumens per watt? that's better than T5HO. can you confirm? cfl's tend to get 65lumen/watt. i really don't think it's possible that those cfl's could put out that much light


4000 lumens would be more likely

[JOINTMASTER5]

growing in cabanets? how many grams would that make???????

[18toki]

I have no way to confirm or test.. It just says on the box.
The maker of this product call this Fluorex. It's from Lights of America.

The Fluorex fluorescent technology provides a brilliant white light that allows you to see colors and objects more clearly at night providing sharper night vision. Outdoor security fixtures that use a high pressure sodium or mercury vapor bulb produce a harsh low quality light making it difficult for the eye to focus at night. Feel safer and see better with the Fluorex bulb great for recreational and security lighting.
65 watt Fluorex bulb : 6825 lumens / 65 watts
500W Incandescent Bulb: 6500 lumens / 500 watts

It was cheap. That's why I bought it..

It also says.. on the bottom of the box..
65w Fluorescent area light, 6,500 kelvin = 6,825 photopic lumens=4,550 <- what is this?

[18toki]

growing in cabanets? how many grams would that make???????

That's what I'd like to find out~

[JOINTMASTER5]

once you find out, let me know, until then, LOWRDYER's FOR THE SUMMERS BAKYARD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!