CFL grow in a smal grow box

[metalirock]

ya, ever since i switched them to daylights, they picked up right away. startin to really pull for the light.

metalirock Reviewed by metalirock on 09-08-2007. CFL grow in a smal grow box Well i decided to start a log for my grow as its my first ...real...attempt. i have one plant in a 2 gallon bucket at about a week and a half from sprout. the other i will transplant soon when it gets bigger... pics soon as its not letting me upload at the moment. Grow Box: 1.5ft x 1.5ft x 3ft (walls painted flat white) -organic MG soil -transplant nutrients for root growth -MG Nutes -distilled water -4x100 watt CFLs -1 Agro grow bulb Rating: 5

[metalirock]

need more light?

[metalirock]

Some light LST action
-watered about 13 hours prior, for plant flexibility

[PopaBean]

Looking good...

I am the former buckwheat you see above...
Same great poster...different name..lol

Keep up the good work.

[metalirock]

hmm....it doesnt seem to be growing, but only stretched the stem a littlel. any comments? been a week.

[metalirock]

meant to say "its been 2 days" ..is it just recovering from the bend?

[metalirock]

kinda slow goin...but here's an update: had some yellowing so i gave her some root treatment and she looks better...as for the heat being too high, im stumped

[ProGroWannabe]

What do ya mean by "stumped"? What are your temps running? And a word to the wise---before you end up having trouble ---find a different soil for your girl there. MG is known for adding "some" ferts, although you almost never know which ones or how much. To "maximize" a plant like we do with MJ, you really need a medium to grow in that is either inert (no nutes to begin with) or one you create using a known good recipe. That way, when you get further along, you'll know what is already there, and what you need to add. MJ will grow in MG soil, as your finding out now, however the further along you get in your grow, the more of a crap-shoot it becomes when adding ferts.

That's all the preachin I'm doin for now---lol.
Good luck with your grow, bro.

[metalirock]

i know...next time i will have some perlite but it is too late for this round. as for the heat, i have an intake and exhaust fan, but there isnt too much "fresh air" circulating. the grow box is in an enclosed closet. i dont have a thermometer but im guessing the slight folding upwards she does sometimes is an indicator. i will also begin fox farm nutes next week.

[HighTillIDie]

get your temps down, air circulated... i have the best sucess with about 6, 23w, cfls for a one plant grow... but you have to get that hot air out of there. i always run 5x6k, and 1x3k; for veg...
and 2/4 for bloom

and bending the plant some does not stress it like that... i can train a plant, and later that day it is growing towards the light.