1st Grow - Dresser Hydro CFL ScrOG C99

[Doc 007]

Clever set-up.

Yeah, kill that light bleed.

[thex420]

Its a shitty dresser so there are lots of small leaks through different cracks. I am using weather stripping for the door, and then using duct tape over the other cracks. I will be covering most of the interior area with mylar, with the exception of the bottom that will be plastic sheeting (im sure the hydro is going to leak, just hopefully not too crazy)

[EXP13]

Just put the mylar on top of your plastic sheeting.

Mylar can get wet. Just use windex to clear it up if it gets stained with water spots and what not...

[SantaClawz]

How did you wire your lights up inside your tub, I cant really tell by the picture. My reflector is kinda the same except one big one, splitting them up is probally the smarter idea but I already had this big tub around the house.

[EXP13]

Remember, your intake and exaust holes will bleed light as well.

[spongebobsmokepants]

Great job on the dresser conversion. Good luck to ya.:jointsmile:

[thex420]

How did you wire your lights up inside your tub, I cant really tell by the picture. My reflector is kinda the same except one big one, splitting them up is probally the smarter idea but I already had this big tub around the house.

The bulb sockets I bought are pretty shitty. They have an end that screws off and then there are two spiked metal contacts that are exposed on the back. I stripped the ends of the wire, drilled holes in the tubs and screwed down the caps while the wires were pinched between the plastic tub and the contacts. What I have done is horrible wiring technique because if for some reason the ends of the wires decide to heat up, then they will melt through the plastic, and I have a ruined hood. The sockets were $2 each, and I didnt want buy 6 of the $4 a piece ones. I cut a corner and hopefully I don't pay for it. I will try and get some pics sometime if I take the wiring back apart so that you can see...

[thex420]

Its been awhile since the last update, but I have had a few problems in deciding exactly how I was going to do this.

Instead of a hydro setup starting from c99 seed, I will be using dirt and two cali mist clones.

My friend was trying to do a SOG with some cali mist clones. He was using an aero bubbler setup to start the clones, and then transferring to dirt. The roots got too long I think and they struggled to adapt to the dirt. 4 clones barely made it and he has let me take two of them. They came in small bio degradable pots and I have switched them to larger pots.

I am using miracle grow fertilized soil and miracle grow peat moss as my soil. The distribution for the potting soil is 21/7/14, and is mixed with a 3:2 ratio with the peat moss.

The clones were in pretty bad shape when I got them and they are shown in the pictures taken outside of the cab. They are poor pictures, but the clones have not branched very much and the leaves are showing quite a bit of yellow. The stems are also showing a purpleish color.

I have read the yellow leaves can be from a lack of N and the stems from a lack of P. Could this be happening when the potting soil used in the small pots was fertilized. They have been fed distilled water with superthrive.

When I placed the plants in the larger pots I watered them heavily and will be waiting for dirt to completely dry out so that the roots will stretch out in search for moisture.

Thats all I have for now. This is my first grow and any comments and help would really be appreciated.

[thex420]

It has been awhile since the last update. Mainly because of technical reasons.


Anyhow here is what has happened so far.

Plants were re potted in to 4 gal containers.

2 inches of Hydrotron
then a mixture of peat moss, fertilized potting soil, generic potting soil, and hydrated lime.

These pictures are after the plants first 12 hour dark cycle. Day 2 of flower. I did make one mistake in this process. I initiated an extended period of light so that I could change my light schedule from day time to night time. I read later that it is better to give an extended period of darkness before the flowering cycle. We will see how that effects the plants as I will be taking pictures of the canopy everyday.


One question for any scrog fans out there.... How long should I wait before completely trimming off all foliage underneath the canopy. I want to give them enough time to try and make it to the canopy,but if they don't make it they will only be a waste of energy.

And, currently feeding Botanicare's Organic Soil Fertilizer 1.4/4/5

I have a powder blooming fert but its a 0/50/0. Would this be helpful to supplement.

[thex420]

Here are the pics, canopy and undergrowth