SUPER Stealth Rubbermaid growbox

[turtle420]

i just hope i have timed it properly and i get the buds to be just above the screen.

Nice grow!

Why would you want to "time" it properly?

The reason for installing a screen is to "train" your plants into creating an even canopy.

But you say tht you "hope" you have timed it properly...
So... you are not planning on training them?
Then why the screen?

I think there's miss communication somewhere in here...

turtle420 Reviewed by turtle420 on 03-03-2008. SUPER Stealth Rubbermaid growbox So here is my newly constructed super stealthy rubbermaid growbox, i have seen others with the same concept but they don't use the lids and it doesn't really look that stealthy so i came up with this, i think i only loose a very minimul amount of space from this design compared to the others.I hope it all works well.I plan on putting a screen in there to do scrog, as well i plan on LSTing them.The plants in there now are clones i cut off a budding plant about 3-4 weeks into flower,i don't plan Rating: 5

[pokherking]

Hey there, so yeah what i meant was i was hoping that i initiated flowering at the right time, i was thinking i was supposed to time it so that when the buds are starting to grow they should be level with the screen, am i wrong ? or am i supposed to tie the shoots down when they get to the screen ?? any help appreciated

[turtle420]

Hey there, so yeah what i meant was i was hoping that i initiated flowering at the right time, i was thinking i was supposed to time it so that when the buds are starting to grow they should be level with the screen, am i wrong ? or am i supposed to tie the shoots down when they get to the screen ?? any help appreciated

Well, you are right on both accounts, actually.

You can 'time' it, although people sometimes place the screen over them as soon as they have enough height.

You have to tie down the shoots... or else the plant is not going to create an even canopy on its own.
As soon as they start popping over the screen, start tying them down.

How long into flower are you?
I scanned the thread quickly, but did not find the answer.
If they are into flowering already, considerably... do not tie them down too much. They will not be growing THAT much (this depends really on how along into flowering they are).


IMAGINARY GROW:
If we start with 6 inch clones, and the screen we place it 8 inches above...
When the clones cross to the top of the screen, just start tying them down.
Now is also a good time to do the FIM technique on them (NOT during flowering!).
All these shoots, secondaries, branches, etc, tie them down.

What you want, is a "full" canopy of weed.

Am I making sense??
LoL
Sorry... kinda... st0n3d

[Hennessy1414]

thats a sick set up bro. props :rastasmoke:

[carinia]

Nice setup! Im currently constructing a box jst for vegging/cloning. Keep us posted on the whole grow tho! I like how you have them double decked, it is a lot more stealthy. Jst stick that thing in any corner of a room and no one would give it a second look, hehe!

[pokherking]

Well thanx alot everyone for the nice comments, i appreciate that , well to fill you guys in, i feed them every third watering with alaska fish fert,grotek's micro,mollasses and alaska morbloom.Other than that, i feed them water between with a bit of lemon juice to lower my ph level of the tap water. 12 on 12 off lights.I had a couple shoots that were getting to tall above the screen so i tied them down seeing as i am hoping for there to be top cola buds all around the screen,in a perfect world anyway hahaha.So i have fimmed these, in veg stage that is, cause i think you were wondering turtle and they are on day 24 of flowering today.I will post some new pics.nothin special yet but......... Thanx again everyone !

[Devil1]

nice bro, please keep up the updates. Im curious to see your yield!! :thumbsup:

[pokherking]

Hey thanx devil, well here's todays update, buds are starting to form nicely,unfortunately i have a vacation planned for next week and will be gone for a week, i am leaving my best friend in charge but hopefully it will all go well, ive timed it so he has to just give it water i already have put aside and measured.Then they will receive a nutrient feeding when i get back.Jezz they are starting to get stinkier now too, seems as if it's much more stinky than the last batch, which is the same strain.Although it was'nt in the rubbermaid.Won't let me upload my pics today sorry

[adr0510]

Pokherking I ask for a truce between us and let the past be forgotten. If your up for answering some of my questions this would be most appreciative. Now I am using the Rubbermaid box idea, I have it all set up and currently growing three NL x AK plants. I have six 32 watt CFL's producing about 12,000 or 13,000 lumens in my two rubbermaid containers. I have had to remove two 32 CFL's from it because of a heat problem. Do I have too many or too little lumens. I also don't understand the heat problem, I have two computer fans one produces 72 cfm, the other produces 25 cfm with the outake being 144 cfm for that area. Can I put up another fan without fucking up the 2:1 ratio?

[pokherking]

Truce ???? i did nothing wrong there pal and what you posted was pretty harsh out of the blue and had me pretty mad thats for sure but i brushed it off and forgot about it.....hmmmm....now you want help,,,irony....Well it's pretty funny but i'm not an ass so i will give you whatever help i can.

I would say the amount of light you have is plenty,don't use too many 32 watters, i use different spectrum bulbs for veg and flower which you may know or not ??? cool white or daylight for vegatation stage an warm white for flowering. So i am using 4 23watt bulbs and 2 29 watt bulbs i beleive,if you saw the earlier pictures you could see that i am using a desk fan and it seems to push the air pretty good,although i did have to add a second intake to help the flow, which is what i was going to ask you......what do you have for intake tubes or vents ???? Is good air getting sucked into those or that intake tube ???