The smell of a fresh thread...only to be stunk up by the dankness.

Container: For the past week I've been building my grow box. I took two 50 gal rubbermaid containers, spray-painted the inside semi-gloss white, and applied velcro around the rim of both boxes. This creates a reliable light-leak-free seal that keeps both boxes in place. (one upside down on the other)

Ventilation: I'm excited to see if my vision is going to work well, I took a twin window fan that has 3 speed settings and reversible fan settings. I can run both as intake, both as exhaust, or one opposing the other. I am still debating on cutting a few holes in the bottom to let the airflow pass upward through the plants but I am strongly considering it. I made a template to cut out the right shape in the top of the grow box (physical bottom of the top box), turned out nicely and all I need to do is seal it. When the lights are off, outside light can easily leak through the fan so I'm going to figure out something to at least dim the light, perhaps some porch screening on the inside of the box and some type of odor eliminating fabric on top.

Lighting: I'm still thinking about the amount of cfls to use; Right now I'm planning on lining the mid-section of the box with 6-10 smaller cfls, and suspending 4-5 bigger ones from the top and raising them as I go. This allows maximum penetration throughout the grow, allowing all lower bud sites to photosynthesize to full potential. Ideally, one 150-250 watt MH and HPS would max out the yield but there is certainly not enough room for that kind of intensity, so cfls will have to do. Studies have shown that cfls spike resin production, and give off lower amounts of heat with exceptional lumens per watt.

Plants: All you connoisseurs out there know first things first, quality over quantity. I plan on vegging 3 plants out 4 to 6 weeks (space permitting) LST if necessary, definitely for the Vanilluna due to its taller stature. Out of these 3 plants 2 will be Querkle by TGA Subcool Seeds and the other plant will be Vanilluna by the one and only DJ Short. Praying for at least 2 females, I will flower until they're done, no shorting here! Patience pays.
And I'm not predicting any dry yields, all I want is some superb smoke!

Genetics:
Querkle (TGA)- This Indica dominant hybrid has a great taste and out of a 5 plant test run all 4 females turned a nice shade of purple with warm temps throughout. Our goal was to recreate the nice grape flavor but ad some speed to the slow Urkle mom and the results are better than we expected and finding 2 keeper moms from the very small test run we did. Results from the field verify mild variation, good yields and fantastic flavor and colors. This hybrid has been featured in both Skunk and Hightimes magazine.
Phenotypes â??Two main females one Short and very purple with grape flavors, the variation is a slightly more SQ dom with a taller frame and more sativa buzz.
Height- Short and dence does well un topped but faster than Urkle.
Yield-Medium to heavy if extended veg time is given mainly due to bud density.
Indoor has only been tested so far
Best way to grow-Vegged to a large bush Or untopped in scrog.
Harvest Window-8 weeks
Sativa/Indica 20/80
Hybrid- Urkle x Space Queen
High type- Indica head and grape taste make it total all day headstash.
Smells: Grapes, fruit, berries, musty
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Vanilluna (DJ Short)- (aka "Vanilla Moon") a structurally Kush hybrid of a cross between a female "Blueberry Sativa" (from the exact same seed stock that produced the mother of the "Blue Satellite"; the mother of the "Vanilluna" being large, green, symmetric with a distinct dominant main-stem and compact nodes, little variegation and long side-branches) crossed with the Original Blueberry male (a "stretch"-indica). This quasi-hybrid grows medium-tall Kush-like plants with short nodes, large, dark green foliage, thick-yet-sturdy hollow stems and tight, spade shaped buds of dense-but-elongated and swollen calyx/bract flowers completely coated in large, clear trichome of superior aromatics. Flower time is approx. 55â??60 days, with the more interesting oils developing in the very last week. "Vanilluna" possesses a complex-yet-subtle palate of a creamy, vanilla/honey blend with a hint of floral bouquet and sweet melon musk. The experience of the finished product is of top-shelf quality; smooth, comfortable, very long-lasting (hours) and dreamy. Upon final testing, a few individual plants from the "Vanilluna" provided an experience very similar to the "Blue Heaven", i.e. calming, clear and relatively anti-anxiety. Please note: approx. 15% of the plants from this line will sport variegated growth patterns. The other 85% will grow uniform plants with slight variation in height. Extended vegetative time coupled with early topping is recommended to increase yield, or run un-topped in a SOG-type system.

Indoor flowering 55 to 60 days.

Tag-a-long throughout the next 3-5 months and you'll be informed of any to-dos, no-to-dos, feeding schedules, smoke reports, and of course, the bud porn! :rastasmoke:

(camera being fixed, setup pictures on the way asap)
MediJuana Reviewed by MediJuana on . Querkle, Vanilluna. 100 gal grow box, cfls The smell of a fresh thread...only to be stunk up by the dankness. Container: For the past week I've been building my grow box. I took two 50 gal rubbermaid containers, spray-painted the inside semi-gloss white, and applied velcro around the rim of both boxes. This creates a reliable light-leak-free seal that keeps both boxes in place. (one upside down on the other) Ventilation: I'm excited to see if my vision is going to work well, I took a twin window fan that has 3 speed settings Rating: 5