grow box help

[drcheifin]

im currently growing behind the headboard of my bed had 7 plants down to 2 mainly because my lack of trans-planting and the lighting but i have my 1 main plant its growing and a seed of some purp germinating and another plant thats growing ok. i have a small cabinet its about 1 and a half feet wide and 2.5 feet high and lenght is about 3 or 3.5 feet im using a 13 watt cfl and a 13watt light that is made to create real sun light its kinda an the blue spectrum im going to go out today and get a few things potting soil and some pots and such i do have a fan a small desk fan i can maybe find a way to make it blow into the box but i dont have an exaust fan not really a big deal i also dont have i light timer my plants get about 15 to 16 hours of light i plan to flower them early when they are on there 3rd or 4th set of leaves and plant to get a few ounces and start growing after there done flowering by cloning i want to set up the box today just need to know if it big enough

drcheifin Reviewed by drcheifin on 04-21-2010. grow box help im currently growing behind the headboard of my bed had 7 plants down to 2 mainly because my lack of trans-planting and the lighting but i have my 1 main plant its growing and a seed of some purp germinating and another plant thats growing ok. i have a small cabinet its about 1 and a half feet wide and 2.5 feet high and lenght is about 3 or 3.5 feet im using a 13 watt cfl and a 13watt light that is made to create real sun light its kinda an the blue spectrum im going to go out today and get a Rating: 5

[purplekush989]

i dont think 2.5 feet worth of vertical space will be enough to flower a plant unless its a lowryder or something. you might have to finish them outside.

[drcheifin]

very true but i am flowering them very early and some from seedlings i know its not a great way but you can get some ok yelid still but finishing a few out side might be a good idea i would plant when it was 12/12

[purplekush989]

What I did last spring was veg a couple plants under flouros for about 3 weeks then planted them outside in early may. the one female grew to over 7.5 feet tall, but the frost came a bit early in vermont so i had to chop it before it was done flowering. I strongly suggest this method because there is a minimal amount of work and if you tend to the plant and feed it good nutrients, etc, you'll still get some good buds.

[drcheifin]

true i live in maryland and the summer is sooooo hot 85 90 and the weather is kinda iffy like it could rain for 10 days straight and not rain for a month but i think they would do fine

[purplekush989]

true, those are the risks of outdoor grows. just plant them in a spot where they get about 5 hours of direct morning sunlight, then indirect sunlight in the afternoon when it is hottest. obviously you cant control heavy rains but lack of rain is easily remedied. just water them every 4 days or so that there isnt any rain. another important element of outdoor growing is pest control - chicken wire or human hair/urine to keep away deer and bunny wabbits, plus weekly sprayings of neem oil to keep the bugs away.

[bigsby]

2.5 feet is more than enough height, so long as you have a foot or two width. LST, supercrop or do a scrog. You can get crazy production out of that space if you are willing to do the work. If not, throw them outside and hope for the best.