Thanks Sticky, I mainly did it to see just how a minimalistic approach would work.

Total costs for the setup was less than $25US including everything except the seed itself.

One plastic paint bucket at $4
One 8" plastic pot and tray at about $4
One 42watt CFL at about $10
One plain old light socket about $3
One used extension cord (laying around the garage)
Some MG soil mix and some MG houseplant food (leftover stuff I had around)
Some bricks used for spacing up the bucket when it needed to raise up for plant growth. (had those laying around in the back yard)

No fans, No timers, No odor control, No CO2, No special stuff of any kind. I did not even check the PH of the tap water I used.

Having said all that, my next grow will be in a cabinet of about 3.75 sq ft floor space and about 30 inches tall. I'll still scrog (using 4 plants) to keep the vertical hieght controlled. And, most importantly, I'll use a 250watt HPS for flowering! The vegging will be under CFLs because I can get them real close to the plants to control vertical size without burning or heat problems. I'll also build a fan powered carbon scrubber for the odor, it will be outside the box dimensions. And I'll be using Shultz ferts this time out of respect for Zandor's advice. Still a soil grow for simplicity sake. And I'll use a timer this time for convenience sake.

regards,
Max Blast
Max Blast Reviewed by Max Blast on . CFL 42W/150W flouro OK to veg? I have a spiral compact flourecent light the says on the package that it is 150 watts of light using 42 watts of power. It says "warm white light" on the package description. Is this light OK for vegging period? I have a seedling in soil (already had it going in soil before my hydro setup arrived) and want to use this light for vegging (24/7) and then switch to HPS for flowering.(12/12) Any comments on this type of light? (spectrum, etc) thanks for the help, Max Blast Rating: 5