Hey all, time to design this little guy. My goal is to have two small plants going at a time. Anyway, I am currently germinating 8 seeds from a bag of lamp burned mids. Hopefully I can be a better parent.

Things To Consider:

The biggest thing to consider is this is a stealth grow, I cannot have my apartment mates know what's up, just don't want to deal with it.

I don't think I can fit more than two small plants into this box.

I will be running this box for about 9 months before getting rid of it (four harvests?). I want to keep my costs low and my yield high enough so that I save money in the long run.


What I Have Thus Far:

2' x 1.5' x 3.5' Foot Locker (on its side)
2x 42 Watt CFLs (Cool White - 2700k)
1 mm Mylar Wal-Mart Emergency Blanket (on all flat surfaces)
2x PC Case Fan (intake @ plants, exhaust @ lights, wired into 9v charger)

A 6 plug power strip ziptied to the box cieling
A 3 pin (AC + Ground) timer controlling power splitter


What I Need:

Nutrients
Growing Method (hard to choose!)
Lights for Flowering
Anything else you might think of


Nutrients:

I checked the local garden store, and they had some 1-4-2 and 1-3-2 organic plant food, they also had some other stuff (10-30-15 was one of several) that wasn't organic, but also wasn't Miracle Gro. (Gotta stay away from that stuff!) Ordering online isn't an option for me, so hopefully you can give me some insight on what I should be looking for.


Growing Method:

I am pretty much split even about this... Since I'm only going to be making a few runs with this box, I don't want it to cost more than it would be to buy what I'm growing. I watched Mr. Greens video "I Grow Chronic." Other than the fact that he has a really creepy soft voice, it had lots of good information. I thought perhaps an ebb and flow setup would be good, as it seems easier to do than a drip irrigation system.

I could grow in dirt, but I am told that growth rate is significantly slower. I have also heard that dirt grows require less attention to detail than a hydro system (pH, nutes, etc), but that they have a higher chance for pests.

Questions About Growing Methods:

What growing method would you use personally in my situation?
Would the yield be worth the cost and maintinence for an Ebb and Flow system versus just growing in dirt?


Lights for Flowering:

Okay, HPS and MH lights are damn expencive when you include the ballast as far as I can tell. I looked on 1000bulbs.com and put a Hortilux 400 watt HPS bulb + 400 watt balast in my shopping cart... $150. Also, the ballast is large and not that great for space in my situation. Perhaps I could use a non specialty 400 watt HPS bulb (2100k, 50,000 lumens) which costs $12, and would bring the total amount to around $80.

Still, I am curious, will these CFLs give me enough light to flower my two future small plants? I can easily run two more standard size lights in my box without problems. I can only find CFLs in "Cool White" color, 2700k, and I'm not sure if this is really a problem.

I don't want to go overboard, and this room will not be expanded. I only want to put in it what I need to have healthy plants. Another thing to consider about the HPS is it will be in a very small box...



Alright guys, thanks for taking a look and I hope to hear from fellow cannabis lovers! :smokin:
Taiden Reviewed by Taiden on . Designing my foot locker grow box Hey all, time to design this little guy. My goal is to have two small plants going at a time. Anyway, I am currently germinating 8 seeds from a bag of lamp burned mids. Hopefully I can be a better parent. :D Things To Consider: The biggest thing to consider is this is a stealth grow, I cannot have my apartment mates know what's up, just don't want to deal with it. I don't think I can fit more than two small plants into this box. I will be running this box for about 9 Rating: 5