Finally finished my cabinet. Was a lot of fun to build but now it is time to get down to it.
When I read Atmosphere grow, it must have fired up some dead brain cell in my head. I found it to be interesting, a new idea, looking outside the box. I guess that is what got me going to build a cabinet and see if I can do something similar. Then I came across old_skool's grow report and it really fired me up.
Cabinet size is 2ft deep X 3ft wide X 5ft tall. The top 12" is being used as a utility room. Painted all the walls flat white, built a cool tube and using a Stanley Blower for the cool tube and 3 1 1/2" passive intake for ventilation.
31 gal Rubbermaid container approx 20"W X 32"L X 17"D. Filling it with 3 cubic feet of Sta-green all purpose potting soil and an 8 quart bag of Miracle Grow Perlite. Would use better but funding is limited at this time. Plotted out where I think I will be placing the babies when they germinate.
I have started the germination process using the paper towel method. I am using bag seed. Starting out with 16 fresh seed that a friend gave me and also 16 seed that I have had for a number of years. Just want to know if they will germinate or not. Figure that if I have more seeds germinate than I have space for in the container I will keep them going just in case I need them for a long as I can.
I will be using a 400 watt HPS for this grow right from the begining. With the cool tube I should be able to get very close to the new babies when they come up for air.
That's it for now. Will report any finding that I have when I get them.
When I read Atmosphere grow, it must have fired up some dead brain cell in my head. I found it to be interesting, a new idea, looking outside the box. I guess that is what got me going to build a cabinet and see if I can do something similar. Then I came across old_skool's grow report and it really fired me up.
Cabinet size is 2ft deep X 3ft wide X 5ft tall. The top 12" is being used as a utility room. Painted all the walls flat white, built a cool tube and using a Stanley Blower for the cool tube and 3 1 1/2" passive intake for ventilation.
31 gal Rubbermaid container approx 20"W X 32"L X 17"D. Filling it with 3 cubic feet of Sta-green all purpose potting soil and an 8 quart bag of Miracle Grow Perlite. Would use better but funding is limited at this time. Plotted out where I think I will be placing the babies when they germinate.
I have started the germination process using the paper towel method. I am using bag seed. Starting out with 16 fresh seed that a friend gave me and also 16 seed that I have had for a number of years. Just want to know if they will germinate or not. Figure that if I have more seeds germinate than I have space for in the container I will keep them going just in case I need them for a long as I can.
I will be using a 400 watt HPS for this grow right from the begining. With the cool tube I should be able to get very close to the new babies when they come up for air.
That's it for now. Will report any finding that I have when I get them.