My Very First Rubbermaid Grow

[khackylacky]

I WELCOME ALL TO JOIN ME ON MY FIRST-GROW. MY SETUP INCLUDES 2 18-GALLON RUBBERMAID'S, 2 75W CFL'S, A SMALL LED LIGHT, A PC FAN, A HOUSEHOLD FAN THATS ATTACHED TO THE THE ROOF (THIS FAN IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE IT HAD A NOB WHICH GIVES YOU THE OPTION OF EITHER "HI" OR "LOW", I ATTACHED THIS NOB TO THE TOP OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX). THIS SETUP HOUSES A STRAWBERRY COUGH AND BLUEBERRY PLANT THAT I PICKED UP FROM THE CANNIBUS CLUB ON APRIL 12TH. THIS IS MY VERY FIRST GROW SO IM OPEN TO ALL CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AS WELL AS ADVICE. I KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT THIS SITE OUR VERY WELL POT-EDUCATED, SO FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON MY SETUP OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED....LIKE IS THERE ENOUGH WATTAGE TO SUPPLY MY TWO PLANTS WITH ENOUGH LIGHT? HOW LONG SHOULD I VEGETATE IF I DONT HAVE TO GERMINATE?

THIS IS AN OUTSIDE SHOT OF MY SETUP!



THIS IS THE TOP OF MY SETUP! (NOTICE THE WHITE NOB FOR THE FAN THATS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE ROOF)



THATS MY LITTLE PC FAN THAT I WIRED TO A 12V DC ADAPTER.



THREE HOLES FOR VENTILATION BUT IM THINKING ABOUT ADDING ONE OF THOSE BIG SILVER TUBES FOR BETTER VENTILATION...



THOSE ARE MY TWO BABIES!



THERES ANOTHER SHOT OF MY TWO BABIES! I PICKED THAT LITTLE COOL LED LIGHT UP FROM ACE HARDWARE FOR LIKE 8 BUCKS..



THERES THE FAN THAT OPERATES ON THE ROOF AND IS OPERATED BY THAT WHITE NOB ON THE TOP OF MY SETUP. I BOUGHT TWO SOCKETS FROM ACE HARDWARE AND THREW TWO 75WATT CFL'S INSIDE OF EM'.




THIS IS JUST THE FIRST WEEK, SO I WILL BE BACK WITH UPDATES!

[Boss]

Very cool :-)

Do me a favor and edit those photos out, uplaod them to the gallery and put them back in please :-)

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[khackylacky]

ok the pictures are in the gallery boss! also i woke up today and the blueberrys first set of leaves were kinda welted i figured it was from not having enough water so i fed it, and gave it a few mists of purified water on the leaves...its on its no lighting schedule right now so i cant check if the leaves have turned up toward the light yet, but do you think i went about the problem the right way?

[Be IRIE]

You are going to need more lights.. Those two may do why they are small but they will not last very long.. Everything else sounds good.. Good luck, those are two great strains...

[khackylacky]

Originally Posted by Be IRIE

You are going to need more lights.. Those two may do why they are small but they will not last very long.. Everything else sounds good.. Good luck, those are two great strains...

Am i going to need more lights or more wattage? also, at what point and time do you think i'll need more lighting?

[Be IRIE]

Boss is the local cfl expert, I am sure he can and will help.. I just don't see how two cfl's could support two plants unless it is a micro grow... There are plenty here who can point youu in the right direction... Watch out for Fat Joe though, he will have you buying a 400 watt and growing in coco in no time....

[khackylacky]

ive read thru the forums and have found some very good advice...so i have kinda changed up my setup for the better...i will post pics soon!

[Herb Fellow]

Reps for ingenuity.

[khackylacky]

SORRY FOR THE WAIT, BUT I HAD TO TWEAK MY SETUP SO MY PLANT COULD GROW THE RIGHT WAY. AS YOU CAN SEE I ADDED MORE LIGHTS, VENTILATION, AND SOME DOORS. I STARTED APRIL 12TH SO SHE'S ALMOST 4 WEEKS OLD. NOT PICTURED IS THE INSIDE OF THE TOP PART OF MY SETUP BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD TRYNA GET A GOOD SHOT SO I FIGURED I'D JUS TELL YOU GUYS THAT IM RUNNING 3 SOCKETS WITH THOSE SOCKET THINGS THAT TURNS ONE SOCKET INTO TWO. THE 6 SIX LIGHTS THAT ARE HANGING ARE ALL SOFT-WHITE 23W CFLS. I USED A PC FAN AND AN ELBOW AND MADE AN EXHAUST.I CUT OUT A SQUARE AND USED A SMALL WHITE CARDBOARD BOX FOR THE INTAKE. THERE ARE ALSO 3 INTAKE HOLES ON THE OTHER SIDE. I ALSO HAVE A PC COOLING FAN ON THE INSIDE NEAR THE LIGHTS. I USED A BATH BAR LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR THE LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT HANGING. I WIRED THE BATH BAR AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST AND COOLING FAN. I ALSO ADDED THE DOORS SO I DIDNT HAVE TO TAKE THE TOP PIECE OFF ALL THE TIME-NOW I CAN GIVE HER A GOOD MIST OF WATER WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE THE TOP PART OFF. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT IVE CLEANED UP THE WIRES AND MADE THIS THING A LOT LESS SLOPPY, AND A WHOOLE LOT NEATER!



THATS THE PC COOLING FAN



THATS A GOOD SHOT OF THE WHOLE SETUP..CHECK OUT THE DOORS! ALSO, THAT WHITTE ELBOW IS ATTACHED TO THE PC FAN FOR EXHAUST!



THATS ONE OF THE INTAKES THE OTHER INTAKE IS 3 HOLES ON THE OTHER SIDE



THATS WHERE THE SOCKETS COME THROUGH AND HANG....I GOT 6 23-WATT CFLS...CLEANLINESS IS GODLINESS



OK THATS MY BLUEBERRY BABY. BEHIND HER YOU WILL SEE THE BATH BAR WITH THE 3 SOCKETS. I HAVENT USED THESE AT ALL YET BECAUSE I PLAN TO START USING THEM FOR Y LIGHTING PERIOD WHILE IM FLOWERING.



THATS THE BACK SHOT OF MY SETUP. NOTICE THE 3-SOCKET BATH BAR I'VE WIRED FOR FLOWERING PURPOSES ONLY. THE BULBS IM USING ARE 20W CFLS



THATS A SHOT OF MY BABY



THERES A REAL GOOD LOOK AT MY BLUEBERRY

I HAVE QUESTIONS!.....IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY SOME OF THE TIPS ARE SLIGHTLY TURNIN YELLOW....ALL OF EM AREN'T TURNIN YELLOW...AND THE ONES WHOSE TIPS ARE TURNING YELLOW ARE BARELY TURNIN YELLOW, LIKE YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE YELLOW, BUT I WANT MY PLANTS TO BE PERFECT....HELP GUYS...

[BubbaKush]

is the type bigger than the photos or am i high as F. I love the setup i cant wait to see how ms. blueberry turns out....

[Boss]

Looks Really Good!

[khackylacky]

Originally Posted by Boss

Looks Really Good!

thanx boss! i jus started flowering today because i didnt want my plant to get too tall for the setup. so now i got all the lights goin - 8 23watt cfl's to be exact. i switched my fertilizer from miracle gro 24-8-16 to miracle grow 15-30-15 and the lights are on 12/12...am i going about everything right? open to help and criticism....

[Medical Marijuana]

Just checking in. I like your innovation and attention to detail.
Oh, and thank you for not using caps. Good luck with your grow. +16 reps

[420Blastabowl]

Good luck with the grow bro

[2high4u]

Ya looking pretty stout so far bro..