Plastic Tote Grow

[zacmac]

What strain is it? Dead head og x2, Afghan og, L.A. Chocolate
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Hybrid. What percentages? Varies
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? veg
If in Veg... For how long? sprouted March 28/2016
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Indoor or outdoor? Tote
Soil or Hydro? Pro Mix soil
If soil... what is in your mix? pro mix hp, lil perlite,
If soil... What size pot? half gallon
Size of light? cfl, 5000k (2)
Is it aircooled? Temp of Room/cab? computer fan, no idea of temp
RH of Room/cab? no idea
PH of media or res? started organic so didnt check ph
Any Pests ? none so far
How often are you watering? when the container feels light
Type and strength of ferts used? fox farm trio, half strength as needed

Im allowed to grow 12 plants, I currently have 11 going outside. So I need one more. Made this cheap project box grow so I can hopefully get one female out of the four. If it works well it may be used for future projects as well. Im not an indoor grower by any means. Im just doing what i need to. Today the tote plants turned 2 weeks. Seem to be doing well, no stretch, no burn, good color etc. feeding fox farm trio at half strength when the container feels light. No idea what the temp or humidity is. If I see some signs of trouble then ill go that route. I normally dont use nutes but this being a special situation AND THE FACT THE NUTES WERE MISS MARKED AND I PAID $2.00 PER.(notice price tag on products) Im making an exception. Should be interesting an fun.

 

[FloridaSunset]

Looks good so far! Hope you have the best of luck with the grow! Unique setup using the tote! Just goes to show you don't need the fanciest, most expensive stuff on the shelf to get the job done!

 

[Stinky Snid]

Hey oh! A nice little micro grow, yippee! Looking good so far Zacmac here goes nothing... Right? Goodluck and...

KiG cheers

 

[zacmac]

hey thanks!!! with this im really just winging it, I can see the draw to the indoor grows a little bit more now. I just really wanna get one more female out with the others but so far these plants are just loving the lights. I thought i was smart an only filled the solo cups three quarters full as i was preparing for the stretch and I could easily add more medium and fixed. but instead they stayed low and bulked up a bit. I had to scramble for some bigger containers as i dont wanna deal with the whole root bound issue. And now its become a little experiment with the nutes. wondering how necessary it is for the sledgehammer to flush, or just straight water for a few feedings. Once again part of the set up.

I dont know anything about lights either but from what ive researched ill be able to use these all the way through. My next problem is going to be figuring out how to keep them low. I cut the bottom out of another tote then inserted it in a ways. ill be able to raise it so i will have approx. 32 inches. I know ill have to crop them down. Ive been reading the sog method. I have no experience with these methods as well. I grow outdoor an do very little maintenance. So it seems this is becoming a project, experiment, with a lil maintenance thrown in. Oh well, something to do and learn from.

 

[zacmac]

About 25 days old. Watered after pics. Seem to be good color etc

 

[JuanCarlos]

Toss the aluminum foil in the trash. Paint the inside of the tote flat white instead. Foil is a poor reflector and creates hotspots.

 

[zacmac]

ive read that but it seemed to be working so far, ive been pretty surprised to be honest. But ill give it a shot. Im lookin an reading the flowering section of the cfl. Thanks for the advice.

 

[zacmac]

I noticed they were starting to get a little root bound so I transplanted into some bigger containers. The next few days Im going to come up with some kind of scrog/training. I only plan on keeping two in here. Seem to be healthy an content otherwise. Im amazed at the lights. But I dont have anything personally to compare it to. Before starting outdoor next year I will start them in this grow box until they are ready to come out of solo cups. Pics were as of today.

 

[zacmac]

Just made the locker that held tote into a closet grow. Keep in mind this will only be for 2 plants.

 

[zacmac]

 

[Stinky Snid]

Nice living quarters upgrade Zacmac, never enough space is there... You'll ever it will be easier to manipulate them when you need to water and clip/train them. And as a bonus you get more ceiling space for your ladies.

KiG cheers

Ps. Happy 420

 

[zacmac]

Made a light out of a pan i found in my basement storage. Seemed like it would make a good light. So I did, installed two small fans for intake an out take of air, humidity and heat greatly reduced. Things are back on track and well, time for the stretch n wait. This micro grow is still only intended for one plant. Just need two more females to join the others outside.

 

[Stinky Snid]

Where there's a will there's a way. Nice reflector, I used a pie plate. Whatever works... Keep an eye on heat levels inside that thing, don't touch the metal when lights are on. But it's ingenuity at its finest.

KiG cheers

 

[zacmac]

day 5 on the 12/12, still waiting, ugh... Since the additional fans temps havebeen awesome. I added the reflective to deter rust. My electric bill came, it was up 6 dollars more an that was for the month of 24/0. I don't think that's bad. I'm just glad they recovered from the humidity issue. Tips hot a lil burnt as I went from 25% to 50% with the nutes. So I'm going to try 40% next feeding.

 

[Stinky Snid]

Finding the balance.. In every aspect eh. Good job my friend.

KiG cheers

 

[zacmac]

I'm trying, I just can't wait to see who's male an female, then if any will be able to even stay in this cabinet. If I do get to keep one in there an it's remotely successful. I have regular death star seeds I wouldn't mind trying.

 

[zacmac]

 

[zacmac]

3 of 4 were male, bummer, crapshoot an I lost, trimmed the monsters off her, fed an put back in cabinet, the lights are much closer after i took the pic. just bummed, Im still under my legal limit. Im going to attend high times cup in MI next month. Might be worth picking up 2 faster female outdoor seeds and just be done, after this cabinet grow is done ill have all winter to try again. till then Ill ride this one out an see where it goes.

 

[Stinky Snid]

Too bad there's so many males. Grow the crap of the female. She's got lots of space!

KiG cheers

 

[zacmac]

slow motion, still learnin nutes. Won't break any scales or turn any heads, but it's alive....