First Grow - 56W CFLs - Autoflower Blueberry - Modded Mini Carton Growbox

[madatakesi]

She is Blueberry Autoflower , started her in Biobizz Lightmix and she seems to be in week 3 .
I'm using [4x 18W CFLs 2700k] from the beginning until now as she is in preflower stage .
Growing her in a mini carton box with strong ventilation [ 4x intake / 1x exhaust ] . Take a look at my mini growbox :

Currently using this Biobizz nutes with half streng :

Here's a picture when I bought the plant in a local growshop on June 12th :

So now its June 24 (day 12 ) and she doesn't seem very big to me :

Some closer look :

Compared to other autos at least. She looks great and will get her next feeding when 2 inches of soil are dry. This plant is supposed to be about a 70 day plant. I would think is should be at least 2 foot now? its prob about (estimate) a foot tall now. And also, how much you think i should yield off of this? Any input or feedback would be HIGHLY appreciated. Thanks guys !

 

[madatakesi]

Any help please ?

 

[J189RFC]

Autos shouldn't get very tall. Looks like she will finish on time. Likely wont yield much more than 5-7g. You might get better yield with a mix spectrum of light and 24/0 light cycle. Also painting the walls white would help

Good luck

 

[madatakesi]

Autos shouldn't get very tall. Looks like she will finish on time. Likely wont yield much more than 5-7g. You might get better yield with a mix spectrum of light and 24/0 light cycle. Also painting the walls white would help

Good luck

Should i get some mylar and stick it to the wall or the white color is better ? Because currently im using the foil and seems not as good as the mylar

 

[J189RFC]

Foil causes heat spots and can cause burns on the plants. Using black white poly or white is usually safest and best.

Also, and really just from a safety perspective, consider building a box out of wood, or using an old dresser. I have this fear of cardboard grows. While I know the risk is small, consider it?

 

[madatakesi]

What do u mean "risk" ? Risk of causing fire and danger or risk of killing the plant ?

 

[dankyoshi]

Probably both dude,
cardboard box just makes me cringe and hope it ends well.
plants looking good though man, i had a small grow with similar lights it was also auto she ended up standing probably 1 1/2 ft tall and yielded like 10g max, good shit though.

 

[madatakesi]

Foil causes heat spots and can cause burns on the plants. Using black white poly or white is usually safest and best.

Also, and really just from a safety perspective, consider building a box out of wood, or using an old dresser. I have this fear of cardboard grows. While I know the risk is small, consider it?

Probably both dude,
cardboard box just makes me cringe and hope it ends well.
plants looking good though man, i had a small grow with similar lights it was also auto she ended up standing probably 1 1/2 ft tall and yielded like 10g max, good shit though.

I added some white poly , the growbox looks much better now , i have one question guys , should i buy a humidifier for the plant because i think the humidity in the growbox is nearly zero , so i added a cup of water in the corner to see if it works or not .

 

[J189RFC]

With that much air blowin through it, the cup wont help much. Low humidity is good for it when it is flowering.

 

[J189RFC]

And it looks much better white Also helps reflect some of that light back onto the plant, should see better results just from that.

 

[madatakesi]

And it looks much better white Also helps reflect some of that light back onto the plant, should see better results just from that.

Thank you so much J189RFC u helped me a lot , this is my first grow i didnt expect it to be this good thanks to all your help , i'm really appreciated . Hope will get some grams out of it and enjoy the product made by my own hand .

 

[madatakesi]

Yesterday i got the dual socket ordered from Amazon , one more light bulbbulb so it's 74W now , plant still looking good , watering every 2 days with half streng nutes .

 

[madatakesi]

Hey guys so today is day 14th she's still doing good and grown for 2cm more maybe , i've added the ball on top of the exhaust fan with some paper towel on top to remove the smell but i think its doesnt work much , can anybody give me advice about removing the smell ?
And as i've readed some topic and they said if u add more spectrum u will get a better yield so today i bought a 45W CFL 5500K , do you think this will help much ? the whole lighting amount is now : 117W ( 4x18W 2500k + 1x45W 5500k ) i think its pretty enough for the flowering phase . I also made a reflector covered with foil from the upper of the eggs holder , here's some pictures :

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[madatakesi]

anybody's home ?

 

[J189RFC]

Hey Madatakesi, there is really only two effective way to remove smell from your grow. One- Move the air else where ie outside, or a carbon scrubber. There is also using ozone O3 but its not effective and can cause health problems.

 

[dankyoshi]

anybody's home ?

Hey mate, recently read somewhere you can use some non clumpin cat litter... Give it a search maybe

 

[madatakesi]

alright thanks guys , i was thinking about using some smelly candles but its pretty risky when i'm not at home , or should i buy some smell bags and stick it to the door where the air can get out ?

 

[madatakesi]

Hey guys after i added the 5500k yesterday the plant seemed to love it because all of its leaves is heading all the way up straight like absorbing the light , should i add more cool white bulbs or warm white bulbs ?

 

[madatakesi]

Hey guys she's been flowering for 5 days , is she looking good ? i bought some microscope to zoom in here're some pics :

 

[Digital]

heres a couple of videos... to make a cheap Carbon scrubber for smell

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