My First Indoor

[Johnny Crack]

Hi everybody. For my very first indoor grow, I made a decent grow box out of cardboard boxes lined with aluminum foil. It is 3 ft2 and I have 4 23 watt cfls in there right now and I have 2 more that I'm planning on putting in but I am having a fixture crisis right now I have a hole in one side with a fan and a hole in the other for outtake. As of right now I'm running 18/6 but tomorrow I'm switching to 20/4. I was only planning on putting 3 ladies in the box but surprisingly, 6 popped up. (They were all just bag seeds) I am hoping that 138 cfl watts will be enough to get an oz off each with LSt. They are small right now, 2 sets of leaves. For veg i got a 12-0-0 blood meal and a 2-3-5 liquid for rose and flower for a little phosphorus and potassium. I am using miracle grow potting soil :/ I have decided that before feeding I will move out of solo cups and flush them good, then let soil dry and move into pots and water. Will I overwater my plants like this? Should i flush after moving into pot and new soil sorry for no pictures, I will post some soon

 

[CannaKitty]

We are all like big kids... the picture books are better Get us some photos! Pretty Please. hehe

xxKitty

 

[Buzzer777]

Without pictures, Suggest that you Ditch the Aluminum Foil...It does not reflect usable light well at all..However it will reflect HEAT.
Cheap way to go is to get a few of those car windshield dash protectors.
Better choice is Mylar, or even flat white painted surfaces..AND,
Cardboard will become water logged and will be a giant PIA.

 

[CannaKitty]

Without pictures, Suggest that you Ditch the Aluminum Foil...It does not reflect usable light well at all..However it will reflect HEAT.
Cheap way to go is to get a few of those car windshield dash protectors.
Better choice is Mylar, or even flat white painted surfaces..AND,
Cardboard will become water logged and will be a giant PIA.

I feel like we are both sitting in front of computers reading the same things at the same time... bahaha... I mean... lol

 

[Buzzer777]

Yep...was thinking the same thing!!
Insomnia here, weed helps me though, with pain relief and putting me back to sleep.
I don't like using a Tablet or Phone for these forums...
PCs are easier for me!

 

[Johnny Crack]

Okay so right now there's only 92 watts in there tomorrow there will be 138. Haven't used nutes yet but i have a 12-0-0 bloodmeal and a 4-4-4 all purpose both jibes organic i will be using when i transplant these babies

sorry for the horrible pictures :/ the plastic wrap is a ghetto supportbecause at first these poor babies wete under an incandescent which i believe is why it was growing so tall and skinny. What yall think? Am i too broke for this?

 

[Johnny Crack]

Jobes organic*

 

[Johnny Crack]

And you are probably right about ditching the foil

 

[Buzzer777]

Jobes organic

You will kill them..

 

[Johnny Crack]

Whatt? How will i kill them? By using jobes?

 

[Buzzer777]

Jobes+too much water+compacted soil= trouble imho!
taken this am...FFO+xtra perlite= SO MUCH BETTER FOR ME AND MY GIRLS!

 

[Johnny Crack]

Im grabbing some perlite to mix with my new soil for transplant.

It really looks like they want more light doesn't it?

 

[Johnny Crack]

All my bulbs are in

 

[Obi Wan]

Hey JC,

You've got a nice start here. I might expect 1.5oz from a single plant with 135w cfl grow. There is just not enough light there for much more than 1 plant. Maybe two.

Run 6500K spectrum cfl's and keep em close to limit stretch during veg. The foil reflects heat. It's kind of like creating a little oven for your plants. Try some dollar store flat or matte white paint/spray paint perhaps?

Cheers and happy growing!
/Obi

 

[Johnny Crack]

Thanks obi, I might end up putting a couple outside. Im gonna try to find some cheap reflective insulation or those windshield cover thingys, Next paycheck im gonna order a 200 watt cfl from 1000bulbs.com Anybody ever get lights from there?

 

[Johnny Crack]

Yoo, so the new lights im looking at are mogul based so i believe they wont fit into regular sockets.

is this the part i need for that problem?

 

[Johnny Crack]

Damn, didnt think i was stupid enough to let the light fall on my babies . Killed one badly damaged the other

can i nurse it back to health?

and is that a deficiency i spy??

 

[Johnny Crack]

Baby number one:

#2:

now baby #3, is looking funny, the leaves are curling and look kind of yellow at the edges

what could be wrong here??

 

[Johnny Crack]

Hey things are looking good nothing changed

 

[Johnny Crack]

I cant tell if its time to top that sucker