Nugg's Micro SOG - AK47 & Kalichakra/250W CFL/2 Cubic Feet!!

It's been a couple years, but I finally made my way back down south.
Feels good to be back in the growing section again!!!


So this past weekend I found myself in a position with a little extra 'fun money'. For some reason, I felt it was necessary to change it up a bit and use the cash for something other than weed. So Monday rolls around, and it dawns on me - I have a neglected grow box collecting dust in the garage! This kills two birds with one stone, as I can a) not spend a small fortune on weed, and save future fun money for other things. My mind was made, right then and there.

Fast forward to yesterday. I grabbed some supplies at the shop (new lights, extra fan, cloning supplies, soil, etc.) and got to work. I removed the old internal lighting and fan system, which was just a bunch of household sockets wired in an array. Replaced those fixtures with the first new bulb, then installed my fans. I was about ready to order some seeds, but then a couple friends came through and set aside a clone from each of their next batches. By next week, I'll have my future AK47 and Kalichakra (Mandala Seeds) mothers sitting in the cab.

The Setup

Okay, so here's the skinny on my growbox:
22" Length x 15" Width x 22" Height = 2ft Cubed
125 Watt 6500k CFL, 125 Watt 2700k CFL
Two 4" duct fans (80cfm rating each). One out, one in.



As you can tell, there's only one lamp in here right now. Waiting for the second one to come in next week.





I let it run for about four hours last night. When I check it at the end of said time, the internal temperature was a cool 65F. I think the second light (and being in a closet, opposed to a basement) will help bring the temps up to the mid-high 70s.

The Gameplan

This box was part of an earlier design I put together. That previous system will essentially remain the same (it's a good system!). It's a typical sea of green technique, just on a smaller and more efficient scale. I'll flower my clones in one liter soda bottles, of which I can pack twenty-four in my cabinet. Each clone will grow into a fat, singular cola.

I like to harvest often, so my grow will eventually be perpetual. Factoring space for the twenty-four containers and an average eight week flowering cycle - every two weeks I'll cut six clones and put six new ones in the box.

I'm going to start with organic soil (Fox Farm Ocean Forest) for the first couple batches, but I'm going to switch to hempys down the road. You can get some incredible yields off small containers and they're SO DAMN EASY!!!


Anyway, my goal here is to have a small, confined, and easily portable garden that can pump out an ounce of dank every two weeks. Perfect for my own casual use. If I can hit an average of just over 4 grams per clone - I'll be in really good shape.



But yeah. My eyes hurt and it's time for sleep. I'll update as soon as the clones come in.
-nugg

So a buddy of mine let me babysit one of his Kalichakras for a couple weeks. Brought her home last night, took six cuttings off and did a little trimming. She was kind of rootbound, so I cut the rootball down about 50% and put her back in the original container with new soil. Finished up by gently watering her.

Now, you would think all of that would shock the piss out of a plant.

I came back 14 hours after this mess, and she's already grown at least an inch.

Post updates on those clones

So a buddy of mine let me babysit one of his Kalichakras for a couple weeks. Brought her home last night, took six cuttings off and did a little trimming. She was kind of rootbound, so I cut the rootball down about 50% and put her back in the original container with new soil. Finished up by gently watering her.

Now, you would think all of that would shock the piss out of a plant.

I came back 14 hours after this mess, and she's already grown at least an inch.

That's because you did it perfectly. Good Job!

I have been doing Bonsai for years and that is how we keep the trees so little but healthy.

Dude what is up with your avatar its freaky!!!

That's because you did it perfectly. Good Job!

I have been doing Bonsai for years and that is how we keep the trees so little but healthy.

How often do you root prune? It's been two weeks and I need to do it again already!

Post updates on those clones

All six never took root.

I'm starting to dislike these starter plugs a lot. Going to go pick up some expandable jiffy pellets tomorrow, they work so much better.

Dude what is up with your avatar its freaky!!!

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How often do you root prune? It's been two weeks and I need to do it again already!

Only if they get root bound. In bonsai they grow slow so every 2-5 years. It is really a question of how smalll of a pot and how much nutes. For a mother, which is the only ones you would do this too unless it was a life saving thing, Maybe every six months.

definatlly along for the ride,

hey Nug, hows this going for ya?

whats up with the grow,????????