hey guys. Im up and started on my 2nd indoor grow with CFLS. Hoping I get some awesome results and you you guys can help me along the way. How Many? 4 to vegg with. 2 to flower. Im going to be LSTing these. ot get maximum quanity and quaility from them. Cabnet 40in tall 24in wide 14in deep. Adjustable self. Lights 6x 26w daylight cfls. vegging (need 1 more) 6x 42w cfls, Flowering (need 2 more) Soil Basic potting soil. No extra unwanted furts, water cyrstals, times release. None of that. 1 pot is a control. Planted a seed into some schultz soil, feeds up to 9 months. just as a control. I wont be adding extra nutes. Just water. i need to get more soil. and some perlight for the bigger pots. Seeds Bag seed from some mids. Pics
The fan on the left, is that from walmart? Its like a 4inch right? Do you know the output on that fan?
Yeah it is the one from walmart 4in. Dont know the output voltage, plugs into a wall. wattage. I think pretty low.. it does move the air really good inside the box. and in a good space. I modded that one to fit into that spot i cut out. took off the stand. Other one is a squirrel cage I guess. its just a big heavy duty computer fan type deal. I found in my basement.
im gonna be watching this thread a lot - i'm thinking about growing my own actually. Hope it works out well for you man
Heres an update. Started a low dose of ferts. Started LST on one. Used a zip tie to hold it down. Looked very nice. Found some mylar ducttape at the home depot. I just covered the best i could until I need to move down. Ill add another strip. Added a nice good sized van to move them around. as cooling it and all.
Hey where'd you get the light sockets that plug directing into the power strip? Only ones I can find seems as though you have to wire them.
Is there a guide to show how to wire them I've been looking but no luck. I have no eletrical background so was planning on staying away from wiring them if I could.
usually it comes with a guide in the box (of the mounting thing). Go to the store and open up the box, just check if there is one or not. Or google "how to wire a lamp". Theres 2 wires in every normal plug(North america), 1 white and 1 black. Doesn't really matter how you wire it since it's AC. get an extension cord (a thick one) and cut the end off one. It'll probably have a green wire in there for the ground. If your walls have the 3rd prong option, then use it; if not - fuck it. Put the black and white wires to the light mount and then screw in bulbs. Plug it in and hope that you don't blow a breaker or die.
Update. tyed down another one with a zip tie. bent and pushed into dirt. Because Im going to have to transfer 2 into bigger pots when its time to flower. And thats in 1 month. The problems you going to notice are because 1. a little under watered. 2. a little under fed. 3. thats it. I work full time. and Its hard to keep an eye on them. I fed a few days ago with 1 1/2 tsp to a gallon of distilled water from wally world. Should Help.