Grow tent

You're going to need some ventilation for that box. If it's going to be located in part of your house that gets use at all hours your box needs to be light proof. So ventilation without letting in light. Use grow lights instead.

 

Go led with an option to add more later

look to adding a small bathroom extract fan late veg

but 1200x1200 is more fun

good luck

 

That would be my last choice for lighting. Back in the day (1970s) I grew with fluorescents and it worked. Although it doesn't compare to modern lighting fluorescents would be a better choice than ordinary light bulbs. Check into outdoor flood lights, like high pressure sodium or metal halide. You should be able to get those wherever you are. I grew some decent buds with metal halide which was a step up from fluorescents. Where do you live that you can't do mail order?

 

If you don't have enough money for any light other than an incandescent light bulb you probably shouldn't grow and save your money for food. Incandescents are not cost effective as 90% of their energy is used on making heat, not light. I don't know how you can get around that.

So, what's up with the mail order brides from Africa? I Google mail order to Africa and I get pages of ads for mail order brides.

 

No. That'll burn up your plants. You don't have access to grow lights in Africa? But you can get a tent. Sounds odd to me. And that tent is very small. Maybe good for seedlings. But in a smaller space, it's difficult to maintain environmental factors. Especially if using household lights. Maybe you should just save up and get a proper sized tent with correct lighting and equipment. But do whatever you want because that's what your gonna do anyways. Good luck

 

Mate, you will need decent lights. prob the most important part of your kit!!!.. I would save and start once you have that in place to avoid disappointment,.

 

At the prices I see on the shelf, I hope you are not in South Africa, and someplace with a weaker currency.

If you are in SA grow your plants outdoors, do not exceed four plants, because that is the rumour that is our limit, based on US law.

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Do the fluorescent bulbs work with your electricity? They won't grow a lot of pot but they will do a better job than those halogens.

Never mind, I see you just posted you were doing that. Use the actual wattage for the CFLs to determine how much light you're giving. A 13w CFL isn't going to do it.

 

Your plant on the far left looks a little worse for wear.. Hardly any leaves (that is why you have hardly any bud) - Plus the soil looks very dry with not much perlite …. She's struggling mate.
WHY have you got 2 plants in one pot? One is smaller and weak because the roots are fighting for space/food and one will either die or just be scrawny, You need to get one out ASAP!!!! Good luck

 

First of all, it probably didnt like being splattered with paint. Inadequate lighting. There could be a host of things going on in there.
In the original post, you say you will be growing 1 plant. Now you show 3. What lighting schedule are u using? vegging and flowering plants have different requirements. Well, unless growing just autos. It looks like you are growing in dirt and not a proper soil for cannabis. It needs some aeration in the soil. Perlite is an excellent choice. Cannabis roots like a loose airy soil. Are you using any nutes or fertilizers? And only 1, plant per pot. You will most likely have issues with those.

 

Bro, is that foil on the walls of your box? if so, remove it immediately mate. It will cause heat spots and you will burn your plants! Best off to paint the inside white! MUCH more reflective and safer!