Well, I decided to start with this little experiment of trying to grow using a pc grow box. Anyways here's the details of what i got so far as well as a few images. Old ass broken pc case found in the trash Gutted that bitch and prepped it up 16" length 16" height 7.5" depth Sunleaves Garden Products Reflectives Mylar 4 light socket to plug in adapters 6 socket power strip 4 soft white 2700K cfl bulbs 60 watt equivalent 14 watts used 2 old pc fans 1 salvaged from an old power supply 1 spare fan from a desktop Fox Farms Ocean Forest 2-1 Gallon Smart Pots 11/8/2014 Germinate 4 bagseeds in water and paper towel method
What's your grow plan? LST? Scrog? Also you might look into switching out the 2700ks for some 6500k Cfls. Good luck and Green mojo! Subbed!
Thanks for the replys guys, as far as the grow setup im gonna lst and scrog them with an old fan im gonna make the scrog screen with. Also the 2700K cfls are gonna be used cuz im putting them straight into flowering, dont really have much room to veg them I dont think.
Check out my thread man. You have plent of room to veg!! It's not gonna grow right if you don't.. Just start tieing her down after a couple weeks and wrap her around the pot!! DO NOT RUSH HER!!!!! Let her do her thang! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Just use wood or DVD cases to prop up your pot so it's a few inches from lights and you can pull cases when needed to lower. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Gotcha, thanks for the tips guys, will take pics tomorrow of my setup to show. It's kinda late right now
Looks nice! If you haven't looked into it yet check out some LST methods. Your gonna have todo it unless your looking for just a couple small nugs. I started pining her down a week after sprout threw soil. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Thanks man, Already did my research log time ago, this isn't my first actual grow, but my first pc one for sure. Planning on LST and Scrog
The light on CFLs is at it's most intense on the sides or placed horizontally. The top of the bulbs pointing down like you have is actually a dead spot with the weakest amount of light intensity. If I were you, I would try to mouth the light horizontally then keep the plant between 1-4 inches away with DVD cases like Simon mentioned.
If you guys want to rock, do a hydro scrog under LED in a PC case. That is the holy grail. I would but my lights are way too big. if you want help with way out crazy shit I can help you.
Update Photos are crap due to low quality cell phone cam and laptop webcam lol 11/14/2014 Plants set on 12/12 light cycle Dropped seeds into cut soda bottles to germinate them. Gonna transplant to Smart Pots in a few days 11/15/2014 1 plant baby broke the soil today, hoping it's a girl. Fingers Crossed.
11/17/2014 First Baby seems to be doing well, transplanted to the 1 gallon smartpot Added an exhaust fan to the pc and built ghetto light traps from cardboard, duct tape, hot glue. 11/18/2014 Switched lights from hanging down from top of pc tower to the side so lights put more output onto plants also to make more room in box as suggested by scars. Another seed has emerged above the soil. Started LST on bigger plant using wire hanger, already went back up towards the light.
Update 11/25/2014 Both seeds that hatched through the soil have been placed in their own smart pots. Things are going great so far. Hoping these are females. Been watering using tap water, no nutes as of yet. Just the organic shit thats already in FF Ocean Forest THe pic of the bud in my hand is some Tahoe OG Kush, Nom Nom
The plant that burned by the heat of the lights is recovering pretty well now. These images were taken on 12/2/2014 so Im behind a bit on the updates. Will post updated pics tomorrow.