[lc00p4]

hey fellow ic members. i am a noob who is looking to start his first grow very soon. about a week ago, i received the beans that i ordered from gypsy nirvana. i got afropips tribal vision, rez quick mist diesel, white label white skunk, nirvana bubblicious, and the south african durban poison x skunk 1 freebies. out of all these, i am planning on starting with white skunk because it will finish the earliest out of all the strains and it will be a learning experience before i move on.

i plan on using flouros because i don't have the money to get a hps/mh switchable. right now i plan on getting 4-6 42w CFLs and accompanying them with 8 tube flouros in a four ballast setup (typical shop light). i hear that the daytime spectrum flouros are the best because you get the most lumens that way.

for the grow cab, i went to ikea and bought a really cheap wardrobe for about $40. there is A LOT of modification needed and i will get to that before the jump into flower. i would modify it right now, but money is an issue and i will probably be flowering clones with little or no veg after they get rooted.

the whole grow will be done in a dwc hydro setup in a rubbermaid i bought. right now, i want to start 8/16 white skunk beans and work on a bonsai mum before i start to flower in june. some of the clones will go outdoors in northern minnesota and the rest will go to hydro. any advice will be greatly appreciated and i will start to germ the beans within a week or so. thanks everybody!

[lc00p4]

it seems like no one has any input. i have decided to do 2 200w envirolites in both the 6400K and 2700k temp range, but since i am a little short on cash, i have a 42w CFL probably soft white that i am going to use temporarily. will this be sufficient until i can get the envirolites? last night i decided to start germing the 8 white skunk beans and i will move them to small dixie cups before i move them in either bigger dixie cups or at least a 4'' pot to keep the mums in. i will keep whoever is looking at my post updated after i get the cracked beans into the cups. peace.

[hogwild]

a cfl is all you need for veg my friend. Look into some of the fluorex lights you can get them for cheap and they work very well.

[waster]

sounds like you have the makings of a good cab there, I think I'd want to start flowering before June though

[lc00p4]

all 8 of the beans cracked and are showing little tails!!! this is a good sign. does anyone know how stable white label white skunk is and if they develop many phenos? just curious. i am planning on getting them in cups today and start 18/6. lemme know what you think.

any pics would be helpful

[hazes' gift]

What strains will you be growing?

[hazes' gift]

What strains will you be growing?

[lc00p4]

Day 1:

i've finally moved the germed beans into the cups and i cut a small hole in each of the bottoms for drainage and they are sitting in a small plastic storage bin. the cups are about 3-4 in. below the light and this one 42w clf (soft white) will not be enough to support at least 4 females, assuming that it is 50% chance to get either males or females. how watts of cfl should i use to be able to support at least 4 bonsai mums until i can take clones off for outdoors/indoor dwc hydro? i have been looking at a 200w envirolite and it seems like a good choice because it puts out 18,000 lumens!!! when it comes time to flower indoors, i want to be able to get the 2700k bulb.

please excuse my noobiness and feel free to point me in the right direction. i have seen so much good input from members on ic and it would be so helpful to start off on the right foot.

this is my temporary half-ass cab that needs much improvement, but it will do for now seeing that i will be in a different location for the flowering. i use the cab for clothes mostly and decided to put the veg chamber at the bottom to keep it stealth. inside the box, ive cut a square and also cut a circle right where the cfl hood is. i dont have a method of cooling the chamber yet, but seeing that it is only one 42w, does it make a huge difference to keep it cool or are the temps not that hot? the lights are on 18/6 right now and i have the timer all set to go.






what is a good way to control the glowing? i found a sheet to cover it with, but i have a feeling that it will insulate the heat more.


these are all 8 white skunk beans. once i move them into bigger cups, i will probably have to lower them from the light because they are so close already.

[waster]

hi lc,
you could line the box with something reflective, should cut the glow down and increase the light on the plants. One of those digital min/max thermometer/hygrometers would help you keep heat/humidity right