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Can you guess the three strains from the title? No? Then read on.
Let me start by admitting that I don’t know anything about growing weed that I haven’t read on the internet. Or, to put it more succinctly, this is my first grow. But I’ve spent the last several months researching, designing (steeling and adulterating other people’s ideas), and building my grow-cabinet. I think it came out pretty nice, and would like to share the details with y’all.
In summary:
This journal will chronicle my experience, stealthily growing three clones (Train-Wreck, White Russian, and LSD) in a highly modified cabinet, using CFL lighting and aeroponic techniques.
The Setup
30” Closetmaid Wardrobe (30” X20” X72”) available at HD for $95, and modified as follows:
to be continued...
Let me start by admitting that I don’t know anything about growing weed that I haven’t read on the internet. Or, to put it more succinctly, this is my first grow. But I’ve spent the last several months researching, designing (steeling and adulterating other people’s ideas), and building my grow-cabinet. I think it came out pretty nice, and would like to share the details with y’all.
In summary:
This journal will chronicle my experience, stealthily growing three clones (Train-Wreck, White Russian, and LSD) in a highly modified cabinet, using CFL lighting and aeroponic techniques.
The Setup
30” Closetmaid Wardrobe (30” X20” X72”) available at HD for $95, and modified as follows:
The cardboard back replaced with slightly sturdier 1/8” hardboard.
The top structural shelf was moved up a few inches to make more room in the grow chamber. There is now just over three feet of useable space between the top of the root chamber to the bottom of the CFL lights.
Pieces of ¾ X ¾” hardwood are drilled to the cabinet sides in place of the weak-ass peg-style shelf supports.
A second shelf is set about 9.5 inches above the cabinet’s bottom so there’s just enough room for the Centrex 10 gallon tote/reservoir to fit below it.
A PVC Scrog frame is set about 19 inches above the shelf so that it will be 15” above the root chamber.
Two cheap 16” X 6” louvered vents are affixed to the back of the cabinet, one in the top (exhaust) compartment and one in the bottom (reservoir) compartment.
Locking hasp added for security.
Liberty Double Roller Catch with Spear Strike assemblies added at the top and bottom of each door to pull them tightly closed.
Shiny Mylar added to walls and doors of the grow chamber.
Strips of weather stripping to keep light from seeping from the grow chamber to the reservoir and exhaust compartments.
A strip of wood screwed to one of the doors to prevent light from escaping.
Lights:The top structural shelf was moved up a few inches to make more room in the grow chamber. There is now just over three feet of useable space between the top of the root chamber to the bottom of the CFL lights.
Pieces of ¾ X ¾” hardwood are drilled to the cabinet sides in place of the weak-ass peg-style shelf supports.
A second shelf is set about 9.5 inches above the cabinet’s bottom so there’s just enough room for the Centrex 10 gallon tote/reservoir to fit below it.
A PVC Scrog frame is set about 19 inches above the shelf so that it will be 15” above the root chamber.
Two cheap 16” X 6” louvered vents are affixed to the back of the cabinet, one in the top (exhaust) compartment and one in the bottom (reservoir) compartment.
Locking hasp added for security.
Liberty Double Roller Catch with Spear Strike assemblies added at the top and bottom of each door to pull them tightly closed.
Shiny Mylar added to walls and doors of the grow chamber.
Strips of weather stripping to keep light from seeping from the grow chamber to the reservoir and exhaust compartments.
A strip of wood screwed to one of the doors to prevent light from escaping.
Six, 30 watt CFLs and two 42 watt CFLs in a PVC fixture provides 264 total watts of light..
to be continued...