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jon104 Registered on Dec-15-2005 More User Info Message #84332 posted by jon104 (Info) October 23, 2007 00:56:31 ET Thinking of starting a grow cab project from Lowes, anyone got any links that will help. I googled a bunch of info, and want more info on installing ventilation, and cold weather grow cabs. Jon104

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CrAvE69 Registered on Oct-01-2004 More User Info Message #84333 posted by CrAvE69 (Info) October 23, 2007 07:59:50 ET In Reply to: Grow Cabinet Project posted by jon104 (Info) October 23, 2007 00:56:31 ET Here is what I would first do: 1. decide a location 2. make notes of the temp ranges and humidity of the area(i bought a unit that records both hi/low of temp/RH daily @ HDepot for <$20) 3. Space available 4. Growing medium, soil or hydro 5. How much money do you have to spend 6. What items do I currently have, and how to use them in my system. 7. lighting will be determined by space. 8. ventilation outlets available in my area 9. Pros and cons of home improvement projects gone wrong. George, please add as maybe I may have missed a few key planning steps. late-

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george j warner Registered on Sep-02-2006 More User Info Message #84334 posted by george j warner (Info) October 23, 2007 10:34:03 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by CrAvE69 (Info) October 23, 2007 07:59:50 ET firstly where you planning to have this ? cold weather? the first thing is the location where is it attic in the basement , spare room , your room ....is there a window in that room and is it your home? if you are like some people that decide to grow weed in someones elses house without telling them ,a word of caution,people dont like this ... if its sound with the owner then yay if not either do it anyway but with a crapper light (heat build up with bigger lights equals ventilation equals sound ) so crapper buds or dont do it at all ... i successfully grow weed for 3 years in someones elses house without them knowing , they were pissed off when they found out but they let me continue : ). the second and most crucial thing is ventilation..if its in a attic no problem air in one side out air the other ..easy if its in your bedroom its harder coz you cant have ducting all over the place lol... people that come round must not detect it !! dont worrie about the rest of the list for now (yes its important) but until you get the location and location ventilation sorted out know one can help you . get back on the place its going to be and how many plants you wanted to grow ... 1 plant equals 0.5 oz / 1 oz

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jon104 Registered on Dec-15-2005 More User Info Message #84335 posted by jon104 (Info) October 23, 2007 13:58:28 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by george j warner (Info) October 23, 2007 10:34:03 ET OK, Here are some much needed info on my grow plans. 1) I plan on growing in a basement, so I assume winter will not work as the basement isn't heated. 2) I do plan on using a cabinet for stealth as one other person I live with will not know about the grow. 3) I plan on growing 2 plants in 2.5 - ? gallon pots using supernatural grow and bloom, which is pre ph buffered for use on plants so no test equip needed. 4) I plan on using 6 - 26 Watt CFL's and fixtures from Lowes. I am gonna use the warm and daylight (3 warm, 3 daylight) 5) The cabinet is 31" tall and I planned on getting some seed that will work which is the Automatic AK47 from Dr. Chronic for $70 + $10 S&H. 6) Wal Mart sells a better cabinet that is 36" tall but I am not going with that one. 7) I will ask more questions as my project gets up and running, and I have plenty of tools, may need a drill and a jig saw, to handle putting computer fans in the box. 8) I have been studying the rubbermaid grows that people are using with good results, and hopefully I can get an oz or two of personal smoke out of this every 70 days. Thanks for the help, and any links or feedback is muchos appreciated. Jon104

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george j warner Registered on Sep-02-2006 More User Info Message #84336 posted by george j warner (Info) October 23, 2007 16:09:10 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by jon104 (Info) October 23, 2007 13:58:28 ET ok thats enough for now , first things first , will the other person get suspicious when you start drilling /working? if so think about the best time to work . and is there anything in the basement that makes noise like a fridge /freezer? you can go with any wardrobe thats more than 36" lol... is that the actual height or the inside grow height? trust me you will need more than that if its actual height .. an ak is taller than normal plants and it really honks (smells) , your mate will know its ganja if you grow ak ! these are better suited to you ,the top is mixed with ak: http://www.drchronic.com/products.asp?recnumber=745 http://www.drchronic.com/products.asp?recnumber=1349 http://www.drchronic.com/products.asp?recnumber=1308 the best thing is there are 2 kinds of growers ..people who grow to smoke or people to grow to sell (now i would never sell coz its illegal) lmao.....dont worrie im not gona ask but if you want yeild coz your gona sell it go with a bigger yeilding strain like big bud ...but the strength is less . or if you want to smoke it go with a smaller yeilding but higher strength like northern lights ... if your only growing 2 plants i suggest you go with a instead of soil go straight to a hydroponic system ! alot of beginners go with soil first because its easy .... this isnt actually that true.. if you have a ph meter when you grow with hydro and use the directions on the hydroponic fertalizer nothing much can go wrong .. and the yeild is massive compared .. for you i would go down the DWC route ... if your set on soil go for it but make sure you get really good fluffy soil .... not the miracle grow stuff ! ... you want fluffy multipurpose compost and mix it with 10% of perlite (garden centre / amazon) looks like broken up polystyrene balls ( but hard like porous stones ) now the lights ...hmmm cfls ,im not a big fan of these as i have tryed myself. now im telling you now ... you will not yeild 2 ozz per plant with 150 watts of cfls ! but you will be able to veg with them fine ... in the blue version so "whitelight" not day light .... then you should buy /steal/borrow a 150watt HPS grow light/flood light and you will yeild with this !you can pick them up pritty cheap on amazon.com and its not a dodgy place so people wont know whatever ligh you have you will need a grow fan and carbon filter ,you need good air flow and no smell : ) here are some a couple of links from my closet grow and a ongoing set up of someone else's grow which i am helping on going : http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/thd11x17401.shtml my old set up: http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/thd11x17195.shtml and the results.. http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/thd9x43360.shtml http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/thd9x43413.shtml http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/thd9x43421.shtml this is my new area but im showing you this coz theres a good thing with the grow fan .... http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=64615 and this is in micro systems on the same site this whats a 150watt light will do http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=70188&page=1&pp=15 and this is what 225watts of cfls do ...or should i say dont lol (you got less than this ) http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=71585&page=1&pp=15 hope this helps for now , any questions just ask laterz

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crave69 Registered on Oct-01-2004 More User Info Message #84340 posted by crave69 (Info) October 25, 2007 21:31:25 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by george j warner (Info) October 23, 2007 16:09:10 ET I have found a seller on ebay that sells 2 x 150 watt hps. $68.00 included ship Just do a search for "hps". I am currently using 1 - 150hps and my yld is almost 1 oz per plant (cured). mine is a small indica/afgan. I will mount 2 150hps next grow cycle on next sunday (can't wait) HARVEST TIME IS A GREAT TIME! good luk-

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jon104 Registered on Dec-15-2005 More User Info Message #84341 posted by jon104 (Info) October 26, 2007 17:42:07 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by crave69 (Info) October 25, 2007 21:31:25 ET I found this one at lowes : http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=37665-000077268-S02DR-1&detail=&lpage=none I also found this one at Walmart however I don't know if the shelves are removeable or not: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5645617 Have a look, and post any links to any cabinets you know of that will work better. The reason I was going with the AK47 automatic is because it is 14-24 inches and is ready for harvest in 70 days start to finish. http://www.drchronic.com/products.asp?recnumber=1477 I like your strains that you list George, the MP5K looks good. Jon104

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crave69 Registered on Oct-01-2004 More User Info Message #84342 posted by crave69 (Info) October 27, 2007 11:26:21 ET In Reply to: Re: Grow Cabinet Project posted by jon104 (Info) October 26, 2007 17:42:07 ET I would think more of what GW mentioned.... I have grown NL (58 days) A.I. (52 days) Whtwidow(58 days) these strains stay under 2' (with little to no intervention) NL & A.I. is very easy to clone. WW is a little more fussy, but i had good success under not so great conditions. All of these strains are a cross or contains NL in them as it is a base for many hybrid indica crossbreeds. I you want an EARLY finisher, then go with an Afghan - indica strain as most will finish from 43-60 days. but yld is a few less than ak. but if you prune and add 10 xtra days, the indica strains will compete with TLC. the smaller strains require only a gallon size of medium for soil, so more plants in same space, AK will require more attention in your small room. any comments or corrections to this info....i welcome as I hate to have bad/mis-information. late-

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