4Lor2enz0
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Hello fellow enthusiasts, this here is my third CFL cabinet grow after one incomplete, and one round of failed clones. But I'm only $150 in and I learned a lot, so it's all worth it
![Blunt Smoke :blsmoke: :blsmoke:](/styles/smilies/piped.gif)
I should add that I started this grow on a tight budget so I used some things that I already had on hand, such as soil, lamp sockets, etc.
In other words, Ghetto.
I actually started a journal of this grow, but it got kind of lonely so I figured I'd post it here and see if I can get some feedback.
I've got:
1 small pot of outdoor potting soil, that claims to be pH balanced, with some peat moss and perlite pre added, and an NPK of about 3-1-1
x4 42 watt 6500K CFLS that pump out about 2600 lumens each.
x2 PC fans for intake/out take
x1 small oscillating fan to keep the heat off her
x1 seed from the seed bank, and I can't remember the strain
![Neutral :neutral: :neutral:](/styles/smilies/icon_neutral.gif)
I'll get this out of the way: I've only got a water-dye pH kit, which I've heard aren't very effective.
I've also got some miracle grow fertilizer, which I've also heard terrible things about.
The potting soil I used does seem to have about 15-20% bark.
But, lets stay positive.
This is the cab
![P5231766.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831874-3f671afa048db8e39bd82295b380e130.jpg)
This is the make shift intake
![P5281846.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831889-52ecea19d582cbfc3cb7398eefe723de.jpg)
![P5281845.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831877-3f9a11a46f90ca1fc68cb504da0e57b9.jpg)
This is the fan I'll use for exhaust, I haven't installed it yet.
![P5281842.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831890-3263e0183d02c2b4b4270f302ac7bfe5.jpg)
Finally the plant.
![P5271826.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831880-320158454dc723621892b59117cf5f4e.jpg)
![P5281841.jpg](/data/attachments/831/831878-c1c7ac7894fc1d39ae1358d8b99c992c.jpg)
I've had some slow growth, for the first week of her life I kept her in the window in mid august, and then decided to get my setup going again with 6500K lights.
The lights weren't on a proper schedule til I got my timer recently.
The shocker: this plant will be three weeks old on thursday!
![Confused :-? :-?](/styles/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
I'm going to ride it out and see what happens.
Fun to watch either way
![Mr. Green :mrgreen: :mrgreen:](/styles/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Any comments or criticism welcome.
I'll update when I install the exhaust fan and take some more pictures.
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