First grow in 2 years

TLDR version is at the bottom of post

This grow is basically a refresher course with soil and bag seed so I can set my lights and ventilation up correctly.
I'm marking this as day one, 5 bag seeds all sprouted today.
I'll post pics as soon as I get phone fixed (cracked screen and now I can't take pic cuz button is covered by crack)
Basically what I have is a 3.5'Wx1.5'Dx3.5'H with reflective insulation on all 6 sides, currently I have a 5 socket vanity fixture with 3x 6500k 20w cfl and 2x 2700k 23w cfl, I'll add more in a couple of weeks when it is needed, most of the materials used are from around the house. No vents yet, gotta wait till pay day to get a couple of decent PC fans so for now I have a small fan for circulation but still gets up to 95 so I'm leaving a door open and temp is hanging around 75F. Using regular cheap miracle gro soil (next grow will be hydro) in what I believe to be 3/4 gallon buckets, maybe a bit less.


Box: 3.5'W x 3.5'T x 1.5'D w/reflective walls
Lights: 2x 23w 2700k & 3 20w 6500k
Medium: Cheap Miracle Gro soil in 1/2 to 3/4 gal. buckets
Ventilation: currently non existant
More: don't be lazy ^will take less than a minute to read

Any questions or suggestions are greatly appreciated but please PM me to keep this journal strictly a journal

doctor.j said:

Any questios or suggestions are greatly appreciated but please PM me to keep this journal strictly a journal

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i dont understand and it took about 2 minutes to read cause i am high but since this is the RIU website i could added in another minute understanding that most of the members are high

Never mind, it's a non-issue

Got pics now, the one in the rockwool was the last to sprout, it's a bit crispy on the ends of the leaves but I figure I got nothin to lose by seeing what happens, if it lives I'll just stick it in a solo cup and put it in my flower box.



Heres my flower box

It's a bit unrefined right now, there's an 18" ruler just to give some perspective.
Neither box has ventilation right now but I've ordered a couple of PC fans that should be here some time next week.

After reading up on transplanting and seeing how beneficial it can be to plants, I decided to move them into cups before a root system could really develop, they're all in rockwool cubes.
Now that they're grouped closer together I decided to remove 3 lights so now I only have 2x 20w 6500k bulbs in now, hopefully this reduces heat enough to be able to close the doors.



The one in the middle is the one that was half crispy, doubtful that it will survive but like I said before, it doesn't hurt just to see what happens.

Well after two hours yesterday with the doors closed it got up to 87 in there, Can't wait for my fans to come in. Also a question about molasses, will this one be ok to use, when should I start using it and how much should I use per gallon?