Garbage Can Grow Box. How does she look?

dkik06

Well-Known Member
Hi,
My plant is 19 days old. She is growing in a make-shift grow box. I tool a plastic garbage can, put it up side down, and cut in a door. I have 3 23W CFL's and 1 42W, and a yeast/sugar co2. I bought 2 CPU 120mm fans, but they aren't in yet, neither is my ph/moisture/light meter. Hopefully this week. Anyways, how does she look. There is a little brown on the tip of 2 leaves, I asked in the Plant Care forum, and was told that I was worrying over nothing.

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monsterenergyaxe

Active Member
lol nice but still kinda obvious. check out this. Also what strain are you using? Also co2 is just a waste of your time and money really. also try investing in a large cfl like i did. Tons of lumens and great for growing. With strains if your just starting out i reccomend auto flowers from attitude seeds. in the us here and they will ship and come to your mail box. Some strains ive tried in the past as well as bag seed sometimes can get way to tall for your can.
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monsterenergyaxe

Active Member
Also quick little notes. Get rid of any small vegetation growing near your plant. Almost looks like you just dug some dirt from outside. And aluminum foil can cause problems with heat and it really sucks for reflection. If you goto walmart or a sporting goods store you can find emergency thermal camping blankets. 3$ and they reflect light a ton more. walmart camping section. very small box about the size of a deck of cards. Also how do you know it was a female? she or her can be known till ither you went with autos or you switch your light cycle to start flowering.
 

dkik06

Well-Known Member
Cool set up. You can't see any lights though it at all. Mine is just bagseed. First time growing, so thought I'd try something cheap. As for height in my can, my plan was to eventually sit the can on some boxes the same height as my pot, that way it is a little higher
 

dkik06

Well-Known Member
Out of curiosity, could I clone this plant yet? I was going to put her into flower in a few weeks, after taking a clone, to see if its male or female, then growing the clone to the fullest potential. This way I don't have to figure a way to water her over christmas. But I've also read that flowering a clone is easier. But is it too soon?
 

sparkabowl

Active Member
Yes, too soon to take a clone. If you wait a few weeks then you will be able to. If you take a few clones before switching to flower, yes you can get away with putting the clones in an ideal environment and not have to worry about them for a while. If you neglect the "mother" plant however, it might die before showing sex, as it can take a few weeks in some cases.
 
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