methias
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I've built a new grow hutch out of sheets of rigid foam insulation.
The design is pretty basic. A 35 x 35 inch piece of 3/4" plywood with wheels on the bottom, 4 pieces 35" x 72" rigid insulation with 2x2's for the corners (to screw into). I taped all the seams with metal foil tape, cut a door (tape hinge) and I made a light assembly that adjusts up or down as needed. I cut in a carbon filter up top and hooked my exhaust fan to it to pull the heat off the top without making the place skunky.
I have 500 watts of COBB Led's and a 300 watt self contained lamp.
Since I have limited room I decided to create a carousel to slowly turn the plants while the lights are on. This allows me to have multiple plants in this tiny hutch and insures everyone gets light everywhere.
The turntable is made from 2, 5 gallon bucket lids, bolted together in the center. I used glass marbles in the outer groove as bearings before bolting the lids together. I took a BBQ rotisserie, a automobile fan belt and some fittings to power the device. I used a 5 galloon bucket that I cut off about 6 inches from the middle.
The bottom of the bucket fits perfectly onto the turntable and the top piece (with a lid on it) slides over the lower part. I cut a 30 inch round piece of 2 inch insulation and set a water heater drain pan on that to catch any spillage while watering.
The turntable turns about 6 times per hour during lights on and stops at "night". I currently have 5 clones in flower on their 4th week of 12/12. I may be pushing the limit on how many will fit to harvest but it's all an experiment. Next tome I will do just 3 clones.
All the clones got one week veg (after rooting and potting) and went straight to flower.
So far everything is working well. As they turn they all pass by my two fans and the motion seems to help make the stems stronger. I am having some minor PH issues on the one I put in miracle grow, but the rest are great. Looking forward to seeing the results in about 4-5 more weeks.
I've built a new grow hutch out of sheets of rigid foam insulation.
The design is pretty basic. A 35 x 35 inch piece of 3/4" plywood with wheels on the bottom, 4 pieces 35" x 72" rigid insulation with 2x2's for the corners (to screw into). I taped all the seams with metal foil tape, cut a door (tape hinge) and I made a light assembly that adjusts up or down as needed. I cut in a carbon filter up top and hooked my exhaust fan to it to pull the heat off the top without making the place skunky.
I have 500 watts of COBB Led's and a 300 watt self contained lamp.
Since I have limited room I decided to create a carousel to slowly turn the plants while the lights are on. This allows me to have multiple plants in this tiny hutch and insures everyone gets light everywhere.
The turntable is made from 2, 5 gallon bucket lids, bolted together in the center. I used glass marbles in the outer groove as bearings before bolting the lids together. I took a BBQ rotisserie, a automobile fan belt and some fittings to power the device. I used a 5 galloon bucket that I cut off about 6 inches from the middle.
The bottom of the bucket fits perfectly onto the turntable and the top piece (with a lid on it) slides over the lower part. I cut a 30 inch round piece of 2 inch insulation and set a water heater drain pan on that to catch any spillage while watering.
The turntable turns about 6 times per hour during lights on and stops at "night". I currently have 5 clones in flower on their 4th week of 12/12. I may be pushing the limit on how many will fit to harvest but it's all an experiment. Next tome I will do just 3 clones.
All the clones got one week veg (after rooting and potting) and went straight to flower.
So far everything is working well. As they turn they all pass by my two fans and the motion seems to help make the stems stronger. I am having some minor PH issues on the one I put in miracle grow, but the rest are great. Looking forward to seeing the results in about 4-5 more weeks.
