Presenting My IKEA Mini Cabinet

[Angel Eyes]

And these are my Mandala seeds at about two weeks. These are some thick-stalked, tight-internoded sons of bitches. This is my first grow, and it's been a real eye-opener.

A close look at the middle plant shows some nutrient burn. When Mike from Mandala Seeds tells you that his plants don't need much supplemental nutrients, BELIEVE HIM! This was 300 ppm of FloraNova Grow that caused that burning.

By the way, soil is 1/3 FoxFarm Ocean Forest, 1/3 FoxFarm Potting Mix, and 1/3 FoxFarm Light Warrior, but I guess I'll leave the grow details to a grow diary...

One piece of advice for the new grower: do NOT try to grow six plants from seed in one square foot. Neither you, nor your plants, will be all too happy about that kind of overcrowding.

 

[Angel Eyes]

And this is the finished product, as it sits in the corner of my bedroom.

My hands are weary from typing, and my shoulders are getting tight, so this will be it for now. Thanks for the kind words, Kmarpa and CGM.

 

[Aroma]

Inspiring thread .. so interesting and informative and this is your 1st grow! beutifly put together cab , good luck with those mandala seedlings they look like fine genetics. Aroma

 

[Guest]

Very nice build AE..

A lot of the buzzing noise from the HPS is likely the metal houseing around the light vibrating. I had the same going on with a 250 HPS and I found the spot that was buzzing and wrapped it with some duct tape and it went away.

Good luck on your grow

 

[monkeyman]

terrific thread

 

[baccas125]

Yes nice thread i can't wait to see how the grow turns out!!

 

[Guest]

Cool cabinet, but too small for my taste... even one plant could be crowded in that space.

 

[Angel Eyes]

Thank you GroNut, Baccas, Monkeyman, and Aroma. I really do appreciate you saying these nice things.

JumblyJoe, to be honest with you, the cabinet is also too small for MY taste, but I didn't know that going in.

Before I start another project, though, I'll make some runs with this cabinet and have some fun, perform some experiments, and generally get my feet wet. Then it will revert to it's intended purpose: a mother/clone/veg cabinet.

I'm a California medical user, so in my county, I won't be growing any more than six mature plants at any time, so volume is really my least concern. My MJ needs are quite modest. In fact, it takes me about 2-3 weeks to go through a gram. Yep, 2-3 small hits every second or third day seems to do the trick for me.

Yes, one plant could get crowded in this little space, but if I manage things the way I hope to, I think I can do alright with a controlled SCROG under 150 watts of CFL. We'll have to see, though. Right now, the real limiting factor is my lack of experience, so I'll take my time and gain that along the way. Since I feel no urge to produce volume, this is all an exercise in fun and new knowledge in growing.

 

[Guest]

nice little setup man, well done...

you can actually push it pretty big..really fucking huge infact, with 6 plants....

 

[Cheeba]

Nicely done Angel Eyes. Your cab pics were great! I like the light proofing and sealing. Which Mandala beans are you growing?

 

[m.steelers]

Great how to thread AE. And a great user name too. I love the man with no name series.

 

[Guest]

That's a tidy little setup man, very nice work! I am working in just a bit more space right now and could really use one of those darkroom vents, they're kind of a new thing to me, whereabouts did you pick that up?

 

[nycnoob]

now this is fuckin hell of a thread fo sho...!! this is fuckin great man... seriously.. this is truely something that I want to look into some day... however the final costs seemed like a lot.. everythings better when you are cleaner and actually trying to make it perfect..

one question tho.. im probably stupid for askin but if you are a med user why the stealth?

 

[Angel Eyes]

That's a perfectly legit question, Nycnoob. The reason I still want stealth is because I just like to stay under the radar, and not draw any attention. Just because it's legal, doesn't mean everyone is cool with growing and smoking MJ, so I'd rather avoid any awkward questions. My secret garden, sort of like.

Also, you're right that the final costs seem like a lot. For somebody who smokes more than I do, this cabinet of mine would probably make more sense. The cabinet pretty much cost around $250 in materials, but a lot of that was caused by mistakes and experiments that didn't work out. So, it would take me around a year to pay this thing off in terms of savings from pot that I buy, but for a heavier smoker (meaning just about anybody!), a cabinet like this would break even pretty fast.

Thanks everyone for the nice words and the encouragement. In the next few days, I'll add some more details, and show some grow photos. Right now, though, I just got done with an 8-hour day, so the updates will have to wait. See y'all...

 

[Dr.Feelgood]

Excellent thread! I like that little cab a lot

 

[aesoprock00]

great looking setup! i wish you the best of luck in that bad boy!

 

[Makavellian]

nice job on the professional setup there angel eyes... have ya thought about mounting your cfls horizontally.. alot of the light when hung vertically is put out through the side hitting the walls.
keep it up

 

[Oger's Revenge]

Ingamar would be proud of you!





Cheers
-Oger-

 

[green_grow]

nice looking little cabinet. i am currently working on my very own first grow-cab. eventually i would like to have one that makes a fine looking piece of furniture and could sit in the living room, but for now it will just be somewhat crude and (hopefully) functional.

by the way, i agree with you on the sealer being messy stuff to work with. next time i might try pollyfilla in the corners. easy stuff to work, sand and paint.

please keep us updated !

 

[G35DarkO1E]

good idea angel eyes / me being a patient #648 at that wouldnt want my close people to catch on that i grow weed / legally . theyd flip . like damn i know u smoke dank but growing it is a whole different ball game. nice setup . i got my baby girls under 2 of the same bulb and 2 23 watters so almost what ur running. yet i got huge results . maybe its the way of growing. im going full dwc.