New Grower donkeykong's grow cabinet
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thanks. couple more pics of inside..
So I guesse I have somewhere to grow now
Next I will figure the venting problem get this ready to work, and try and figure what Im doing about the pots, germinating and the grow medium. And about measuring pH and EC.
Is sticking to something like soil with some perlite or vermiculite stuff to aerate it better OK. Im thinking just regular 1 litre pot (utilised to 32oz). Ive seen some posts on the comp, with more complicated setups, hempy things, drip feeding, but maybe better to keep it simple for my first shot at it?
So I guesse I have somewhere to grow now
Next I will figure the venting problem get this ready to work, and try and figure what Im doing about the pots, germinating and the grow medium. And about measuring pH and EC.
Is sticking to something like soil with some perlite or vermiculite stuff to aerate it better OK. Im thinking just regular 1 litre pot (utilised to 32oz). Ive seen some posts on the comp, with more complicated setups, hempy things, drip feeding, but maybe better to keep it simple for my first shot at it?
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your getting there
you are getting things together in a fair pinch looks great
many contenders will be using simple things so don't fret just roll w/ it it's for fun
for some science fair fun others lazy river raft race fun but there is a prize at the end? so yeah It will be friendly competitive for some
you can do straight plite?
coco a tad tricky but now a lot easier w/ proper nutrients and coco supplier less watering than plite
soil? plite
soilless? plite
by the end it will be mostly roots in the cup besides the top layer anyway
have you looked much into nutrients ?
you are getting things together in a fair pinch looks great
many contenders will be using simple things so don't fret just roll w/ it it's for fun
for some science fair fun others lazy river raft race fun but there is a prize at the end? so yeah It will be friendly competitive for some
you can do straight plite?
coco a tad tricky but now a lot easier w/ proper nutrients and coco supplier less watering than plite
soil? plite
soilless? plite
by the end it will be mostly roots in the cup besides the top layer anyway
have you looked much into nutrients ?
your getting there
you are getting things together in a fair pinch looks great
many contenders will be using simple things so don't fret just roll w/ it it's for fun
for some science fair fun others lazy river raft race fun but there is a prize at the end? so yeah It will be friendly competitive for some
you can do straight plite?
coco a tad tricky but now a lot easier w/ proper nutrients and coco supplier less watering than plite
soil? plite
soilless? plite
by the end it will be mostly roots in the cup besides the top layer anyway
have you looked much into nutrients ?
Thanks, no I still have to consider some things, just trying to work it out as Im going and read around. Just with my regular engineers hat on though Im looking at the inputs to the system and the idea the process control got to be hot with small pots. I wont be able to help it, Im sure ill be on the science fair end of things. Already been doing some background on exactly what needs measuring and consider how I might do it. Ive got some old mcu dev kits and other stuff so I have an idea to put it to use later.
Thoughts this morn were to turn the unused shelf above to vent through and contain the "electronics". Im going to put an RCD in there which the lighting in the below chamber will run off, also fan control, maybe temp readout with hi/lo.
So did I get it right, things like perlite, vermiculite, are ok either 100% of the medium or mixed with soil ?
thanks!!!
What kind of lights are you using again?
I would do that w/ the electronics yes it will encourage heat to dissipate above
as a general rule cool air intake below hot air evacuation above like earlier discussed it will help
the more you can leave the door cracked open or create a fan forced fresh intake the easier it will be to cycle heat through faster of course
I would do that w/ the electronics yes it will encourage heat to dissipate above
as a general rule cool air intake below hot air evacuation above like earlier discussed it will help
the more you can leave the door cracked open or create a fan forced fresh intake the easier it will be to cycle heat through faster of course
oops yeah it seems so far hydrotron is the only noplay medium
don't know if lava rock or pee gravel has been brought up yet by anyone;P
don't know if lava rock or pee gravel has been brought up yet by anyone;P
Not sure yet, I have to shop for those soon. LED if I can, don't want a fire in the cupboard! So far not so costly to erect, so I will probably get one lamp and a second if I need it later. I guesse the plants wont need as much when they are small.
I ordered a couple of 200mm fans, the PC kind, should be here mid week. Yes, I thought pushing the air in the bottom as well would guarantee a good exchange, otherwise top exhaust fan only could just take mostly from wherever is near and "leaky" in the cabinet, potentially not much exchange towards the bottom of the cabinet where the plants will be.
lol you know what Im having to google all of these terms and make sense of it
When I heard about smart pots I had a picture of something with an lcd on the front, probes inside, nutrient dispenser tank on the side and an smartphone app to monitor the action. Ended up being a bit smart but not that smart lol .
Thanks for the hint bro.
anything you need to google is fine to ask but nice that you also take it upon yourself a times of need...ya know
but no worries ask away most questions will be answered by somebody pretty fast
Smart pots??well .....smarter pot
even a couple smaller cfl screw in lights on a painter reflector socket will be fine for the tiny seedling stages
I have started seeds under everything from a tiny cfl to 1000 watter ,led and induction)just depends on the distance till they can take it for most
but any full spectrum lighting will give you a good vegetative growth
if you grab up a quick cfl at the local hardware go for natural daylight bulbs (if your cheap like me and the prices are huge dif between them when browsing you can by a Y socket splitter and warm white/cool white 1/1 ratios to make a sorta daylight balanced spectrum for a cheaper price at times
but the daylight or natural light spectrum will have a balance of cool white warm white in the bulb
warm white redder oranger end of spectrum
cool white bluer whiter look but other end of spectrum for growth
in you r size cabinet yeah I would go towards led/ if you have the start up cash
you could do cfl fairly cheap
you could do hid but heat WILL be an issue w/o real good air flow
in a case like this I would run a totally separate intake for fresh air on top also just to move the light heat away
but it isn't the case here
I have shown where I ran a 1000 watter in a 2.5'x 3' (but you better already know how to do it)
SO ... leds
you looked around a some products?
not to get toooo personal but are you state side or the world abroad?
anything else shoot away.....
but no worries ask away most questions will be answered by somebody pretty fast
Smart pots??well .....smarter pot
even a couple smaller cfl screw in lights on a painter reflector socket will be fine for the tiny seedling stages
I have started seeds under everything from a tiny cfl to 1000 watter ,led and induction)just depends on the distance till they can take it for most
but any full spectrum lighting will give you a good vegetative growth
if you grab up a quick cfl at the local hardware go for natural daylight bulbs (if your cheap like me and the prices are huge dif between them when browsing you can by a Y socket splitter and warm white/cool white 1/1 ratios to make a sorta daylight balanced spectrum for a cheaper price at times
but the daylight or natural light spectrum will have a balance of cool white warm white in the bulb
warm white redder oranger end of spectrum
cool white bluer whiter look but other end of spectrum for growth
in you r size cabinet yeah I would go towards led/ if you have the start up cash
you could do cfl fairly cheap
you could do hid but heat WILL be an issue w/o real good air flow
in a case like this I would run a totally separate intake for fresh air on top also just to move the light heat away
but it isn't the case here
I have shown where I ran a 1000 watter in a 2.5'x 3' (but you better already know how to do it
)SO ... leds
you looked around a some products?
not to get toooo personal but are you state side or the world abroad?
anything else shoot away.....
hi skunky,
thanks for your comments pretty useful !
Yes, I try to do some research of course, save asking every single dumb question to you guys, as helpful as you
Im in UK btw. Benn having a look at the light requirements for photosynthesis, good to know a stock CFL could carry through the first steps, enough of the components to make it happen.
Going to have a think about it, probably like many of my projects it'll end up more expensive than I wanted on day 1, but that's the learning process too. LED I think. One thing I have learnt over the years is sometimes better to splash out on the right tool for the job rather than spend thrice as much trying everything that doesn't work first...
thanks for your comments pretty useful !
Yes, I try to do some research of course, save asking every single dumb question to you guys, as helpful as you
Im in UK btw. Benn having a look at the light requirements for photosynthesis, good to know a stock CFL could carry through the first steps, enough of the components to make it happen.
Going to have a think about it, probably like many of my projects it'll end up more expensive than I wanted on day 1, but that's the learning process too. LED I think. One thing I have learnt over the years is sometimes better to splash out on the right tool for the job rather than spend thrice as much trying everything that doesn't work first...
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