Issue #53 - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue...
- You'll see how G.D. Bud built his own awesome growing cabinet using a $35 cabinet purchased on craigslist! Get some ideas for your own grow box!
- Get one of the most popular resources available for marijuana growing knowledge! This is our emergency handbook!
- Check out the results of another one of our readers letting out their creative side and showing off a super low budget grow cabinet.
Happy Growing!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"The garden is the poor man's apothecary." ―
German proverb
Building an Ultra Stealthy Grow Cabinet by G.D. Bud (Original Edit by: Jack Foster) |
This article comes courtesy of the good folks at Seattle Cannabis Journal, and was re-edited for clarity and ease of reading. Click Here to view the original article in all its glory!
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The day I got a recommendation for medicinal Cannabis was a relief. This was followed by the knowledge and urgency that I needed to get some plants in the ground immediately.This had been a long-time dream of mine, and I fondly imagined my first harvest, curing my flowers to perfection, and collecting their resin for concentrates. I saw myself carefully journaling their progress, and eventually becoming an expert caretaker of myself and my marijuana garden.Then reality set in: I have a small space, in a small house, in a crowded neighborhood.
Momentarily discouraged, I quickly scrapped the idea of a dedicated room filled to the brim. I began with getting clear about my intentions; I wanted to inconspicuously and autonomously produce my medicine. This was a much more respectable and realistic goal, and one that I could embrace.After months pouring over cannabis related text and furrowing my brow at various nooks throughout my home, I saw through the problem. I would build a stealthy grow cabinet!On Craigslist I found a cabinet kit still in the box for only $35. It came in at 24″ L x 30″ W x 70″ H. Next, I purchased a 6″ inline fan for another $100. The fan combined with a 400 watt light and Cool Tube from a previous grow gave me something to design around.
My sights set, I loaded Google's 3D rendering freeware, Google SketchUp, and got to work. Sirius: Google SketchUp can be pretty tough to use without training, especially if you've never used it and you just want to design one thing. Rest assured: some paper, a pencil, a little math, and careful planning will work just as well! Above: Stealth Cabinet Plan (front view)
Above: Stealth Cabinet Plan (back view) The first thing to deal with was the Intake and exhaust - a clean environment and fresh air for my plants. A rule with any grow space is to have the intake's opening twice the open area of the exhaust's.
Important: The opening for your intake hole should be about twice the size of your exhaust hole. My inline fan with had 6″ opening (28 square inches) so I would need 56 square inch opening. I went with two louvered grills that were 5″ x 8″ which gave me 80 square inches - 30% for the louvers = 56 square inches. Perfect!
Sirius: This is a great point! In any enclosed grow area such as a tent or grow cabinet, it's important to have a larger opening for intake than for exhaust. This will maximize the efficiency of your fan in addition to keeping it working for longer. Plus, this will keep tents from "bowing" inwards, reducing your grow space.
Of course I wanted the intake air filtered to keep out dust, pet hair, pollen, mold and the like.
I built a box inside the cabinet to hold the grills, so I could place the filter on the back of the cabinet.
Next, I faced the issue of providing my plants their light.I chose a High Pressure Sodium bulb as my grow light. Since these produce more light from the side(the long side as opposed to the plug and tip of the bulb), light coverage could be maximized by positioning them front to back.
Some creativity was required to install the Cool Tube and keep my HPS bulb from becoming too hot.
We learned above that the cabinet is 24″ deep. Now this Cool Tube was 20″, hardly enough room to attach two 6″ flex ducts for ventilation without having to keep a door open.
Keeping a door open is not a viable option for the stealthy gardener like me! I decided to use some creativity.The solution I came up with was to place the duct work outside of the cabinet.I built and installed 4″ x 10″ x 48″ wooden housing for the duct work for the exhaust of the Cool Tube (picture 3rd down). Next, three 6″ duct flanges into the back wall of the cabinet leading into the duct work spaced vertically 9″ apart.
This allowed three different height settings for the light. The unused two positions are capped off. Take a look...
I installed a sealed fan room to house the 6″ inline fan mentioned above. This sat in the top inside of the cabinet, pictured below.
Now that my fan room was set up, I allowed the exhaust to escape upward into a carbon filter. I mounted the filter inside a Rubbermaid tote to make the whole setup more discrete.
A fan speed controller and light timer are mounted on the outside of the fan room.
Next to the fan room is room for other more technical things. Here we find the ballast and command switching station. Also, I installed a "Kill-a Watt" device to calculate my electrical usage.
I vented this area with a 4″ opening that opened into the fan room.
When all was said and done I harvested 264 grams (9.3 ounces). Final Harvest Weight: 264 grams (9.3 Ounces) Cost:
$1.64/gram The final bounty boasted nine ounces of dried and cured cannabis flowers. After the initial investment, $1.64 was my total cost per gram when I factored electricity, carbon filter, and nutrients. Learn how to grow weed like G.D. Bud right here Viola! Affordable medicine is a right, and medicinal Cannabis sets a standard for patient autonomy. Enjoy producing your own medicine.
Sirius: This is definitely an advanced method of creating a grow box, but he makes sure to include a lot of things one needs to consider when creating one, such as ventilation and making sure to leave room for everything you need. Do you have a better/more practical/more efficient design? Let us know so we can share with the world!
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Nebula Haze:Marijuana has literally saved my life, and I'm dedicated to showing you how easy it can be to grow.
I have made it my mission to build growing resources to help both new and advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money.
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Sirius Fourside:Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium(deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing cannabis is a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, perlite, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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This was sent in by one of our readers who has taken a far more affordable/easy approach to making a grow cabinet. Here's what he had to say about it:
"1st time grower. Plants are1 month old, and 12" tall now. Set up for less than $250. Used cab.w/4 bulb, 24" T5's, 4" elec exhaust, Thanx for great info."
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