Best strain and nutes for grow box

daadank

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Been trying to do my research and came across northern lights as a potential best 20x20x15 in box

Ak47 low rider seems good too.

Is nirvanashop still best place for seeds?

What about nutes should I get at local Walmart type store or order something online?

I'm hoping to have box built by weekend and start having other things ready.

Would 4 cfls be enough for 4 plants lst? Maybe I should stick to two?
 

bigrake

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I would go with hid lighting paying about the same but getting more lumens. Nutes I would order Walmart won't have shit. What type of nutes are you trying to get?
 

daadank

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I would go with hid lighting paying about the same but getting more lumens. Nutes I would order Walmart won't have shit. What type of nutes are you trying to get?
I thought in such a small space hid would get to hot?

I do not know what nutes I want. Looking for recommendations
 

cues

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You need about 125 true watts of cfl in there. Strain will depend upon how many plants. Maybe a single Barneys violator kush or on a budget, GHS big bang.
Scrog will be easier to keep the canopy the correct distance from the bulbs.
 

daadank

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You need about 125 true watts of cfl in there. Strain will depend upon how many plants. Maybe a single Barneys violator kush or on a budget, GHS big bang.
Scrog will be easier to keep the canopy the correct distance from the bulbs.
I just ordered this... https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/green-house-seeds-auto-northern-lights/prod_3397.html
Because the Nirvana were out of stock, didnt see this is a taller strain :(, LST should still work i hope

Lights like this, I am kinda copying from http://www.pcgrowbox.com/the-little-woody-grow-box.html
*Four 6500k 26w Veg Bulbs
*Four 2400k 26w Flowering Bulbs



 

bigrake

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That would work fine im new to . I went with grow tent and 400watt mh /hps i read a lot and thought hid was the way to go. I use general organics i got the general organics go box for $29.00 off amazon it has all the nutes youll need cheap. Just a suggestion works good for me . Growing northern mix clones and critical jack auto,short ryder,haze mix clone all of them take nutes fine all mixed accept bloom.
 

daadank

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That would work fine im new to . I went with grow tent and 400watt mh /hps i read a lot and thought hid was the way to go. I use general organics i got the general organics go box for $29.00 off amazon it has all the nutes youll need cheap. Just a suggestion works good for me . Growing northern mix clones and critical jack auto,short ryder,haze mix clone all of them take nutes fine all mixed accept bloom.
Cool man I think for your setup bigger lights will be good. And I have read hid is best too. But not sure I could get it in my stealth box. Might be to hot and loud?
 

cues

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I just ordered this... https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/green-house-seeds-auto-northern-lights/prod_3397.html
Because the Nirvana were out of stock, didnt see this is a taller strain :(, LST should still work i hope

Lights like this, I am kinda copying from http://www.pcgrowbox.com/the-little-woody-grow-box.html
*Four 6500k 26w Veg Bulbs
*Four 2400k 26w Flowering Bulbs



I can't comment on the seeds. I have no experience of autos.
The box looks ok in theory, although the price is silly. Also found it's strange they have 26w cfl's. I have only seen 23w and 42w before.
You have the right idea with the lights but remember you need 50w/ft2 min with cfl. In a 20x20 that would be 153w, or around 6 23w.
Because of your limited height, you won't be able to use bulb splitters from the ceiling. You may be better off attaching the bulbs bases to the top of the 'wall' instead of the ceiling and have the bulbs horizontal. Maybe 3 bases and splitters, kinda looking like this from above.
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Don't forget the mylar/white paint.
There's a thread on here somewhere where a guy used magnetic bases in a pc grow and could move his cfl's around as needed.
 
I have no experience growing or strains but a while back a few people suggested Papaya if size was a problem apparently its a short variety and grows dense so many perfect for a small space??

No idea if this is true or its any good to smoke but worth a look i suppose.
 
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