Assembling a cheap grow soil box from scratch will surely require you to break some sweat.
And includes some drilling. Plus, you need a sprinkle of love for tech gigs to succeed.
However, you can easily get an extremely convenient grow box with all the essential basics you need without starting from 0. And, of course, it won’t burn a hole in your pocket.
We believe in spreading the knowledge about easily accessible marijuana growing.
So we invite you to take a look at the ultimate cheat sheet in assembling an excellent grow box for your green beauties (no breaking the piggy bank).
#1 – Choose your Box
Tent
Opting for a tent is a fantastic choice.
And also the easiest to maintain and assemble, if we exclude readily available stealth cabinets.
You won’t have to drill and there is no need to spend time sticking reflective surface to the walls of your box.
Good and affordable tents come with all the basics to suit your needs as a marijuana grower.
Pre-equipped Grow Box
Nowadays, stealth cabinets or also known as grow boxes or closets, are increasing in popularity in the blink of an eye.
Admittedly, the best stealth cabinets almost grow your marijuana plants for you by themselves.
Yep, the process is precisely automated and the yields are much higher than what most medium-level cannabis cultivators achieve.
But with the fast-growing competition in this industry, various low-budget, readily-available grow boxes are effortless to find.
Old Cupboard/Closet
An old and tested one; just suit your old desk/cupboard/old fridge/closet into a homemade grow box.
Quite a clumsy choice if you are not a fan of drilling and lots of planning, though.
#2 – Pick the Lights
You can get LED, fluorescent or HID grow lights.
Led Lights
LEDs provide the full light spectrum your plants need both during the vegetation and the flowering stage.
Although a pricier than other grow lights, LED are very cost-effective in terms of electricity.
They also don’t produce that much heat. LEDs come with a single plugin so you are just good to install them in your grow box, no fuss included.
Fluorescent Lights
Fluorescents can work in the case you grow no more than 3 plants (better yet up to 2!).
Even in that case, you will still get less yields than with LEDs or HIDs. But fluorescents are very cheap and easy to find in a broad range of stores.
You will absolutely need to be able to monitor your plants, though. Fluorescents need to be switched off at intervals to avoid heat stress and burn.
Fluorescents in the DayLight spectrum work for vegetation, and the ones labeled as Soft White are better suited during flowering.
HID Lights
The type of Hid lights you need are MH during the vegetative and HPS during the flowering stage.
A favorite choice for generations of marijuana cultivators, HIDs have withstood the test of time and are cheaper than LEDs.
Meanwhile, HIDs also provide a fantastic light spectrum for your marijuana beauties.
Admittedly, as a bit outdated, HIDs emit way too much heat. Consider Switch control.
Pick your strains wisely. Some cannabis strains are less tolerant to heat.
Thus, they are not likely to thrive under HIDs or you can experience multiple issues.
#3 – Ensure Fresh Air Circulation
You want to make sure your marijuana beauties will not suffocate inside the grow box.
For this purpose, you need a reliable yet easy ventilation setup.
The well-known oscillating fans do a perfect job to provide a flow of fresh air and make your cannababes feel like moviestars.
You may also need an air filter. Otherwise, marijuana smell will be impossible to cope with.
#4 – Pick Suitable Containers
One single marijuana plant requires an average of 1 gallon container (19 liter pot).
That’s why it is of utmost importance to plan everything with your grow box in advance.
You can’t choose a grow box and have no idea how many plants you are going to grow.
Sit down and write a short list to meet your expectations upon harvesting. Pretty straightforward, but saves both time and bumping your head in the wall.
Just write it all down.
Here’s what to keep in mind in a glimpse.
You need: a grow box; ensure it has reflective material on the inside or buy your own; plan how many plants you intend to grow; how tall are they supposed to grow?
Write down and pick the size of your grow box and number of container accordingly.
Choose your grow lights; get your soil mix, and start growing.
#5 – The Best Cannabis Soil Mix
Opting for a high-quality soil mix is your top mission as a marijuana grower.
After all, it is entirely through the soil that your plants will get the essential nutrients they need to grow.
Mixing your own soil is not impossible; but going for just about any soil can turn out to be pretty challenging as time passes.
Various pests are found intact in soil; mold spores and weed plants are also present.
So think twice before investing in a soil mix and choose nothing but the best. Doing so will help you avoid pH imbalance, as well.
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