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Help with first shoebox
    #27680647 - 03/03/22 08:14 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

So, I made my first shoebox 8 days ago with brf jars broken up and mixed with coir..  I learned a few days later that my coir wasnt actually at field capacity, it was a lot dryer than it was supposed to be. I was planning to just set up the box and not touch it until i saw it fruiting, but I checked on it and the surface looked dry. So ive been misting it once a day since then.
Here are some pictures that I took today.

Does it look okay or did I screw it up?



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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27680730 - 03/03/22 09:33 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Looks good to me, in the second picture I may be seeing some off colors at the top but it might be the light.
Keep misting it when the coir gets too dry and hope for a good flush, not much you can do now either way.
I did something similar in my last grow and I still got over an ounce dry from only one flush.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Ankhseramun]
    #27680742 - 03/03/22 09:45 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Looks decent, keep us updated!


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: User714]
    #27680746 - 03/03/22 09:48 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Thanks guys! Hopefully i will get a decent flush, but even if I don't, at least its a learning experience and next time I will know what to do different..


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27683578 - 03/05/22 08:45 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

An update on my progress, some pins showed up today! :mushroom2: so, it looks like the first shoebox will probably be a success.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27683594 - 03/05/22 09:07 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Woooohoooo!


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: User714]
    #27684952 - 03/06/22 11:28 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Once it starts pinning, do I still mist lightly? I think I read something saying that It could cause aborts?


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27684976 - 03/06/22 11:48 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

I'd mist if/when it looks dry but don't go crazy. Show us some pin pics!


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: User714]
    #27684995 - 03/06/22 12:02 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)



Idk how well you can see them in this picture.. But i think it showed up.


Edited by Rotnpins (03/06/22 12:03 PM)


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27685006 - 03/06/22 12:14 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Not bad! I was going to look for little beads of water on the surface but it's hard to tell. You do have a good amount of condensation on the walls, so maybe it's ok for now.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: User714]
    #27685014 - 03/06/22 12:22 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Yeah, ive been using a water bottle with a really fine mist and a just lightly watering the top, so the sides are really the only area with big drops..

I figure its easier to add more water than to get rid of it if you over do it


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27685935 - 03/07/22 06:55 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

You have pins now, you should stop misting


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: schpat]
    #27685945 - 03/07/22 07:07 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

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You have pins now, you should stop misting




Cool, thanks, will do... Think i should flip the lid or anything like that?


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27687045 - 03/08/22 06:05 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Yeah, if you like.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: schpat]
    #27687408 - 03/08/22 11:53 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

I stopped misting, if the droplets of water on the sides start to fade away, does it still have enough water stored in the substrate to get through the flush?


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27687637 - 03/08/22 02:42 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

If you made your substrate properly (field capacity) it should be fine.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: User714]
    #27687680 - 03/08/22 03:16 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

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If you made your substrate properly (field capacity) it should be fine.





I think it was a little too dry when I first made it... Thats why I started misting, but I think its looking a lot better now, so hopefully it will be good.


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins] * 1
    #27688275 - 03/09/22 05:12 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Quick update:



Almost there!:mushdance:

Thanks again for all the advice! :thanx:


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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: Rotnpins]
    #27688544 - 03/09/22 11:24 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

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Rotnpins said:
Quick update:



Almost there!:mushdance:

Thanks again for all the advice! :thanx:



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Re: Help with first shoebox [Re: AbuSharka]
    #27693505 - 03/13/22 08:25 AM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Another update and another question:

I got 153g wet from the first flush! I dont have much to compare it to, but I think Its pretty good for my first attempt.

I filled the bottom of the shoebox with water and let it soak for 2 hours. I didn't weigh it down, but I did fully submerge the substrate a few times during the 2 hours.. After draining the water I heavily misted the next morning.. There are already pins for the next flush, so I don't know if I should mist for another day or two or if that will cause aborts?


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