Outdoor Grow Box

[Tunkers]

Wow. Fucking wow. That is legit.

[itchybromusic]

Righto..

 

This is what you get when the mind is constantly ticking over trying to come up with a solution to growing outdoors in a exposed area and to keep prying eyes away, as well as the kids. I don't need anything large as I'm the only Cannabis Consumer here, and I can grow 2 or 3 crops a year to keep my jars topped up.

 

I can't remember the dimensions now, but it's something like 1m wide x 1.6m long and about 1.2m deep. But it basically has a basket inside it that I can raise and lower as the plants grow. The mechanism I used to raise and lower the basket is a basic boat winch. The basket is raised by 4 cables attached to each corner, which eventually join up at one point and goes to a single cable that is wound up by the winch. It's important to use this 4 into 1 design otherwise the basket can't be raised evenly.

 

First pic, shows the side view with the crank handle temporarily in it's place. It is removable.

 

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Second pic, is just a bit of a look-see inside with basket set at about half way.

 

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Third pic, is a view with the lid shut. I wanted a lid so I can close it up in case it hails or any bad weather, as well as prying eyes from the sky or near by. Earlier this year I had a chopper working a grid pattern over my local area. It became a saving grace at that time. It's also lockable, with a padlock.

 

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Forth pic, basically shows the cables and winch all up one end of the box. The basket is at it's lowest point at this stage. It's just the right depth to be working with Auto's. At the moment the basket can hold 14 x 30cm pots (I think).

 

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And final pic, is of a screen I made up. Once I get this grow done I'm going with a photoperiod strain that I'll pot up in either 1 or 2 50 litre pots and whenever anything grows above the screen I can pull it under again. So hopefully once it's done I'll have a screen of green.

 

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That's about it. If anything else comes to mind I'll mention it here I guess.

 

very cool bro 

i can see a light dep box myself , no need for autos , you control the light on reg / fem seeds outdoors 

switch any plant into flower when your ready , plus you be finished B4 anyone might be looking for a crop they can help them selves too 

[Ford Fairlane]

Great box indy, thanks for sharing it with us. I have had a similar idea but using a small garden shed and either not putting the roof on or using clear plastic, I've not actually made it though. I see you have it off the ground a bit for airflow, good thinking. How hot does it get in summer? You could possibly drill some holes or cut some slots with a grinder for extra airflow?

[pedro de pacas]

Bloody nice job Indy

 

got me thinking

[Mr Brown]

Awesome job there Indy, way to go. The lenghts we go to grow the herb [emoji106]

 

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[timmyykk]

Very clever Indeed. I have enough problems putting together an ikea.

 

 

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[SOOTY]

yeah this box is cool. looks bigger in the pics. when indy mentioned it recently, i couldn't wait to see his box..

[Serrated edge]

Love the box Indy,and the work you've put into it .

 

Nice healthy plants too.

 

Thank you.

[Indycar]

Cheers, Folks.

 

very cool bro 

i can see a light dep box myself , no need for autos , you control the light on reg / fem seeds outdoors 

switch any plant into flower when your ready , plus you be finished B4 anyone might be looking for a crop they can help them selves too 

 

Never thought of that, itchy. Though I'd probably have to sort out some light leaks first. Might factor that into the next one I build.

 

Great box indy, thanks for sharing it with us. I have had a similar idea but using a small garden shed and either not putting the roof on or using clear plastic, I've not actually made it though. I see you have it off the ground a bit for airflow, good thinking. How hot does it get in summer? You could possibly drill some holes or cut some slots with a grinder for extra airflow?

 

Yeah, Fordy. It doesn't have a floor in it for that very reason, air flow. We had a pretty savage Summer here last year and the plants didn't suffer from any adverse affects. Just your usual issue of media drying right out and they may droop like you would expect. If I keep regular watering up (once or twice a week) they thrive like they should, even with the lid shut at various times when they don't need to be seen by others.

Edited October 4, 2017 by Indycar

[Indycar]

I also have to source some stainless steel pulleys, as these cheap Zenith (brand name) cast alloy ones are just doing the job. I expect the odd one to fail if I don't address it, especially once I load it up with a couple of 50 litre pots.

 

Seems I can get stainless steel pulleys from China on the cheap.