Chapter 1: Gorilla Auto - 50W DIY challenge

Hey Growmies! This is an experiment with my new DIY setup: - 50x50cm grow box, made of cardboard+mylar film+Arctic P12 PC fans - 5x10W light grid, made of household bulbs, plastic removed, 3000K/4000K mixed - 7W cheap-ass USB grow LED strip from Aliexpress - fabric pot sewn out of scraps - 'supersoil' mix made of: 1. reused soil from prev organic grow 2. kitchen scraps + guinea pig poop/pee/hay composted in the same soil for months 3. perlite 4. worm castings - planning to avoid any commercial nutients/remedies, full natural. The seed is the cheapest bag seed from local grow shop for 1EUR. Let's see if I have any luck to make it to a decent harvest despite the many uncontrolled variables! :) Let's Start the challenge! 26/10 - Seed dropped in warm H2O, some drops of 5% H2O2. 27/10 - No germination yet, moved to soil in yoghurt cup, sprinkled water. 28/10 - First signs of germ 29/10 - Above ground 30/10 - First true leaves shown. Start of light schedule 16/8, 2x10W led, 40 cm. 31/10 - Leaves curling down, stalk stretching. Lowered light to 30cm, added small fan, skipped watering 03/11 - Leaves recovered and continued to grow slowly. Watering very lightly every day. No further stretching, no light adjustment.