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Some updated pics. In my OP I said they would be flowered a little earlier than I actually did. They vegged from January 1st - February 1st. The following pics are after the very first night of a 12/12 light/dark cycle, which induces flowering by making the plants think its fall. The nugget is...

Did you use the chicken wire method?

Wow thats a lucky find! I checked craigslist for two months before giving in and buying from a retailer. Good luck with the keezer!

My 275 watter AND fans run me under 10 bucks a month. Train them over a trellis. Check out my thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/successfully-growing-indoors-298725/

I've been training mine along a flat chicken-wire surface and I run 275 watts of light. Not exactly a DEA red-flag ;) Electrical costs vary by location, but I run them mostly at night and it costs about $8 a month. The key to keeping them bushy is lots of lumens. My thread...

While its definitely cool that he did that, they do look leggy and 40' isnt necessarily a good thing. Stretching that much is an indication that they are light-deprived. Its awesome that he was able to get a good yield, though. I have mine under 32,000 lumens and they're very bushy. No need to...

Just read through this entire thread. This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen related to brewing. You, sir, inspire me to be a better brewer.

Switched lights to 12 light 12 darkness today. No idea how long until I see some hops. The new leaves are coming in a very pale green. They eventually develop into healthy green leaves but I don't like the look of it. Nitrogen deficiency? I wouldn't be surprised if they'd already eaten the 6...

The box is 4' high x 2.5' x 2.5' I'll post more pics in the morning. Just got home from work and working on getting :drunk:

Mentioned that in my OP :mug: Appreciate the compliment on leaf color! Makes me smile every time I see them.

I'll take some detailed pictures tonight and post in the morning. The box is a 4'x2.5'x2.5' pine plywood self-construct. It cost about $40 to make. If I could do it all again I might avoid the headache and the hours of construction and just buy a pre-made "grow tent". Basically a PVC frame with...

Haha I thought of that myself after I posted. Better to lean towards optimism I suppose:mug:

A little farther back. The box closes and the walls are white. It is absolutely blinding when the light is on. I'll post more when they start sprouting hops. Thanks for reading!

Here you see the whole garden. The Cascade seems happiest, but the Chinook is also a happy girl. The Nugget doesn't seem to like the temperature (75-80 degrees with the light on, 65 with it off), but she grows nonetheless. I did not grow these plants from rhizomes. They are year-old crowns I...

Here you see the Cascade on the right and the Nugget in the middle. The Cascade is by far the most prolific grower, and its leaves are HUGE.

Here we have the light. It is a switchable ballast (it has 250, 275, 400, and 440 watt settings for HPS, and 175, 192.5, 250, and 275 watt settings for MH bulbs) I use a 400 watt High Pressure Sodium bulb, but its dimmed by the ballast to 275. The plants are growing so aggressively and are so...

Here you see the intake ducting in the top left corner (4" desk fan blowing cool air through a duct, pointed at the light. The plant on the left is the Chinook. Next to it is the Nugget.

Hey Guys, Some background before I post: -I have 3 hops plants, I'm allowing one vine each. When additional vines pop up (there have been plenty!), I let them get a foot in length, cut them at the base, and pop them in a rooting hormone solution. Plan to give them to my brewing buddies in the...

I'd love to bump this topic to see if anybody had any success?