What does everyone think?

[VaArcAngel]

This is what I have going on. I'll be setting up a proper grow room this weekend. By proper I mean a closet cleaned out and lined with Mylar and sealed. I don't think temp is going to be a prob but I have a fan going on medium constanly and my place is very dry as far as humidity goes. The plant is about a month old and to me it seems very skinny for that age. Can anyone diagnos or offer suggestions? Could it still be a succesful plant?

Another question...how much electricity does a "ballast" use and more importantly what does it do? I'm going to get a metal halide lamp but I don't want to start paying out the cornhole for electricity. Could I just use a regular socket type light fixture? One that is rated for a high wattage.

[Shovelhandle]

that's not what a 4 week old pot plant should look like... I does look nice but I don't think it's gettin genough light.

Shovelhandle

[Shovelhandle]

oops, sorry...the ballast is needed for certain lamps like High Intensity Discharge lighting, including Low Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide lamps. They are very efficient, watt per lumen (electrical energy / light energy)

Shovelhandle

[VaArcAngel]

Thanks Shovelhandle...yea the first 2 weeks i just had it under a desk lamp and outdoors in the sun when I could watch it and that was only about 2-3 hours a day. Then I got a 120 watt incandescent grow light which i found out from others is crap, so today I got a couple of 26w CFLs. We'll see where that goes. I do have a metal halide buld already, I just need to get a ballast before I go plugging it in.:smokin:

[VaArcAngel]

I'm also starting to get a little jealous of what everyone elses plants are starting to look like after about a month...mine looks like the little kid on the street that gets his ass kicked everyday.:(