Calling all Lowryder growers !

[gunge9]

I am a little confused as to which lights to use for these, do i use just warm white throughout and do i give them 18/6 12/12 or what.

Hope this makes sense.




Cheers all.

[Splifted]

Lowryder will flower under 24/0 light so that is what you would want to give them for ideal production. Warm whites will be fine the whole way through too man, I've used both for veg before, and there isn't really that big of a difference. What is important is keeping the CFL 1-2" away from the plant. Anything farther than that and you're wasting precious lumens. The proximity to the plant is much more important than the spectrum for that part.

[gunge9]

Thanks for your info bro, i find it interesting that you say warm white can be used for veg.

Cheers dude.

[Splifted]

Yah, if you look at the grow in my sig, all those plants were vegged under 42 watt warm white cfls (like 2700K or 3700K). And they stayed really short and compact all throughout veg, only like 6-7 inches tall at 6 nodes. I kept the CFLs like 1" above the plants the whole time, and the loved it :)

[gunge9]

Nice one, did you use 18/6 or 24/0.


Thanks dude.

[Splifted]

I kept my lights on 24/0, but my plants aren't lowryder, I was just saying that warm whites would be your best bet since they are best for budding and not bad for vegging. But if i grew lowryder, I'd definitely keep it on 24/0, since its autoflowering you would want to just let it have as much light as possible for maximum growth.

[gunge9]

Sorry man i`m a bit wreked but you mean you use 2700k for vegging, i`m keen to try now.

[Splifted]

Yah man, I used the warm white (2700 or 3700k) bulbs for vegging. I was going to use the cool white (6700k) but i couldn't find many of them. I wasn't sure if it would work since everyone always says "cool white for veg, warm white for flower" but my plants are proof warm white works just fine. They didn't even stretch one bit. So yes, the warm white CFLs are 100% fine for vegetative growth :cool:

[Splifted]

See, look how happy they look under the warm white bulbs :) The only cool white one i have is the more round looking one that looks different than the other ones. This last pic is what they look like now :D

[good ol daze]

good info...I'm starting a Lowryder 2 seed farm in the closet after the new year, dumping the HPS this time and just trying it under 2 x 65w 6500K flourescents. This gives me hope.

[Splifted]

good info...I'm starting a Lowryder 2 seed farm in the closet after the new year, dumping the HPS this time and just trying it under 2 x 65w 6500K flourescents. This gives me hope.

The 6500 ks are ideal for veg from what i've read. Dunno about flowering though. My plants were moved from under the CFLs to a 1000 watt hps for flowering :) I can't wait to get my hands on some lowryder beans, I think i'll pick some up next year.

[gunge9]

I`d like to see some good harvested Lowryder2, as i understand it the yeild is better and the potency higher as well.

[xblackdogx]

gunge,
where'd you get your lr seeds from...?

[gunge9]

I`ve not got any yet, i just wanted a bit more info before i set out and grow some.

[xblackdogx]

ic, cool... that's the strain i'm eyeing too... it seems like fun

[gunge9]

I`m not in this to make money but to enjoy the hobby of indoor growing, good luck all.

[Splifted]

I`m not in this to make money but to enjoy the hobby of indoor growing, good luck all.

You should be very happy with your lowryder then. The hardest part is the waiting, growing from seed usually takes forever. For instance, those plants you see in those pics sprouted on September 1, 2006 and i'm planning on harvesting Jan 6th, 2007....Lowryder harvest is only like 80 days from planting seed.

[gunge9]

Will they dry and cure any faster seeing as they`re small ? I`d say not but it`s worth asking someone that knows first hand.

[Splifted]

Will they dry and cure any faster seeing as they`re small ? I`d say not but it`s worth asking someone that knows first hand.

When drying, its best to be patient. You dry your plants out too quickly, and the smoke will be harsh. You want it to take like 10-14 days to dry thoroughly, so the chlorophyll has a chance to break down. Curing continues the chlorophyll degradation process and evens out the moisture content of the buds, improving taste further. :cool:

[gunge9]

Splifted, thanks for all your tips dude you`re a big help and a credit to these forums.

Cheers.

[Splifted]

No problem man, I'm still a noob too. Only on my first grow. But so many ppl on this site have helped me through it, I'd feel bad not doing my part to help out. Be sure to keep us all posted once you get started man.