Wasn't busting on you at all by the way. And thanks for the chart!
I was actually just curious because I've found contradicting things on my cfl's. So i figured it was the same for you.
I don't go by the book anyways. :D
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Wasn't busting on you at all by the way. And thanks for the chart!
I was actually just curious because I've found contradicting things on my cfl's. So i figured it was the same for you.
I don't go by the book anyways. :D
It's all good :thumbsup: your input is actually quite helpful in fact! Having a more conservative figure allowed me to recalculate my lumens requirement and figure out that my setup is still within optimal or close to optimal conditions!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyranty
Okay! One of the Dutch Passion Oasis seeds is showing sign of life...but I'm a bit concerned: what I'm seeing is a very pale split pod and hints of root with shades of green.
I'm concerned it might burn under the CFL, so I added a very thin layer of moist potting soil to protect the root (about 1 mm thick, I don't want to impair growth either).
So...I'm keeping my fingers crossed, hopefully by the end of the day I have 3 healthy babies to grow along with the KC-36 that sprouted last week! Wish me luck! :)
awesome if the sprout make sure to post some pics
Awrite! A few hours later I take a look and guess what I see?
Hopefully my zoom will show that two of the Oasis seeds are sprouting out! One's still camera shy...the last one is the KC-36 which is now a week and a few days old!
Pedro,
Looks like you have got your math down and figured out the lumens needed (good and helpful research for us all )
There is one thing I noticed in the pics that you have not done and will help get more lumens to the plants:)
In your grow box it looks like the walls are still bare wood. Wood is a poor reflector of light and is absorbing precious lumens that would be more beneficial to the plants than the walls. I suggest going to Home Depot and buy some Ultra Pure White Flat Wall Paint. This works as an excellent reflector of light and will make a lot more lumens available to the plants by not being absorbed by the walls.
In CFL grows this is very important because you are already down in intensity compared to HID lighting. So any light available needs to be absorbed by the plants and not the walls, You may want to go as far as painting the inside of your reflector, Aluminum is a very poor reflector of light in fact it is close to gray in the reflectivity scale
The best reflectors of light are Mylar, and Flat White Paint, both are in the 90% range, Aluminum and Gray are around 50%, and Flat Black is close to 0%
Best of Luck with your grow JG
It just seems growing at home ought to be cheap! If you have a brain and no money, Or, if you have the money and are too attached to it: you have shown us what you can do. This can be an expensive hobby for medicine. Nice to see you do it on the cheaper side. In no way will the electricity be cheap.
Tons of info, straight up. Nice start for your log!!! pr
Thx! The wood surface has a bit of a sheen to it, agreed not the best reflection capacity but it's not bare wood either, it's veneered pressboard and the venner has some sort of lacker to protect it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Garcia 2007
Awrite! 4 for 4 in the sprouts, however...given the spot where the seed's sprouted from, I think it's one of the seeds I believed dead that decided to come up...I might have 2 sprouts in one pot! Things are becoming verry interresting!
Here's a little reflective "fence" I've come up with those reflective windshield reflectors, all held together with paper clips for easy access (watering purposes and raising the lights & stuff). I just hope it doesn't effect the cab temperatures...
also enclosed is a few pics of the new babies! :cool: