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There is a point of diminishing returns. (overkill) But I have yet to find it. Honestly, I've never looked. I go from CFL's to HPS. Doubtful there is an upper-limit with CFL's, but heat would be the major concern. With HPS set-ups, you risk heat stress and bleaching, but I believe that varies with bulb, distance, ambients, (heat and humidity)....Quote:
Originally Posted by mainegrown
First of all, i'm posting a picture of the plants before coming onto this site.
i also included three pictures of how they look today (light setup, fan setup with plants, and just plants). The difference is pretty ridiculous. They still aren't very big, but very healthy looking. I also had to pull a male. one more question for now: I think the plant I have elevated is a hermie... it has two sets of tiny pistils, but a couple of what look like tiny little seed pods on a different node. can i just pluck off the pods and hope no more form? or should I get rid of it? Thanks guys!:jointsmile:
looking much better...
i would continue to add as much light as you can before you hit heat problems...
and why are you getting males?? are they that old? or are they under 12/12??
-J
If the small plants are the ones you are refering to, it's too young to sex 'em. (they're from seeds, not clones...right?)
I'd leave 'em alone for now. Sometimes calyx's are late in pushing-out the pistils, and can easily be mistaken as young nanners. Even on the same plant. I'd wait till you start to see little bunches of nanners,. (will usually look like a small 'bunch' of grapes) before doing anything drastic. Keep an eye on the 'nanners' though. But, worse case scenario is that you're right and they're hermie. Pluck-off the offending nanners asap, if possible. But don't panic till the plants are mature enough to really tell.
I'm not sure why they're already showing sex. But i GUARANTEE the one i pulled was male. it was covered in pods. i even split one of them open to make sure. it was filled with tiny banana shaped things. so yeah.
The one i think is hermie has a set of pistils on the top two nodes, and starting getting what looked like seed pods on the third node. i plucked them off already. two of em dont have anything, pods or pistils, and finally there is one with just four little pistils right on top :)
Im adding another cfl today, right smack in the middle. ill keep you updated.:thumbsup: