Im going to pick up a bottle of this this and apply tonight as soon as I turn on the lights.
If you want to see the results tune in :)
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ml#post1856728
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Im going to pick up a bottle of this this and apply tonight as soon as I turn on the lights.
If you want to see the results tune in :)
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ml#post1856728
Huh? No way. Really? Could you please elaborate? You are supposed to leave the lights close to the plants so that LL can react with the light. Moving the lights farther away will defeat the whole purpose of using LL. How close were the lights to the plants? Did you use it at full strength (I've always recommended half)? How big/hot are the lights? Shouldn't be a problem with CFL. Are you absolutely positive that it wasn't a heat issue, or something else like PH perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock.Steady
Opie,
I am equally confused and actually rather upset.
(we've been thu this b4, u'll rememmber)
i used at approx 60% strength.
the CFLs were within 2-3 inches as usual.
they are not hot.
I am convinced it must have to do with the light spectrum and "quality" of spectrum produced via CFL.
Why am i convinced? because all of u using it in veg are using MH or some other hi output lamps without these issues occurring.
Also, when I use it in flower (HPS) i do NOT have these reactions.
the leaves got bleached some, kinda discolored and the tips curled/shrivled.
it happened to the soil and hydro's i had in veg locker,
matter of fact, it affected the hydro plants so much, that i will be chopping both down to clone out and hopefully save the strains by cloning out.
until u show me one other grower using LL with CFL's without problems, i remain convinced its CFL related.
its ok, i just know for sure i will only use LL in the 1st 4 wks of flower.
thats actually ok with me, and now i know the limitations of LL for my applications.
just wanted to share real experience data.;)
That's pretty weird, and yes I remember talking about it before. I've never tried it under fluorescent, but I plan to take some cuttings soon and then I will see what happens when I use it on one of my moms under fluorescent light.
Actually Sal my soil ww has been under flouros right up until we turned her AND has had several applications of LL with never a single problem (pss....don't know about yours Rock buy my cfl's are about 4 inches away from the plant.) NEVER a problem.
BUT ...have DEFINITELY had problems with mh lighting and burning. Rock....I'm booting your theory to the curb.
So I was ASSUMING I was going half strength with my LL but I wasnt. Yes I was halfing the dose of LL I added...but COMPLETLEY forgot about that I was adding it to half the amount of water as well.....equaling full strength.
I just FINALLY figured this out yesterday.
Pathetic. :wtf:
Aint it grand to be stoned? At the very least it makes life more of a challenge. Thank you for sharing things other than your success stories.
this was a great thread i searched for foliar feeding and this came up... but all the general info pertaining to it i already knew... i have a question that i cant seem to see anything about...
my question if you can call it that is the effects of the feed being left behind on the plant??? obviously the plant doesnt absorb all of it, so some is left behind on the leaves. my problem is if i made a guano tea and used that to feed would i be smoking bat shit??? hahah especially if it was used in the flowering stage... does anyone have any info about the effects of smoking foliar feed buds and or any info about what may be left behind??? once i get started with things i want to foliar feed but i also dont want to ne smoking nutes and bat crap hahah
im guessing the best thing (for me) is to use it during the veg stage and then really wet the leaves down with plain water before they start budding
I know for LL you don't go past week 4 of flower. Still pretty new to this but the main thing to worry about as far as I can tell with foliar feeding in flower is mold. Maybe before you hit to far into flower spray them really well with plain water if you are really worried about it. I just make sure to have my fans going on the plant to dry them out quick. Mold is far wosre to smoke than a very small amount of bat shit. But a last I am a noob in the grow world.
I'd say that's a fair assumption. I would not feed my buds with anything crap related, at least once they started showing well. That's probably within 2 weeks of switching the lighting schedule. During the veg stage anything goes. You don't want to foliar feed at all if you have good buddage or high humidity with so-so buddage, or you'll risk mold and rot.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenANaCI
I don't think you would need to wash down your leaves with water, unless you plan on consuming them for some reason. If you stop foliar feeding when buds form, the buds won't have any crap-like substances on them.