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update. down to three plants it seems i do not have the funds for extra lighting so im knockin it down to three plants. One is still a seedling just now bearing its second node and one has vey thin leaves anybody with advice on that one will be greatly appreciated (will post pics tonight) and the best one is doing fantastic bright green leaves and dark purple stems growing like well...weed lol. My closet is smelling already lol
as i said heres the updated pics the first is of the plant i was asking about a couple posts ago any idea why the leaves are so skinny? the second is the seedling i decided to keep and the third is of the new setup with 2 2700k and 2 6500k on my best plant and the other two plants have their own 2700k CFL untill i come into more cash
The coil cfl's should be layed horizontally for maximum lumens.
thanks for the advice. The Y splitters i have in use with the CFLs keep them angled so their slightly horizontal and if 4 are used together your plant fits nicely between all four CFLs. Check out the pics above and you'll see what im talking about.
I'm in the midst of a first time cfl grow myself, and I find myself constantly wanting more light. As for vertical versus horizontal placement, you will find supporters of both methods. After witnessing the weakness of cfl's - the lack of penetrating power, the cogs are now turning, so perhaps there will be an HPS system in my not so distant future. Check out the link in my sig, its a small cab cfl grow with about 176 actual watts per plant
Update. Moved best two plants into rubbermaid tub. Painted the inside with flat white paint. A total of 9800 lumens on two plants does this sound sufficient? The best plant (which i call charlotte) I believe is a sativa/indica hybrid and the other smaller plant i believe is pure sativa because of the fat leaves. Below are some pics. Any feedback on the health of my plants will be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
JaJoJo
By the way just in case anybody was wondering what plants those are in the small pot its Tasmanian opium poppy
hey JaJoJo, keep up the good work yo!Quote:
Originally Posted by jajojo
your plants are looking OK, worked out a solution/reason for your yellowing?
I read a 400W puts out about 50k lumens, 10k should be enough for two plants, just make sure you're using all the light you can I got like 1x125W, 1x125W+ 23W and its fine for probably 3 or 4 about 10k lumens that too :D
Peace,
denial
Hey denial ya i have seemed to have solved the problem. It was the MG soil with pre-mixed nutes that was causing the nute burn on the tips of the leaves. But I switched to all organic soil. None of that pre-mixed crap in it lol. And now their up and vibrant green and growing like crazy. I've been having to raise the light every day lol and just those two little plants are smelling up my entire room. Question, Do leaves having ridges mean there's a problem? or are they caused by just the gene setup of the plant? Thanks in advance
Peace,
JaJoJo
hey dude I'm glad everything is back on track. When you say ridges do you mean like the natural pattern 'bulges' from some of the leaves? If so that is normal in a vegetating/flowering plant.Quote:
Originally Posted by jajojo
Yeah genes will vary each plants leaf formation :) course, but i think you knew that at the back of your head already! :D
peace,
Denial