thank you brooke your a diamond im off shopping today or 2moro so i'll have lots of new goddies to sort out. also on a good note me and the mrs have sorted things out so im moving bk in so i get my cobord back so every thing is on the up.
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thank you brooke your a diamond im off shopping today or 2moro so i'll have lots of new goddies to sort out. also on a good note me and the mrs have sorted things out so im moving bk in so i get my cobord back so every thing is on the up.
Your using a MV?
MV lights arnt really very good for growing.
Tbh, i'd get rid of it because it seems to be doing more bad than good.
My advice would be to get some [CFL] compact fluo lights, curly ones. Get the highest wattage you can. That'll sort you out for the vegative stage of growth.
You may want to look in HPS [High Pressure Sodium] for flowering, as this is the right spectrum, and with HPS you can get very good yeilds.
hi lip where would i get these curly flows from. im having to keep running the mv lights for anouther day but when i get my flows can i just switch the light sorce or is there a way i have to do it. also i have 2 fans running now as the heat is just too much. i ve got my soil temp down to 36 degrees does that sound about right to you guys? i also gave them there weekly water last night but the top of the soil keeps going dry so i have been spritzing the top with water the i ph downed to 5.6 am i doing the right thing any input is very greatfull. all the best to you all and your grows
you can get them almost anywhere, and they fit into a normal light fixture.
Try screwfix direct, asda, tbh, any electrical shop will definatly ahve them.
any hardware store will carry compact flourecents, however, bar flo's work better for veg. cfl's kick ass for flower.
love, brooke
ps, also grocery stores, walmart, etc.
Actually the tubes arnt as good as they waste so much light. you'd be paying for light that your plants arnt reciving. It's better to use cool CFL's for veg and warm ones for flower, but i'd really look into a HPS which will give you a great yeild and look into cool white CFLs for veg.
I mean tube light do the job fine, but its just the thing of loosing so much light.
Although tube light can provide excellent side lighting for tall plants.
very true lip, i use 2 double lamp 48" fixture's with 4 daylight bulbs for veg, but i veg 8 at a time, so i use every single bit of light emmitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by LIP
all according to your grow, and space.
love, brooke
^^ Very true. Use the lights that suit your grow.
For the most part i've been growing with MH and HPS all my growing career, but recently decided to give CFL's a go. Decided that while they work, they wernt giving me what i wanted so now im using them as side light, but im going to get some bar's too because its easier than having lots of smaller lights.
those are my sentiments as well. i like the tubes bc they're easier to mount and won't burn the plants, plus, not as many fixtures, wires, etc. don't get me wrong, i have 16 cfl's in the flowerbox. and 6 more on an outdoor plant turned indoor (due to freezes, and the fact that she is too big to move).
so where are you vg? is this mine and lip's thread now?
just joking
love, brooke
Hey Brook and others, so far the advice seems right on. One thing though, I have thrown plants into flower that have grown 21 days from the day they poped their heads out of soil and got over an OZ eazaly. 2 weeks veg under 6 23w CFL's 1 week under a 1K MH and the rest of the grow under the 1K HPS. I had a fairly good strain, but this is just for your info.
Hope you got rid of the MV, and in soil you can probably water with a PH of 6.2 to 6.8, this is a general guide line for soil that I feel is optomal.
Well adieu