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Hey chrissy here is a pic of my room its really tiny it only as about 2 1/2 ft. height and about a little less then 2 ft width and about 1 1/2 foot depth. It's accually under a t.v dinner table and my computer is on top of it with a sheet covering the sides so no one can see inside xD great hiding spot but not good for ventilation.. I have a window next to it though i can run some tubes through it or something.
I have an idea if it isin a corner like I think it is. OK bear with me. The back wall of your grow box(which I assume is facing the corner leaving a triangle of empty space behind it) Take that back wall off and put the fan right in the corner. It will suck the air down the empty space and direct it into the box. The only thing is that you will have light shooting up out of the corner. It should help a little. It would help more if you could open the side coming out towards the room, even a 4" hole would allow for the air to flow out a little better. The only othe tip I can give yu is that light can't bent so if you get your hands on some flexible dryer tubing and bend it 90 degrees light will not escape but air can travel through, but it does restrict airflow. I gotta update my log though I'll pop in later.
Ok I got a new 23w cfl light bulb from my girlfriend xD she's cool... But umm.. I put the bulb in and now the room is much cooler and its really bright :) Anyways here are some pictures.
Try and grab another one and your plants will thank you for it. Make sure that fan isn't blowing too too hard on those little plants.
Your on your way..
kd
Congradulations on your very first upgrade. Don't stop at one bulb, throw as many of those suckers in there as you can. Try aiming your fan up so it blows the air above the plants. that will keep the air moving and that's really all you need.
alright cool.. thanks guys. I have another bulb but it was from my fish tank and its a long one and its 10watts -.- does it matter though? lol its just extra light. I need to get another lamp thing. =\ I'll try
thanks guys.
Kb
I got update pictures for today. Both plants started growing 4 more leaves.. And plant 1's leaves that were curled are starting to go away :) Here are some pictures.
Picture 1 : Plant 1
Picture 2 : Plant 2
Picture 3 : Both Plants
HAHA here's the story.. Ok, I was growing before this and my mom found my plants and threw them away and then today she went and bought a plant (pic below) and said.. "Want to grow something? Grow this.)
Awsome! Now you can con growing shit out of her!
" Light Cycles
The dark cycle is very inportant to palnts. Respiration(this is when plants are making energy from sugar to oxygen) Continues in dark but at a much slower pace, almost independent of available oxygen because the leaves are not making oxygen in the dark.
In the dark there is a shift from leaf production to root production as the leaves transfer excess energy down to the branches and roots. Therefore, some dark time allows for better root structures. The "Experimental Root Growth 10 Days After Cutting" graph on page 33 shows that giving plants a 24-hour light cycle is not the way to supercharge growth"
This is from "How to supercharge your garden" With the graph on page 33 this follows...
"Light period for cuttings
PLants have a free running internal bio-rhythm of 21-27 hours. In this rhythm, they need dark time. Cuttings have a built in daily rhythm that they inherit from their parent. Cuttings will root better with a 6 hours to 8 hourdark period because this is the main time when leaves and the stems transfer energy down to the root zone for storage and growth."
The chart has hours of light per day on the bottom, and length of roots in millimeters.
-@ 4hours of light the roots after ten days were only 22mm long
-@ 8 hours of light after 10 days the roots were 25 mm long
-@12 hours of light we shoot up to 40mm long
-@16 hours it peaks at 50mm
-@20 hours it drops down to 37mm
-@ 24 hours it drops down to 29mm
There is also a shitload of info regauring root to yeild ratio vs veg to yeild ratio, and draws the conclusion that at the end of the experiements the root to yeild ratio was higher
I figured this could be useful to you.