I already have my floros but i have a black light, and i was woundering if it would have any effect on my plants
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I already have my floros but i have a black light, and i was woundering if it would have any effect on my plants
the blacklight flouro will help ur plant(s) grow from small if u use it with other grow bulbs.
Really, does it ? i thought that was the wrong spectrum of light for cannabis.
A black light will do nothing for your pot plants. Except for wasting the electricity and space you could use for more cool whites.
Peace
Zandor is right, the blacklight thing is just a dumb myth. It is a waste.
they're great for posters...and finding cracks in china and pottery
and finding scorpions at night;
but no, they do nothing for the plants.
all kinds of info on this site. finding cracks in pottery..... who would have thunk it.
thanks for the idea
And no, blacklights + plants = no help
1 blacklight flouro bulb with a bunch of other cool whites grow bulbs can only help a little bit in giving the little plant a better spectrum of light for growth,,use it or store it but they cost too much each to replace.
ya i went and got a grow bulb for the black light fixture. thanx tho guys, late
yes light up ur cloas with the blacklight only when harvesting is all i'm gonna say more on the subject
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Originally Posted by Bspectral
WRONG
http://www.overgrow.com/growfaq/1214
Bspectral:
Do some reading before you dole out advice, please, there is enough myth out there about growing weed, don't add to it. I've seen you site overgrow articles before, and they are somewhat of an authority on the subject. A blacklight has UV-A, which is useless to the plant, however a floro with UV-B, like a reptile basking light, during flowering will help to produce more THC... But guess what? a blacklight has no UV-B output whatsoever.
While I'm at it, that plant you have posted pics of is Very nice. But why are you always claiming that it is an all floro grow, when you have posted a few pics showing the MH light that is also on that plant?
Simply be honest with your advice, if you don't know, then don't make a definite statement. If you are speculating, SAY SO.
I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, but I read this site every day, and I see a lot of contradictory statements that you post, and it is hard enough to get started growing without uninformed advice.
Sorry if I have offended anyone, but I've been holding this one back for weeks,
L0rdsOth :cool:
the black light does have an effect when i had my plant and i put the black light on it the stems turned purple and also behind the leafs nugs were mixed purple and green but didn't get to try it out....sucks
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Originally Posted by SIRUS
I've had that happen without a blacklight. Chances are it was another enviromental factor or genetics that caused that change.
Purple color is a result of genetics, or cold climates.
the more spectrum(s) of light u give a plant, the better.I never tryed a blacklight on weed but i'm sure with other lighting that it wouldnt do harm for anyone inquiring about it. But I have used infrared light and it worked to help the plant as well, I proved it about a 1/2 hr ago when I smoked one that grew with the light part time and i'm still bzzed. Please have a happy grow,,,I just did my harvest.Quote:
Originally Posted by lordsoth666
lol, this is why i like these forums better than other sites. people grow plants under light bulbs, black lights, flood lights, mercury lights, those little twisty lights, etc. the only thing i havnt seen used is flash lights, car headlights and candles, lol. you guys rock, keep growing. btw, everyone makes mistakes, relax.
right on Sativus, i'm even more relaxed than ever from growing the 1 girl I got out of 7 seeds,I just harvested her. ---Happy growing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sativus
there isn't really a right or wrong way to grow is there?
as long as your not feeding your plant birth control pills (which by the way is retarded)
i've heard of a blacklight being used for a few hours during the day.. not alot .. just a bit, it could've done something good for the plant, it could've been completely useless.. who knows.
The point is, people do what they have to do and think they should do.. it's not anyone's fault but your own if you haven't picked up a book to educate yourself in growing.. i know i have...
there isn't really a right or wrong way to grow is there?Quote:
Originally Posted by BobBong
sadly there is wrong ways bob
and blacklights is one of them,They only good for POSTERS u will grow a stem,if anything
floro's have limits,i use them to start plants,sometimes will use sunlight 6hrs and floro 6 hrs when sexing the plants,
if your serious about growing some invest in MH or HPS lights for maximum yields of great buds
anything else besides sunshine is lacking really,yes can do a floro grow but it wont be nothing like a MH grow
peace and good luck
PS.
spring is almost here Outdoor growers
start your CANNABIS's
Hey well my friend tried the blacklight method under his bed and the sprouted about 5 inches... i wouldnt of thought it would work either but it did to him.
LOL...a sprout is far from a flowering plant!
once again...a black light is great for those 60's posters and finding scorpions at night...also good for bringing out cracks in china and pottery...but it will NOT grow cannabis!
(a sprout under a bed does not qualify as growing...)
del is right on on this one. Black light = UVA, if it were UVB, there'd be a lot of skin cancer patients suing the producers of those lights. UVB even at low wattages can give you a sunburn in minutes, it can cause blindness and also skin cancer.
Why can't everyone just knock it off with the UV? The tubes needed are not exactly safe, the government actually has safety standards for mh and HPS bulbs and they aren't allowed to emit a certain amount of UVB, HID bulbs are specifically coated to decrease the amount of UVB. And I keep hearing about folks who don't know what they're doing wanting to supplement with this stuff.
If you really want to supplement with UVB (first off the tubes are gonna be expensive, cheap lizard lights or black lights won't cut it, they are mostly UVA) you should have it hooked up so that if anyone opens the door it shuts off automatically, or you need some sensor to tell you whether it's on or not cause you won't be able to tell. (UV is shorter wavelength than visible so we can't see UV radiation, you can see a little blue tinge on the bulb, but you shouldn't be in the room with a lit UV bulb let alone staring at it.
Hell, I'd toss out the black light as well. UVA is getting a worse and worse rep. UVB is higher energy which means higher frequency and shorter wavelength (freq and wavelength are inversly proportional), they have more energy but can't penetrate as far. UVA is dangerous because it penetrates further into the skin layers. The more research that comes out the more they say you should probably limit exposure to both types of UV radiation.