just got my sour kush fem klone yesterday. she is on a 19/5 light scedule and using 2 G.E. 65 watt plant light. Attachment 280086Attachment 280087Attachment 280088Attachment 280089Attachment 280090 tell me whats wrong with my setup.
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just got my sour kush fem klone yesterday. she is on a 19/5 light scedule and using 2 G.E. 65 watt plant light. Attachment 280086Attachment 280087Attachment 280088Attachment 280089Attachment 280090 tell me whats wrong with my setup.
Very nice attempt kudos my friend! But t5 flourescent lights will probly work a lot better than what you've got there, if you trying to go the cheap simple route. Just make do with some tin foil, the dull side not the shiny side; you don't want you light spectrums bouncing all over and being all uneven. What soil or nutes are you using? You might as well go 18/6 for ur lights too and You want then at least a foot and a half to two feet from the plant, you don't wanna fry it. What's the space lookin like that you've place it in? Is the enviornment stable / controllable? Sry for the 20 questions, just tryin to help! ;)
PG420 gave ya some good advice! That foil will have hot spots on the shiney side. It's best to use mylar or panda film. I prefer panda film.
That light is getting your lil' seedling way too hot. Back it away some.
Ga.
Cheaper and just as effective to use flat white paint.
Your so right,bigsby! If I were gonna use a flat white paint. I would use behrs ultra white,bout 20 bucks a gallon. I paid 26 bucks for a roll of panda film which was 25 ft long by 10 ft wide. Still got lots left.Quote:
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Ga.
I used a quart of the same paint @ ~ $8.00 and I still have some left over. These companies want to sell you products but often you will do just fine with a much less expensive solution.
Lol I think its a mental thing really. I personally feel more confident.about my idea if I got my supplies at the grow shop, lol silly I know. But if it was made for the aid of growing cannabis specifically, then why not? ;) But yes there are other options that are sometimes more practical. When I start a new grow.cycle I put new lining in my room, cuz you never know what kinds of nasties are hiding in the cracks; better to start fresh in my opinion. But with that said paint would be easier to just wipe down and push onward! Lol :rasta: either way is bennificial.
It's hard to see the bucket ( I think that's what it is), what r u growing in? Give us more details prtyplz!!
Why not? Because just like any other business they have an interest in putting out products for you to consume, not to improve your garden but to improve their bottom line! But if money is no object then...Quote:
Originally Posted by prettygirlsmokes420
I wipe all surfaces with a light bleach solution between grows. Cleanliness is key. Even if you recover with mylar you can still harbor spors and insects on the walls. Oh which is another reason for not using mylar - moisture can be trapped between the film and the wall providing a nice home for all kinds of ailments! Just my 2 cents. Take it or leave it.
its ok. ask all the questions u need. this is the soil and this is what im feeding with. and i was gonna use a 18/6 light from 2 30 pm to 8 30 am but screwed up the lights thats y i went with 19/5. and this is my grow closetAttachment 280098Attachment 280099Attachment 280100Quote:
Originally Posted by prettygirlsmokes420
Heres a test... Look at a handful of the bags side by side and you think to yourself,which is best? Not being funny,here.. I already know the answer I would give myself.
Just a chance to hone your observation skills.
Ga.
Attachment 280291Attachment 280292 just postin new pics of my baby. she is a week into veg, tell me how she looks. also added a 32/100 watt equevelent 3500k cfl. should add more cfls. and i kno pgs420 u told me to get t5 floresents but i will keep it in mind for furture grows and plus im broke and i can get cfls for free. (not obtaining them with a 5 finger discount :thumbsup:)
Lol looks good, u don't have to use t5's, just an energy efficient and semi cheap option. My friend uses cfl lights to veg his seedlings untill he puts them in his grow room, after theyre about a foot tall. When r u gonna flower? Idk if I wouldnt finish out the grow in miracle grow.soil, I've heard some not so good.stuff about it. You also might want to take that blue tarp down off the wall, your closet already looks dull white.so.you should be ok.... Keep us posted ;)
cant take the tarp down cuz got carpet under it and i live in apartment. im goin into flower december 15th that will be 4 weeks. and also i would lik to hear what u heard about miracle grow and y not to finish the grow in it. also i kno this question belongs in the lighting section of the fourms but, can i finish out the grow with my current light setup?:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by prettygirlsmokes420
There are posts here and there in the plNt problems section that mention m.g. and problems later in there grow. u might not have any problems, but its just a suggestion. As far as lighting, you plants will bud under any light I believe, however quality isn't gaurenteed. I've sen a whole grow cycle.started and finished with florescent lights, but his buds were tiny. For ur small space, is suggest a 250 watt light, and whatever bulb u prefer..
Just my 2 cents ;)
Miracle grow soil has nutrients already in it,and when most folks use MG soil they have a tendency to over fertilize in 80% of the users. Esspecially when they are seedlings.Quote:
Originally Posted by big_a220
You acctually have to learn how to use the MG soil. That comes from trial and error.Plain ph'd water after transplant from something like Fox Farm soil,into the MG. I use it and have been for years. I've even had issues with it. Those issues were all my fault! Nobody to blame but me! It's called impatience. The soil will grow your plant and you'll be able to tell when it starting to need nutes. Since nute are present in the MG soil. It's easy to over fertilize and create nute lock out. Then you gotta flush and compromise the buffers in the soil,by flushing.
Ga.
thank you GA. that is very useful info. i have only fed once and that was 3 days ago being that i reused the soil from a previous grow. like you said people tend to over fert and i did not want that to happen to this one cuz i did that with last my one. once again thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by GaGrown
Your Welcome!Quote:
Originally Posted by big_a220
If at all possible? Try your best to not use your soil more than once. Did the soil you reused go all the way through to flower?
Ga.
na. it was only used for 5 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaGrown
with primer. theres actually paint with primer mixed in it now. $30 /gal