CFL Closet Growbox.

[McDanger]

I would grab the elec cord and see how hot that is b4 adding more bulbs to the fixture, you don't want a fire

[GeddaLiddleHI]

uhhh, what? anyways, if you're referring to my setup, those two lamps i added are running off a different cord and outlet; hanging lamps coming from long extension cord in my room outside the closet, other two lamps and small fan are running from an extension cord in an outlet in my closet

[McDanger]

I meant the hanging light. If you have a receptacle that says 60w max and you start to put 150w worth of bulbs in it(with splitters) that cord will get hot

[McDanger]

After looking at it again, I see what you mean, that cord looks heavy duty enough, but touch those plug in adapters once to see how hot they are. Those are usually not rated for a very high wattage. Just be careful.

[GeddaLiddleHI]

the adapter i got is supposed to be a "heavy duty" workshop type, and i've only got 74watts worth of bulbs in it, (with another 40watts worth in the other lamps and outlet, for a total of somewhere in between 6000 and 7000 lumens) but i did check to see how hot it and all the cords are and they're cold, so i should be good. thanks for the tip though, def wouldn't have thought to check the temp on that stuff if you hadn't said anything

[GeddaLiddleHI]

both my babies have now broken soil, woo! the white widow actually broke through yesterday, but the skunk is juuuust peaking it's head out now. i'll post some pics when there's enough plant above ground to make a worthwhile picture. i was also thinking of trying to get some feminized seeds off a mother plant at some point (got 6 more seeds to work with after these 2) and maybe seeing if i can crossbreed the skunk and the widow using two hermie plants (most likely made from cuttings, psh seedin up a whole bud-producing plant). call it white skunk or something. anyone have experience doing stuff like that? tips?

edit: ok, i guess POWER skunk is actually a slightly different strain (higher potency/yield, less smell. or so i'm told) so yeah, i'll try and remember to mention that it's actually p skunk from now on

[GeddaLiddleHI]

ok, as promised, here are the pics of my now above-soil plants. White Widow on the left, Power Skunk on the right.

yeah, i know it's crazy overexposed, but that was as best i could get it without spending 10 mins on my camera's settings. yeah...it's bright in there

[GeddaLiddleHI]

soooo, i seem to have ountstandingly bad luck when it comes to growing. last night at some point after i last checked them my lights fell down onto my plants. they weren't resting completely on them, the plants weren't crushed, but it def was a bad thing. i got the lights back up off them, and secured better, but i'm not sure if they're beyond saving now. i've got some pics here of the damage.

the first one is the power skunk, which i'm actually slightly more worried about as i only have one of those seeds left. the second two are the white widow. def the more valuable plant, but i've got 4 more seeds to work with on that. anyways, just wanted some general knowledge, or at least some opinion here so i can decide whether to put in the time and effort to save them, or jsut pull up the seedlings and germinate some new seeds. i've already gotten the fans going higher in the box to keep the temp down, moved the lights slightly farther away and have been keeping them moist so far.

[joedirte]

you might be able to LST that one one the left, though you may want to wait for another node or two. i hate to have to kill plants but do what you gotta do. if theyre just taking up space time and energy, replace them with plants that will give results. also, your medium looks a little wet for your little seedlings

[GeddaLiddleHI]

so yeah, those two were goners. pulled em out of the soil this morning and dropped two new seeds into germination. hopefully those'll have popped by tomorrow afternoon and i cen get started again. this power skunk better turn out well so i can get some good clones as i dont' have anymore seeds left. i could always turn it into a mother plant i guess...but that involves buidling a sparate grow room. ahhhh...to much digressing for a single post. updates on teh new ones when it's worthwhile