confusion over cfl positioning

[jarrod]

hya everyone hope sum 1 can help?
im currently growing 1 plant(sex undetermined as yet)grown in normal compost
watered with all purpose miracle grow
using 1 cool and 1 warm cfl
my plants approx 1 and a half mnths old
and was topped out about 2 wks ago
my question is-shud 1 have my bulbs close up or not?
because im getting told 2 difrent things on the net
i originally had them right up but my leaves got scorched and i lost a couple low down
im planning on gettin a few more cfls asap
ive enclosed sum pics-does my plant look ok and has anybody got any suggestions please?thankyou in advance:thumbsup:

jarrod Reviewed by jarrod on 11-09-2008. confusion over cfl positioning hya everyone hope sum 1 can help? im currently growing 1 plant(sex undetermined as yet)grown in normal compost watered with all purpose miracle grow using 1 cool and 1 warm cfl my plants approx 1 and a half mnths old and was topped out about 2 wks ago my question is-shud 1 have my bulbs close up or not? because im getting told 2 difrent things on the net i originally had them right up but my leaves got scorched and i lost a couple low down im planning on gettin a few more cfls asap Rating: 5

[justanotherbozo]

hya everyone hope sum 1 can help?
im currently growing 1 plant(sex undetermined as yet)grown in normal compost
watered with all purpose miracle grow
using 1 cool and 1 warm cfl
my plants approx 1 and a half mnths old
and was topped out about 2 wks ago
my question is-shud 1 have my bulbs close up or not?
because im getting told 2 difrent things on the net
i originally had them right up but my leaves got scorched and i lost a couple low down
im planning on gettin a few more cfls asap
ive enclosed sum pics-does my plant look ok and has anybody got any suggestions please?thankyou in advance:thumbsup:

hi guy, with CFL's you want the bulbs as close as you can get them
without burning them. use the back of your hand to test it, meaning,
move your hand closer and closer to the lights until it feels hot to your
hand. that's your limit. if it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for your
plants. it should be about 2 -3 inchs.

during the vegetative stage you want mostly blue light (5000K and up)
while in flowering you want mostly red light (2700K and under) and not
in a 1 to 1 ratio. during veg you want about a 3 to 1 ratio blue to red
and in flower you want about a 2 to 1 ratio red to blue.

btw, i hope you were able to clone the part you cut off when you topped?

good luck man, have some fun

come check out my garden to see a CFL grow

[GoldenGraham84]

uh yeah... see how tall that thing is? thats stretch from light being insufficient and/or too far away. the CFLs can get close to plants. when/if you see leaf burn, move them away an inch or two. definitely get more bulbs, and shoot for something like this or along the lines of it. *EDIT* damn, bozo, you're quick!

[jarrod]

thankyou vmuch bozo and gg
ima bit scared to b honest bout moving em closer after last time!lol
thought id lost it-i had noticed it was a bit leggy-but it is gettin quite bushy at the top
im going to get 2 more cfls warm ones 2m after work and will lower the lights a little-ill post an update in a week maybe well see a difrence?thanks again

[justanotherbozo]

thankyou vmuch bozo and gg
ima bit scared to b honest bout moving em closer after last time!lol
thought id lost it-i had noticed it was a bit leggy-but it is gettin quite bushy at the top
im going to get 2 more cfls warm ones 2m after work and will lower the lights a little-ill post an update in a week maybe well see a difrence?thanks again

you're welcome man.

you need to do some research, and explore several CFL grows.

GoldenGraham is right about the stretch, you need to move the lights closer.

i'm no expert man but i guarantee, if you read through my thread,
you'll learn a few things you need to know.

if you're serious about growing you'll want to learn to clone also
so you might want to check out my cloner thread as well.

again, i'm no expert, any success i've had has come, in large part, because
of help i freely recieved from more experienced growers here and elsewhere.

what that means is, don't just read my threads, read many threads.
here are a few that helped me get started, in no particular order.

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-li...iscussion.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-pro...anted-one.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/medicinal...abstracts.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ever-grow.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-gr...-training.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...-learning.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...-kush-mom.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-i...ve-stinky.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...ency-baby.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...-dankness.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...-darkside.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...wood-tree.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...criticism.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/growroom-...on-filter.html


i know it's a lot to read but it'll be fun too, especially as you watch your plant
grow.

lol, believe me too, this is only a small sample of the threads i still follow.

good luck man

[GoldenGraham84]

bozo, just hafta thank you for your DIY instructs on the bubble cloner. workin like a charm! i made a 4-site one to establish my "stream of green" concept. just enough for me and family/friends. passing an online doobie to ya! :jointsmile:

[jarrod]

thanks again mate ill read through your reading list when i get in from work
im thinking of keeping it ticking over till spring then maybe planting out
im a bit doubtful over the cfl route now after what ive read
bye for now

[justanotherbozo]

you're welcome man, and take your time with that list, it's more for
reference in the beginning.

anyway, here's a before and after of one of my CFL buds.
pic 1 is about 3 weeks before harvest and pic 2 is after a
months cure. pic 3 is a group shot.

maybe not as big as HID nugs but still tasty, none the less.
and i just grow to feed my head so these are big enough for me.

and you're welcome too GoldenGraham, glad i could help.

[jarrod]

thats a mint bud-bud!
it fills me with hope-ive put another 2 20w warm cfls on it 2day
that makes it 1 cool and 3 warm now hope that will suffice?
ive also moved the lights to within 6 inches
oh i almost forgot is it ok to have the lights on 24 hours continuously?
i read online that its ok to do that as plants dnt require a dark period is that ok?
new pic attatched-the cool/daylight type bulb is the 1 top left
peace bro

[magiccity445]

you should check out my grow i'm useing cfl's too, urm, um i mean now i'm using cfls:thumbsup: