What do I do next??

[tomorrowtoday]

So we had some problems.... The plant got burnt cause the light got too close. The LSTing is going slower than I thought it would, so i have two questions.
1- what size watt bulb should i buy to grow this thing
2- Is there any cutting or pruning i need to do to the plant?

Thanks for all your help... One Love

tomorrowtoday Reviewed by tomorrowtoday on 05-05-2009. What do I do next?? here are some picks. Its a little over 2 weeks old 18/6 light dark cycle. White hairs are growing so i think its a female?? Let me know what ya think and where i should go from here . Rating: 5

[Italiano715]

So we had some problems.... The plant got burnt cause the light got too close. The LSTing is going slower than I thought it would, so i have two questions.
1- what size watt bulb should i buy to grow this thing
2- Is there any cutting or pruning i need to do to the plant?

Thanks for all your help... One Love

Let's put it this way for your first question....The more lights the better. Also how big is your grow space and how many lights and what spectrum are you using at the moment? There is a formula for finding out how many lumens your getting, but I can't remember where. Somebody will read this and point you in the direction of that here soon.

Also, when you LST them you shouldn't need to prune or cut anything. If any fan leaves get too big or in the way, just simply tuck them under the rest of the growth.

[fluid69]

the "how much light" link in my sig has the basic formula, but I think I've seen a better one somewhere on here. if I find it i'll post the link.

[tomorrowtoday]

Right now I only have one 14watt cfl bulb. I am guessing that is pretty low.. i am going to buy a new one what should i buy... home depot style...

[fluid69]

lowes has some good deals on cfl's. I got a 4 pack of 6500's for $10, and a 6 pack of 2700's for $12.

[Italiano715]

lowes has some good deals on cfl's. I got a 4 pack of 6500's for $10, and a 6 pack of 2700's for $12.

If you can afford it I'd get 4 packs of lights. Two of the 6500K spectrum, two of the 2700K spectrum. Then get some Y splitters (4 of them) to run the eight lights. Use the 6500K ones for your veg and use the 2700K ones for your flowering phase. I mean just one or two lights will grow something, but you will be EXTREMELY disappointed. Also you could mix the spectrums with maybe three 2700K spectrum lights and the other five be 6500K.