mh light for flowering???

[smokeiemcp0t]

my friend has a mh ligh. can this person use this light from start to finish? or should he/she purchase a hps with an adapter to flower. part 2 if they choose to use the mh to flower will it effect the quality????

smokeiemcp0t Reviewed by smokeiemcp0t on 11-19-2009. mh light for flowering??? my friend has a mh ligh. can this person use this light from start to finish? or should he/she purchase a hps with an adapter to flower. part 2 if they choose to use the mh to flower will it effect the quality???? Rating: 5

[achilles]

They could buy a hps conversion bulb at a very reasonable price, use "warm" cfls/flouros to suppliment, or just go with the MH.

For most strains, the light time is the main factor, light temp changes just help out a lot. It would definately be worth his time to make the light more red in some way though.

[wingman580]

Mh is ok for the whole trip but buds will suffer and elongate

Buds need the orange red glow to reach peak

Best case scenario:

Veg cycle Mh Agro Sun Bulb min 4 wks

Flowering cycle HpS Hortilux and Mh preferably Agro Sun min 6 wks

allow 1 wk to flush at end to rid chemicals and crap

Harvest:hippy:

[Dutch Pimp]

you can flower with MH bulbs in the 3000k-4000k (kelvin) range and veg with MH bulbs in the 5000k-6500k range.......I do.

shop around...bulb manufacturers are starting to offer a variety of MH bulbs in different kelvin temps...:thumbsup:

[elduece]

I plan on using it for the first/last two weeks of flowering.

[TsarBomba]

Ive been using a 400 watt GE MH with a temp of 3200, just for good measure, I added another 100 watts of soft white cfls. 4th week of flowering, and things look dandy.