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06-04-2010, 06:10 PM #14
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Topped at 2nd leaf stage: Got V branches as normal, but top grew back as well! 3 tops
Thanks for the tip, will make sure to check the dryness of the soil properly between watering.
The reason for the tin-foil is actually to keep some heat in there. It's very cold these days, winter times here in Argentina, and I do not have any heaters in the room they are located so the only heat source is the CFL lights themselves. You still think I should remove the tinfoil?
Would like to build some kind of box I could put it all inside and have some reflective surfaces as walls on the inside and a lid I could put on top to more properly isolate them from cold and keep heat inside - the CFL's don't create much heat, I don't think it will need any fans at least for the sake of the heat. Can touch those things and they are barely hot. I used to have a normal 150 w bulb hanging above the whole setup inside that closet just to get more heat but I'm currently using that socket and cable for an extra CFL now so its colder in there.
In total there are 3 plants, with two 65w CFLs and one 30w CFL. Don't have any good lamps so its a bugger to get those lights properly aligned in there and positioned, using a combination of two old office lamps and a lose cable with only a socket hanging down from the ceiling. Can't get those socket splitters etc here, was out checking the other day. Might buy a round ceiling lamp that got room for 3 bulbs that can be moved around in different directions which looked pretty fair for this purpose and to replace the rather messy setup I have now with these current lamps.
Don't know how I can get the soil less wet, dont got any fans and dont have any place with heat to put the plants unless I take them out from the whole closet and away from their lights and put them close to a heater in a different room or something? They wont get any light then though except for normal daylight coming in through windows in the room.
I thought the new soil and the fact I just transplanted them made them a bit weak and that they needed rather moist and wet soil to start properly rooting in the new mix so I did the mistake of watering them plenty after transplanting. All containers have drainage holes though so at least some of the excess water is pouring back out and filling up on the drainage-tray I have them placed.
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