Compact Fluorescent Light Discussion

[BobBong]

if i pick off the male flowers will they grow back somewhere else or will this possibley save my sensimilia

[Zandor]

If they have not polinated yet then it could save your other plants

[BobBong]

well i got more lights today, and sockets.. i've put in 2 incandescent lights for some additional red spectrum.. it's.. pretty much all i can afford for now...from what i can tell though an additional 200w of red spec should be enough to help along the flowering.. for now..

the only now issue is heat.. which i will keep a close eye on.. i'm thinking of implementing a 2nd fan....
and adding some height to the box... things for tomorrow i guess

i love long weekends

900Watts of CFL
200watts of incandescent

man it's bright in here..

[BobBong]

If they have not polinated yet then it could save your other plants

i only have two plants and both plants are showing signs of mlae flowers..

it's still hard to tell, i could be wrong.. but i don't think i am.. let's hope they're pods that haven't popped yet..

let's hope..

[Zandor]

I' sorry to hear that Bob, that's a bummer dude.

Congrats on the 420th post bty.

[BobBong]

haha thanks zandor :P

I'm not terribley sure how many male balls there are...some have actually turned out to be female pods.. just..developing differently..

heat seems to be a bit of an issue.. although for now it's under control..
yes, i know the heat is created vastly by the incandescents in there, but it's my only source of red spectrum lighting, it's 200 watts....until i can get something better.. it'll have to do

it's better than nothing.

[BobBong]

so we're goin on just about day 29 of 12/12

a few abnormal flowers have developed lower.. but they're not male.. i believe they're just stressed female flowers.

other than that short delay, flowering continues as planned.. the heat is stable at around 85-90 degrees with constant air movement, so it looks like i'll be okay.

now i just have the height issue to deal with .

Fire in the bowl!

Enjoy.

P.s. the last picture is both plants together

[BobBong]

I'll be finding the red spectrum CFL's soon, probably have em in for my next grow.


i've also added the additional 9" to the back grow box, making it the same size.

size is no longer an issue for now, making the next 4-5 weeks of my grow a waiting game

[BobBong]

i undid their bra's yesterday... so they're free until harvest..

[BobBong]

i had to flush them because i believe that there is a K lockout in the one plant.
so i've begun to flush and will probably not add much more nutrient until i harvest the first time