new to growing but getting it going!!!!

[pushit]

yeah i have taught about startint them wit CFL's but the chap in the grow shop said HPS be cool trough the grow and im going to look arount for a tempreture gadget today just to make sure its ok when they start growing ill put up pics wat would be the closest the HPS could go down to the plant without any burn i wont be moving it down till they get growing:stoned:

Once again the distance really depends on your setup. I have my 400 around 8in but i have everything dialed in temp wise and i keep a close eye on them. According to my chart the optimal distance is 5-16in. Of corse you will want to go with 12-16in til they get a little bigger then go from there. Once they get bigger place your hand above the plant and if the heat is uncomfortable raise the light or add additional air circulation to the room.

well jus poppin on to have a look....no replys anyway the amnesia haze is coming on alri from wat i know anyway and i just checked the afghan kush it broke the soil and ill be putting it in with the amnesia when the lights goin back on i have no way to put up pics yet but i will sort something out asap by the way the plants are in 4L pots i plan on keeping them in these right trough the grow is it ok to do that just wondering and remember IM NEW any advice will help :jointsmile:

I personally prefer to start off in small pots and gradually work my way up to the finishing pots. Doing this the plant will always have fresh soil. I go from party cups to 1 gal to 3gal. I wait til the plant is almost rootbound before transplanting to maximize my pots. This is just how i do it and its been working great for me. Good luck

pushit Reviewed by pushit on 08-21-2011. new to growing but getting it going!!!! well ppl im new to this as title reveals iv been smoking now 13 yrs and i cant afford to be paying 50 quid on 2gs or less and i really like the idea of theexperiment me and a friend are using a small tent a (DR60) it is 60cm x 60cm x 120cm we have a 250watt (hps) light and just a fan from a xbox hooked up to a nokia charger were just growing 2 plants 1 amnesia haze and 1 afghan kush the amnesia broke the soil yesterday and is in the tent with light on 18/6......the afghan kush is still Rating: 5