newb's 1st try...

[9ski9]

Those are great prices. For eBayers, this place has worked me and two friends:

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9ski9 Reviewed by 9ski9 on 10-15-2005. newb's 1st try... well this is my first attempt so any helpfull comments would be great. heres my set up after 10days... 3x60watt flo. on 18/6 cycle.<closet> transplanting in a about a week in 5 gal., i was thinking of putting her a bit deeper seeing how her main stem is so long...crappy camera phone pics, sorry. Rating: 5

[Rekap]

18days...added in some rocks, foil/dull side up and removed krutch. oh and i also shifted fan so its getting more flow.

[colaking]

hi 9ski9 yeah it all seems to work ok.wondered if anybody else has tried envirolites. i have some oasis and chronic under them too.will post some pics of um soon.

[9ski9]

18days...added in some rocks, foil/dull side up and removed krutch. oh and i also shifted fan so its getting more flow.

Looking MUCH better, but I would lose the reflecting hood. It traps and builds up heat and is NOT necessary.

Bonita isn't french fries.

Great to watch her almost grow before your eyes, eh?

[Rekap]

Looking MUCH better, but I would lose the reflecting hood. It traps and builds up heat and is NOT necessary.

Bonita isn't french fries.

Great to watch her almost grow before your eyes, eh?

yeah its a lot of fun! i was thinking the same thing about the hood now thats shes growing up...i have noticed that her stump is growing a bit

[9ski9]

Heat can be just as much of a stress factor as anything else. It can easily build up to 90F or more even with the fan in that little dome. High heat will make Bonita yellow and take away that rich green. Without the reflector, you'' also have more flexibility getting the side CFL's in closer. You want to surround her with light not heat. Make her think it's a bright, sunny spring day.

You have a great grow space there that a lot of people would envy.

Are you using bottled water or have you checked the water PH?

Remember to let the water stand for a bit until it reaches room temperature to avoid shock, which goes for the misting water as well.

[Rekap]

Heat can be just as much of a stress factor as anything else. It can easily build up to 90F or more even with the fan in that little dome. High heat will make Bonita yellow and take away that rich green. Without the reflector, you'' also have more flexibility getting the side CFL's in closer. You want to surround her with light not heat. Make her think it's a bright, sunny spring day.

You have a great grow space there that a lot of people would envy.

Are you using bottled water or have you checked the water PH?

Remember to let the water stand for a bit until it reaches room temperature to avoid shock, which goes for the misting water as well.

i bought a couple of gallons of purified water from the grocery store, it sits up above in the same closet along with the mist bottle.

whats up with the PH im not too sure about all that...

[9ski9]

MJ grows best with a PH around 6.8. It may sound like a hassle to check your PH, but what if the water you are giving Bonita is too acidic, for example? She'll struggle and only grow 1/3 the size of her---excuse the HDism---genetic potential.

Online or at a garden center, you can pick up a little bottle of PH tester. You simply take a small sample of the water you plan to use and put a drop of the tester in it. The water changes to a color that you then compare to a chart that comes with the kit. Mine was $6.

And I also found that brands of bottled water are pretty consistant in their PH.

If you were to use tap water, put an uncovered jug out in the sun for a day or two before testing and using on Bonita. That'll get rid of the chlorine, among other things. At least that's what I've been told.

[Rekap]

heres Bonita at 24days. im gtransplanting next weekend...i know im not ready to flower but im trying to get set up for it, and ive been looking at HPS's but it seems expensive to get a ballast and all, so i was wondering if there was an alternative way to flower. i was thinking a few CFL's along with the 3x60watt floures that i already have. PLEASE HELP! thanks...

[Rekap]

oh and i finally found some superthrive today, when should i start her on it? and should i use it with every watering?