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[cactusman23]

I'm using emergency blanket mylar:thumbsup:, The aluminum paint was on my previous cab.

cactusman23 Reviewed by cactusman23 on 04-25-2006. new grower hello, this is my first grow from bagseed, i'm using at the moment a 30w compact fluourescent. Its a 5000k bulb that supposedly emits 150w of light. I started 3 of the seeds in the water bottles that i have in there, they have a bunch of holes poked in the bottom. the little plant was transplanted from another pot, so its growth slowed down a bit. one of my plants has grown big and fast, and my medium plants slowed down when i poured water in them and the roots shifted, one benefit of this Rating: 5

[cactusman23]

Heres this weeks group photo of my little achievers plus a closeup shot of my big plant. I'm still not to good at figuring out male and female preflowers. what do you all think?

[cactusman23]

While I was at the local bullseye store with my significant other, I came across a couple of interesting items. I'm sure with a little ingenuity these items can be easily used in a small setup.

[cactusman23]

Heres this weeks fotos of my little achievers, plus my honor student.

[cactusman23]

Since I figure I'm days away from going into flower, I decided to test my 150w hps in my old cab just to get an idea of the kind of heat and intensity I'll be dealing with. Needless to say I was impressed with the obvious intensity and astounded by the heat and this is only a 150w. I ran the unit for four hours with no problems. I'm doing these "tests" to ensure my equipment is safe. I'm not saying I'm not working safely, I just have to be absolutely sure. Thats just my 2 cents.

[cactusman23]

I'm guessing this may be a male. The first 4 photos are the evidence I've presented. The last is a pic of the subject after interrogation. If in fact it is a male, it will meet its fate swiftly, if its a female, then I'll just tie her down. What do you all think? Male? Female? Too early?

[SmokinRandy420]

its kinda hard to tell but from the looks of it looks like a female....not 100% sure id get more advice first before anything.......

[cactusman23]

Just a couple pics of my little ecosystem. The beans smell great, the stems look ed good enough to put into flower so I've changed the lights to 12/12. Keeping my fingers crossed, knocking on wood, hoping it doesnt turn into a sausage fest. I also bent my tallest achiever. I just put a big rubber band over it and hooked it to an s hook that I hooked to the lip of the pot, btw its the only pot with a lip, so it made it easier. Dont forget sunday is mothers day. :thumbsup:

[notorious P.O.T]

wow man ur pretty crafty with this growing stuff. i think your posts are pretty crazy and im looking forward to see how big of a difference in the yeild the hps makes.... Keep up the good work man!

[cactusman23]

hello folks, just thought i'd post a few pics of my ever stretching beans. I've moved my big flo up about 2" and i've cranked up the 150w hps. I put a brick under my ballast box to help diffuse the heat. so far none have showed their true selves yet. Heres the nutes i've been using on this grow so far, high nitrogen guano, high phosphorous guano, superthrive, and humus concentrate that i had to mix with a gallon of water first then mix one ounce of the mix to one gallon of water. I'm waiting for my cal mag to come in then i'm gonna up the phosphorous. thanks to everyone who drops by and takes a gander of my offerings, I've certainly drawn inspiration and knowledge from many growers on these forums, turtle, garden knowm, zandor, harddon, mobay, mand, busteruk, skillz, justaseed, rastakaze, just to name a few. :thumbsup: