Journel

[BkSkillz]

get rid of the that red tarp asap thats obsorbing alot of light eitha go with dull white or anything relfective a cheap reflecter would be the dull side of tin foil(the shinny side will cause burn) bring what ever lights u have now within a inch of plants i dont think they'd respond badly to a mh light at all it looks like there really lumens deprived an stretched out from the bottom those stems could be thicker as well jus take it as a learning experience and im sure u'll do better

[Innsurectionist]

HEy everyone just adding to my post...

1st off its been at least 8 weeks I never really counted but after some serious light problems I decided to upgrade...

Currently i have a 400 watt hps ballast and fixture running on 120 volt system feeding into a mh conversion lightbulb with 36000 lumens, How much longer should i keep in vegitative till i switch to my HPS Bulb?

I have been fertilizing the plants with some basic fertalizer but i have the surplus to obtain much better products, What are the best products to use in both stages. *commercial products not some mail order

I have had problems with browning leaves as shown in pictures what should i do with this, also ive had some orange fungus build up on the top layer of soil that i scraped off, I just acted on these problems today using my method i use on my vegetables and herbs (like oregano sage and dill) which was: for the fungus I lightly sprinkled baking soda over the soil; for the brown spots i used palmolive and water in a spray bottle. Though these are quite rudimentary solutions i will see if they will work, but is there a better way?


...other then that its smooth sailing and high times here.

[Innsurectionist]

ps,

i have been on and off tieing and FIM/topping the plants as needed and they seem to be taking well, should i ever stop this or just keep on doing so?

I added a fan to keep air circulation and they seems to be fine it is a big womping mother fucker and if aimed at the plants it blows them over so it is aimed right above them blowing at the light
____________
|.LIGHT
|........\\
|...o......\\ AIRFLOW
|...|.........\\
|.plants.|......\\./
|......... |......../fan
|______|____/



also should i move the light closer or

[turtle420]

Hey dude,

The light, as close as possible. Check to see if you can hold your hand in front/below it without getting burned... if it works, it works for them.

-turtle420
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[buthead]

check soil ph and or ur WATERING PRACTICES. take another pot sam size and mix,weigh its dry weight.wen the pot ur growin in weighs that amont or close to it water.amont of water depends on plant size and pot size.if u know in ounces how much ur using,u can up the amont or lower by the ounce until plant looks its best.plants look best to wen u go the right direction,wen adjusting up or down.usally peeps need to adjust down.

[buthead]

also bakin soda can cuz ur ph to gohigh.

[Innsurectionist]

how do i lower/rise ph in the soil

[Powder Puff]

Before you go messing about with the PH, you should have a PH pen...!

[Innsurectionist]

How do you find the PH of the soil
how do you change it
where do i get the supplies

[Nochowderforyou]

How do you find the PH of the soil
how do you change it
where do i get the supplies

Answer to all of those is a Ph testing kit. You can buy one at any store that has a garden center.

Peace.