noob with babys

[Marktw69]

what kind of light are u using?

i don't have any "lights" they had been outdoors but tonight is very cold so i brought them inside and put them in a room about about 3 feet under 2 100watt bulbs lol its better then nothing was my guess plus right now should they not be at 24 hour light? can i leave them under those 2 blubs or is that a total waste of time.

[Marktw69]

with bringing them indoors and under those 2 very low watt lights they still seemed to grow alot over night its the first time they have had 24 hour light they had always been outdoors at 12/12

[dryst]

u want cfls man...put a box over them and stick som cfls about 3 or 4inches from the plant...u want about 50w per square foot, u taking them outside everyday and moving them inside can cause stress, not to mention the risk of pest...

run to walmart and buy some cfls its like $8 for a 42w bulb grab a couple of those and ur set

[Marktw69]

u want cfls man...put a box over them and stick som cfls about 3 or 4inches from the plant...u want about 50w per square foot, u taking them outside everyday and moving them inside can cause stress, not to mention the risk of pest...

run to walmart and buy some cfls its like $8 for a 42w bulb grab a couple of those and ur set

i have left them inside now for over 36 hours and they are taking off!! i leave and come home and notice growth

p.s cfl?? im still a noob lol but will try it. but have no idea what kind of light that is

[Marktw69]

why do the leaves look soo differnt now that its inside they are standing alot more look at the picks i have just noticed this since moving indoors notice the growth?

[graph]

CFL's are compact fluorescents. They sell them at any hardware store, just ask.

The problem is, the amount of light you're giving them is not sufficient. Yes, you see growth but it's not the growth you want, necessarily, since they're stretching to get closer to a light source. You're definitely going to want to get some cfl's, get them one or two inches from the plant, and get it on a correct lighting schedule. You may be able to save yourself from male, but there's already some stress done. Wait and see I guess.

[Marktw69]

im going to get them closer to the light tonight and tomorrow go buy 3 of the blubs as thats what the outlet holds for blubs thanks for the info so far ill keep you posted.

[graph]

No, they'll take cfl's too. If you're talking about cfl's and I misunderstood cool, but incandescents won't work.

[Marktw69]

No, they'll take cfl's too. If you're talking about cfl's and I misunderstood cool, but incandescents won't work.

the incandescents are coming out tomorrow and 3 new cfl's will go in tomorrow. what watt cfl would you recommend for 4 babys and the outlet will hold 3 blubs should i use 1 or all 3 cfls?

[Marktw69]

today i switched to 3 cool white cfl's 60 watt and 800 lumens is this now the right kind of blub for the 4 babys all within 1 sq foot?