what the fuck am i doing

how hot is it?

do not put a 600w hps that close. keep it at 2-3 feet away and you should be fine. people say 2-3 inches for cfl's man. im surprised you have any plant left lol

^ is on point.
CFLs are 2 to 3 inches because their lumens dies out after that and is not as powerful. For HPS you keep that at least 2 feet away because any closer will burn it like you just experienced

yes i figured that one out quick good news is i caught it befor it was too late

ye da fuq iz u doing br0 iz bernt

Originally Posted by knewby

i just put my five week old lowryder2 under 600w hps i put it about three inches from the plant went back and looked at it and one leaf was crumpelt like it was dried out so i raised the light about three feet higher and waterd it the poor plat is going threw hell please help the plant out and tell her owner what the hell to do do i use 18 hrs on and 6 off at this point or what

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3. Read: Ed Rosenthal’s, “marijuana GROWER’S HANDBOOK.”
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