My lowryder 2 cabinet grow with cfl's. - Page 5

hmmm123 · #41 07-04-2008, 03:42 PM

Updates.
I have changed cab yet again! due to the fact i was struggling to keep my temps down in the other one. I came to the conculsion it might have something to do with the fact that it wasn't sealed very well and the pc fans where having trouble keeping on top of the heat. Anyways all is good now still have all the same setup but in a diffrent cab which is light proof! Apart from where my intake fans are. All seems gd so far, and no i don't plan on having to change cab's again can't be gd for my plants. Hav adapted this one so that i can put a bigger fan in later on and hopefully i 125 dual bulb to replace the bulb hanging in the middle. Main diffrence with this cab is that i have my 4 other cfl's stuck to the side walls of my cab for side lighting (done with the intention of getting a better bulb soon for the middle.)

Onto the plants!

Didn't water any of them yesterday didn't think they needed it gave them all sum today though, temps not to bad for once at 75!

Updates-day 11.
I have no idea what is going on with these two! Maybe there meant to look like this i dunno though so any advice would be great! One of them is just a long curly stem in a pot and the other has two fan leaves but very close to the soil, that one doesn't look to gd either the leaves seem to be turing up and have a slight yellow colour. Is there something wrong? Any opinions would be great as they both look so diffrent!

Updates-day 4.
In the last few hours since they have been in the new cab both of them have sprouted! Seems things are finally going my way.

Pics.
The first 3 pics are of my new cab, then of my plants that are 11 days old, then my new babies that have just sprouted but you can't really tell on the pic, and finally them all together.

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hmmm123 · #42 07-04-2008, 03:44 PM

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I just got my first auto-ak47 sprout fo my second grow so i'm interested in this grow. How much light are you using? i'll probably be using 200W throughout the grow but changing the bulb types.

Only have 5 20watt cfl's at the moment plan on getting a better light soon, hope your grow goes well too!

Barking Mad · #43 07-04-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hmmm123

Updates.
I have changed cab yet again! due to the fact i was struggling to keep my temps down in the other one. I came to the conculsion it might have something to do with the fact that it wasn't sealed very well and the pc fans where having trouble keeping on top of the heat. Anyways all is good now still have all the same setup but in a diffrent cab which is light proof! Apart from where my intake fans are. All seems gd so far, and no i don't plan on having to change cab's again can't be gd for my plants. Hav adapted this one so that i can put a bigger fan in later on and hopefully i 125 dual bulb to replace the bulb hanging in the middle. Main diffrence with this cab is that i have my 4 other cfl's stuck to the side walls of my cab for side lighting (done with the intention of getting a better bulb soon for the middle.)

Onto the plants!

Didn't water any of them yesterday didn't think they needed it gave them all sum today though, temps not to bad for once at 75!

Updates-day 11.
I have no idea what is going on with these two! Maybe there meant to look like this i dunno though so any advice would be great! One of them is just a long curly stem in a pot and the other has two fan leaves but very close to the soil, that one doesn't look to gd either the leaves seem to be turing up and have a slight yellow colour. Is there something wrong? Any opinions would be great as they both look so diffrent!

Updates-day 4.
In the last few hours since they have been in the new cab both of them have sprouted! Seems things are finally going my way.

Pics.
The first 3 pics are of my new cab, then of my plants that are 11 days old, then my new babies that have just sprouted but you can't really tell on the pic, and finally them all together.

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I think the one without leaves is a gonna brov.
Good news about your latest two, just use water for the first couple of weeks and you'll be fine.
Make sure the soil is dry lower down before you water them.

Looking good man.

hmmm123 · #44 07-06-2008, 12:49 PM

More updates.
I decide one of them wasn't going to sprout after all this time so i have chucked it out down to 3 now. The oldest one that did have leaves doesn't look too good it now has no leaves the 2 it did have curled up and died. I don't no what's going on with it, cos on looking closer it doesn't look like it's dead it looks like it is growing a stalk. Kinda like it has just sprouted and not got any leaves yet, seems pretty strange to me so any advice or opinions would be great.

As for the other 2 well i was wrong, only one of them had spouted seems to be doing well got its first set of leaves today. As for the other one well that hasn't even sprouted yet so maybe that's another one down. So far i have 1 out of 4. Either i must be really thick and doing something wrong to only have 1 out of 4 or i got some bad seeds. Proberly me though lol.

Onto the pics, the first one is off the oldest one that has now lost it's leaves the second pic is of the other 2 and finally them all together.

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Barking Mad · #45 07-06-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hmmm123

More updates.
I decide one of them wasn't going to sprout after all this time so i have chucked it out down to 3 now. The oldest one that did have leaves doesn't look too good it now has no leaves the 2 it did have curled up and died. I don't no what's going on with it, cos on looking closer it doesn't look like it's dead it looks like it is growing a stalk. Kinda like it has just sprouted and not got any leaves yet, seems pretty strange to me so any advice or opinions would be great.

As for the other 2 well i was wrong, only one of them had spouted seems to be doing well got its first set of leaves today. As for the other one well that hasn't even sprouted yet so maybe that's another one down. So far i have 1 out of 4. Either i must be really thick and doing something wrong to only have 1 out of 4 or i got some bad seeds. Proberly me though lol.

Onto the pics, the first one is off the oldest one that has now lost it's leaves the second pic is of the other 2 and finally them all together.

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Did you germinate the seed first? If not, look on FAQ at the top and look up germination. Just follow the steps on there and you'll be fine. Personally I put mine in cotton wool (wet but not under water) left them for 4 days and they all had little roots, then I put them about 1 cm, deep in soil and they sprouted in two days.

hmmm123 · #46 07-07-2008, 03:34 PM

Yer i did germinate first, will try how you germinated yours next time if all goes wrong again! Thanks for sticking around even though i seem to messing everything up lol.

Updates.
The one that was 11 days old that lost it's leaves has had it i think, just all brown and dryed up so i think i'm gonna take it out of my cab later. That's the end of my first two lowryder seeds then! 2 weeks and there both dead!

Some better news though the other two that i more resently planted are looking good well one of them is. Still only has one set of leaves but is looking a bit bigger and stronger than it was, took the clean film off that one, and all seems well it doesn't seem to be drying up the soil too fast which is good. The other one still hasn't sprouted but i can just see the top of the seed at soil level so lets hope this one takes off in the next few days too!

Temps are not looking to good again they have been at 80 all day and still are, and it's not even day time here at the moment so don't think it's the weather, will look into getting a better extractor fan i think cos i'm proberly going to need one at some point. I ordered another light last night so that should be coming in the next few days, decided to go with a bigger cfl since temps are an issue for me. Ordered 125 watt dual, red & blue spectrum cfl so hoping that will help them out a bit when it comes.

Will put pics up later as i still havn't got a new camrea yet and my phone is flat!

Barking Mad · #47 07-08-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hmmm123

Yer i did germinate first, will try how you germinated yours next time if all goes wrong again! Thanks for sticking around even though i seem to messing everything up lol.

Updates.
The one that was 11 days old that lost it's leaves has had it i think, just all brown and dryed up so i think i'm gonna take it out of my cab later. That's the end of my first two lowryder seeds then! 2 weeks and there both dead!

Some better news though the other two that i more resently planted are looking good well one of them is. Still only has one set of leaves but is looking a bit bigger and stronger than it was, took the clean film off that one, and all seems well it doesn't seem to be drying up the soil too fast which is good. The other one still hasn't sprouted but i can just see the top of the seed at soil level so lets hope this one takes off in the next few days too!

Temps are not looking to good again they have been at 80 all day and still are, and it's not even day time here at the moment so don't think it's the weather, will look into getting a better extractor fan i think cos i'm proberly going to need one at some point. I ordered another light last night so that should be coming in the next few days, decided to go with a bigger cfl since temps are an issue for me. Ordered 125 watt dual, red & blue spectrum cfl so hoping that will help them out a bit when it comes.

Will put pics up later as i still havn't got a new camrea yet and my phone is flat!

Check this out hmmm , is this what you just got?
PLUG AND GROW 200W 6400K BLUE CFL HYDROPONICS GROW LAMP on eBay, also Hydroponics, Plants Seeds Bulbs, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 13-Jul-08 20:25:02 BST)

They do the blue for vegging and the red for flowering, looks ideal if you can afford both, Not cheap. I saw a web site about these lights but cant find the link now, let you know if I do

hmmm123 · #48 07-08-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Barking Mad

Check this out hmmm , is this what you just got?
PLUG AND GROW 200W 6400K BLUE CFL HYDROPONICS GROW LAMP on eBay, also Hydroponics, Plants Seeds Bulbs, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 13-Jul-08 20:25:02 BST)

They do the blue for vegging and the red for flowering, looks ideal if you can afford both, Not cheap. I saw a web site about these lights but cant find the link now, let you know if I do

I would have but like you said there not cheap! And i can't afford to spend that much on lighting at the moment. I went with one like this instead: Dual 125w Hydroponics CFL & hanger grow light lamp bulb on eBay, also Hydroponics, Plants Seeds Bulbs, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 12-Jul-08 15:37:21 BST)

hmmm123 · #49 07-08-2008, 04:10 PM

Updates-day 5.

Not doing too well at the moment! Was down to two now i think i'm down to 1! (see this thread for more details, wtf? happened to my plant!) Moving on the other one is doing good looking healthy can just see the start of another set of leaves coming though, had to water them again today due to my temps still being quiet high i think hope to sort that out soon though.

Pics, the first two pics are of my one that spouted a few days ago, and then a pic of the other as you can see still nothing! And finally them together.

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hmmm123 · #50 07-09-2008, 03:24 PM

Updates day-6.
Not much to update really only took pics of the one that has spouted still have the other in my cab i'll give it a couple of days before i chuck it out i think. Not sure whether i should be worried about this or not but one of my leaves has started to go a bit yellow. Have no idea what that's about, any advice or opinions on this anyone? Thanks.

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