growing tall bushes!! - Page 2

skunkushybrid · #11 03-02-2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by purplegorillas

I personally have never placed cfls under one of my plants but i believe that the undersides of the leaves should be able to absorb the light and therefore an area which rarely gets light will in turn get light and aid in the process of photosynthesis making a healthier better equipped and possibly higher yielding and danker plant. However this is all conjecture based on my ideas so i would consult a botanist or visit your local nursery and ask for the person that knows the most about plants and ask him.

Sorry my question marks would have been better replaced with exclamation points. Only the tops of the leaves absorb light.

TyPo · #12 03-02-2007, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by skunkushybrid

You don't have a pubic bush? Do you shave, or is it alopecia?

o no, I do have a bush, thats just a topic that I post on a seperate forum! lol.

videoman40 · #13 03-02-2007, 07:34 AM

Well I dont know about 2 feet above, 1st it depends on the watts used, I have a 430 watt and it is about 10-12 inches about my plants with no problem at all with heat.
2nd, yes, use the cfl's as a supplemental light. I'd be careful about placing cfl's only 2 inches away, ask babygro, he seems to be the resident cfl expert, and I am sure he'll tell you 2 inches is way too close.
Scrog and SOG are different techniques used.
As I near my harvest date, I trimmed most of the upper leaves to allow the light to penetrate further, this seems to of helped alot.
Peace

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Originally Posted by purplegorillas

Like RichardDawson said there is no such thing as too much light for your plants, but the heat generated from the lights is what you have to worry about. In general hps light are hung 2 feet above plants to counter the heat effect, cfls can be placed 2 to 4 inches away from the plant because they generate much less heat. So as long as you can vent the heat generated from the lights put as many lights around your plants as you can. You should experiment with putting cfls under the plants and/or hanging them vertically around the plant.