Recent content by CaptainDastardly

Years ago I would have scoffed at panic attacks and how serious they be for some people. Then I met my wife...and she gets them (not from smoking, because she doesn't smoke...be nice if she would just to calm her down now and then). I will also admit...I /did/ laugh the first time I saw her...

Its not just that the plants give off heat...lots of plants give off heat (I'd say /all/, but then dick would point out 1 plant that doesn't). Police have spent a good bit of time studying the specific heat signature of MJ, and use it sort of like a fingerprint to differentiate between its heat...

I am a big fan of Attitude. the people were very nice despite my ignorance, and the order was in the states and to my house in a week or so.

Other options would be to run your pics through an editor such as Photoshop or Paintshop, or whatever you might have. Not to mention that you can then change the photo to remove anything you don't want to be seen (that lucky poster on your wall, or your unique wedding ring on your hand, etc.)...

Hmmm, I think I just understood what you were saying in your second post...you are an outdoor grower, looking for a way to get more light? If so, you could still use lights, though you'll have to take extra precautions to make them waterproof. Tin foil /might/ actually work for you outside if...

You can get Mylar wrapping paper (looks like a tinfoil plastic mix sort of) at most Dollar Stores that sell wrapping paper. The pieces are often small..20x20 inches or so...but you can tape them together and whatnot to fill a room cheaply. White paint or even white poster board are good to...

If your lights are close enough (and not incandescent), and the plant doesn't seem to be showing signs of dying...turning yellow or brown or wilting over, etc., then you probably have nothing to worry about. Right now your little plant is probably working to make more roots, and it can only...

Due to semantics you are almost correct...more lights don't = more lumens...because Lumens is a measure of output from the source...so no...adding more bulbs doesn't make 1 bulb put out any more light. BUT, it does raise the lux, which is a measure of the amount of light striking a surface...

The plants should come back from having stuff dropped on them, if the branches/stem didn't actually break. I once was using a large piece of painting canvas for "white" on one side of a grow, and something knocked it down during the night (knowing my luck, it was probably me shutting the door...

That bending in the leaf is something caused by heat. Somehow you're getting a hotspot on a point, and it causes growth deformation as the cells wither and die in that spot and the rest of the growing leaf is pulled in to bend around the spot. (I figure I should be specific...the deformation...

Your hydro one might need to have a slight bump to its ph..try adding a tiny bit of Baking Soda to your mix unless you prefer using actual PH UP and PH DOWN.

I'd check you ph levels and adjust them. While it could be some kind of nute deficiency, a lot of times that is a result of the ph being off in the first place. "Pure" water has a ph that is a bit high for growing (I do water grows, so it may be different for soil type stuff), so you may need...

Go to a dollar store and get Mylar Wrapping paper to replace your tin foil. Move your lights closer...CFL's can be within 1 inch or so without burning...though personally I like to keep them a bit further away until the plants have a set or two of "real" leaves as opposed to those little round...

Most growers frown on miracle grow, because it has a tendency to cause burn. At that size it might take a bit to see the burn (if its bad it might show up quick). I've really only ever experienced it with smaller plants (5 inches or less and only 4-5 nodes), and then I can tell within a day or...

Does this help Sherriberry? http://www.sunmastergrowlamps.com/SunmLightandPlants.html It has some charts that explain how plants actually respond better to red (I'd say orange, but that's just me) for the photosynthetic processes and whatnot. The following is a quote I found concerning blue...