Noob seeking experience and advice - Page 2

mofizzle415 · #11 10-14-2009, 04:32 PM

your fine, looks good, try and keep our lights within a couple of inches... so your plantita doesnt stretch too much...Keep posting pics...

Seraph · #12 10-14-2009, 08:27 PM

I can see the new leaves begining to sprout, I am so excited. Again thanks for chiming in and hooking me up with some knowledge. I am going to pick up some 6500k cfls tomorrow. I have come to a consensus with what I have read and with advice i've gotten on this thread that this is best for the Veg phase. And the lights I have now are better suited for flowering. The question that I seem to get mixed answers to is wattage vs. Spectrum. So any input here would be helpful (even if its a link to an article or something..don't mind reading)And the of course I have a bit of a noob quesiton. I have the baby under 24hr lighting, and I had read in one of the threads that during the dark phase alot of growth happens, so should I switch it up to a 18/6 cycle or keep it on 24hrs? Thx

Toolage87 · #13 10-14-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Seraph

I can see the new leaves begining to sprout, I am so excited. Again thanks for chiming in and hooking me up with some knowledge. I am going to pick up some 6500k cfls tomorrow. I have come to a consensus with what I have read and with advice i've gotten on this thread that this is best for the Veg phase. And the lights I have now are better suited for flowering. The question that I seem to get mixed answers to is wattage vs. Spectrum. So any input here would be helpful (even if its a link to an article or something..don't mind reading)And the of course I have a bit of a noob quesiton. I have the baby under 24hr lighting, and I had read in one of the threads that during the dark phase alot of growth happens, so should I switch it up to a 18/6 cycle or keep it on 24hrs? Thx

ok here's a little some thing that might be able to help you out

here's 2 6,500K CFLs that I can buy. I will show the watts and the lums

15w CFL = 900 lumes = 60 lumes per watt
45w CFL = 3,000 Lumes = 66.66 lumes per watt

as you can see the 45w CFL is the better one out of thoes 2 for the highest lumes per watt.

If your gonna have a bunch of plants and your strapped for cash try to get a pack of 6500K CFLs since its cheeper that way and you don't realy need the power till flowering but I would highly recomend to get the 45w CFL

and get a fan blowing on your seedlings as soon as they brake the ground. This will help strengthen their stocks and will pervent you from having to find a way to fix the drooping problum

Seraph · #14 10-15-2009, 07:53 PM

Thanks for the info on the lights I'm ordering the daylight bulbs, couldn't find them in the stores

. But things seem to be going well. I have taken it off 24 and put it 18/6 cycle. So tell me what you think, any input is welcome or advice or words wisdom. Thx

Seraph · #15 10-16-2009, 09:03 PM

First and foremost, thanks for stopping by my thread. All the info has been a great help. Things seem to be going well, but the tricky part is soon to come...giving nutes and not burning the crap out of it. I am going to order the Fox Farm 3pk of Tiger Bloom, Big Grow, and Big Bloom. But I was wondering, do I use them all together all, or do I use them only in a specific phase? Please chime in with any thoughts or recommendations. Thanks again from the ever grateful noob. Peace.

Seraph · #16 10-17-2009, 08:50 PM

Thank you all for checking me out. And
i can say last night was a very impressive growth spurt. I guess she (i hope) likes the dark time. But please by all means leave any comments or recommendations.Peace.

Seraph · #17 10-18-2009, 04:39 PM

The baby's roots were growing out of the drainage holes so I put it in a nice long box. The leaves are really green, and look large and sort of droopy...maybe I over watered. I am actually pretty amazed at how fast its growing. Being that it is growing so fast, should I give nutes earlier than 3-4 weeks? Again any input is welcome, Thx.

Seraph · #18 10-19-2009, 06:42 AM

I am a little concerned because my leaves seem to be drooping, they still green though. I have not added nutes yet, I have been hearing to wait 2-4 weeks before adding nutes. I have looking at pic of other grows at about the same age and the pants leaves were straight. Fortunately the leaves don't look shriveled. Please take a look at the pics let me know anything I am missing. Or let me know that this normal...Either way I would like to know if I should change something or do something before it is too late. Please feel free to comment or recommend anyhing, I hope this is normal, but I am not a trained eye..so please RIU community let me know. Peace.

Seraph · #19 10-20-2009, 09:07 PM

I have not watered her yet, gonna wait til the soil is nice and dry. But it is perking, up and my daylight bulbs should arrive tomorrow. So I will keep updating, for anyone who is following this grow...if any at all. Thanks

Seraph · #20 10-21-2009, 09:39 AM

The soil is pretty dry now, I will water it tonight and also install my 6500k bulbs. The last time I watered it was 3 days ago. I will be sure not to drown it this time.

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