sun light is great! but has to be done little by little, so you don't shock them. its called hardening. but then you also have to worry about security ...if someone can see your plant/s through the window.
I don't have to worry about the whole anybody seeing my plant thing, but what will "hardening" do exactly? Does it matter whether the plant is in flower or veg state? I have two plants in an aerogarden deluxe aeroponic/hydroponic system. The reservoir can be lifted from the rest of it. I could set it on any flat surface basically.
hardening just gets the plant use to the intense light/heat from the sun where your cfl's don't put out ....so you don't want to shock them...only start with one hr a day then each day you can up the time to two the next day 3..etc etc...but don't leave em in the sun too long few hrs a day max is all they need..nope don't matter if flowering or in veg its all the same.
you can also put links into signature too .....so when you reply to threads people can just click on your link..
exactly!..you only have 3 cfl's....for how many plants? and one of them is big!!!
I have two plants. I know 3 cfls won't cut it, which is why tomorrow. I am 99% sure I am getting some $ so I figured I am going to invest in some lights and possibly a real hydroponic setup. I just don't know what to get for a light yet..haha. I made a thread a little while ago asking for advice on what lights/light to get, and explained how many plants I will grow and what I am looking for.
imo-hps is best for flowering...or you will need more cfl's 2700K color/orange light ...placed on sides too...to get enough light to bud sites to really kick em into forming well.
a couple of points will never hurt anything. if you used 4.0 or 8.0 it wouldnt hurt, as lime says just dont do it again.
well that is where you want to be at 5.8 !!!
almost...
Right. I go for 5.8 every time I water, but it was less than that by a couple-few ticks (or tenths of a tick) this morning (I can't be positive, because I didn't check... but am 90% sure it was around 5.5).
was comparing to cfl's haha
i agree mixed spectrum is better than only just red
5.5-5.6 yup ....they will be fine
just don't do it again..lol
the hardest part of that is if you stop giving them all that light ..... say stick um in the sun for 4 or 5 hours a day then stop for whatever reason, that will hurt them in the long run.
that is about the best flowering bulb to get , one with more blues. i myself use regular MH and HPS in flower because its cheaper.
the coco will buffer the ph to around 6-6.5 so as long as your food is between 5 an 8 you cant go wrong. only use ph up or down if its necessary.
