K... here's the deal
My plant started out in the windowsill for a few months, left alone with no nutes or proper light for about 3-4 months. Now she's around 2 feet tall and flowering furiously. What can I say... fluked out, never expected her to grow from one little bag seed.
So while I'm waiting for payday.. I went and bought the only lights I could get my hands on... 2 soft white CFL's that are 40watt, and 2 more that are 27watt, hooked into 2 lamps with y-splitters.
I know this isn't the proper lighting for flowering stage, but will it do any harm for a few weeks? Better then natural light, I figured. Only 9 hours of natural light left outside here, mostly cloudy lately and this plant has a ways to go if I even want a small buzz out of her. It's kind of a salvage operation at this point I think. Most of her is stem thanks to the poor light.
Second question... when I do get a good HPS, do they require it's own special socket/hood assembly? Or can I use a large 10" reflector dome and a normal socket? Never seen these before.
I'm not gonna set my new house on fire am I? (hehehe... obviously this is my first grow... any help is apprecaited.)
My plant started out in the windowsill for a few months, left alone with no nutes or proper light for about 3-4 months. Now she's around 2 feet tall and flowering furiously. What can I say... fluked out, never expected her to grow from one little bag seed.
So while I'm waiting for payday.. I went and bought the only lights I could get my hands on... 2 soft white CFL's that are 40watt, and 2 more that are 27watt, hooked into 2 lamps with y-splitters.
I know this isn't the proper lighting for flowering stage, but will it do any harm for a few weeks? Better then natural light, I figured. Only 9 hours of natural light left outside here, mostly cloudy lately and this plant has a ways to go if I even want a small buzz out of her. It's kind of a salvage operation at this point I think. Most of her is stem thanks to the poor light.
Second question... when I do get a good HPS, do they require it's own special socket/hood assembly? Or can I use a large 10" reflector dome and a normal socket? Never seen these before.
I'm not gonna set my new house on fire am I? (hehehe... obviously this is my first grow... any help is apprecaited.)