Does My Plant look good?
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massah
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wrong type of light...you are going to end up with maybe a teeny tiny bit of popcorn bud that will amount to a gram...
You have a chance to correct this now...goto the store and pickup 3 light bulb Y adapters like these:
then go buy 4 100-150 watt equivalent CFL's(23-26watt bulbs)...since you are growing an auto just get 2700K bulbs...plug that all up in your reflector and hang that over the plant ASAP...or you might as well throw it all away now instead of wasting the electricity
You have a chance to correct this now...goto the store and pickup 3 light bulb Y adapters like these:
then go buy 4 100-150 watt equivalent CFL's(23-26watt bulbs)...since you are growing an auto just get 2700K bulbs...plug that all up in your reflector and hang that over the plant ASAP...or you might as well throw it all away now instead of wasting the electricity
what kind of reflector's can i get to get all this stuff set up..i'm pretty nooby..can i get this all at a hardware store ? it's getting me confused cause of outlet's for the lights and etc. i'm not the best electrician. i was thinking about getting this right here http://www.plantlightinghydroponics.com/hydrofarm-flp22-2ft-lamp-t5-fluorescent-grow-light-p-2829.html
but even if i do is their time to save it? will it get bushy? thanks for the help
but even if i do is their time to save it? will it get bushy? thanks for the help
massah
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you have a normal light fixture hanging above it that the neodymium light plugs into right? Thats what you plug CFL's into...you know those spiraly bulbs you pickup at the store that are more energy efficient than the normal incandescent bulbs? you dont need to be an electrician to screw one of those Y adapters up into your light socket and screw two more of the Y adapters into the Y adapter to create 4 light sockets hanging down...then screw in your compact florescent bulbs like these:
get "soft white" 2700K bulbs...get the highest wattage possible you can find(probably 100 watt equivalent bulbs)
No it won't get bushy at this point, but it will stop the stretch going on...just keep that fan moving the stem around a bit to give it some bulk
massah
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I wouldn't spend $70 on that...you'd be better off since you are only growing one plant to go with the CFL's for around $15-$20 including the Y adapters
If you want to spend $70 on lighting get this instead: http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-FLORALUX-150w-HPS-Mini-Grow-Light.asp that will grow 4 of those little auto's you've got going on no problems
that's sick, i just took out the 150W, and put a 14W 2700k into. nothing i can do until tomorrow cause all the stores are closed. but i think that HPS would be a good investment, i put the 14W about an inch from the plant. tho it's not enough light it will probably do more then the 150W for now. thanks for all the info. so if i get all that set up. their's a good chance it will turn bushy ?
sso
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yes, and you need to keep those cfls pretty close (2 inches away)
and id put that plant back into veg state (18-24h light)
make it bush out and id lst it (bending the plant gently back to allow more nodes extra light (you get more tops)) (you can use whatever to tie the stem down, just do it gently and slow and not alot at a time))
and id put that plant back into veg state (18-24h light)
make it bush out and id lst it (bending the plant gently back to allow more nodes extra light (you get more tops)) (you can use whatever to tie the stem down, just do it gently and slow and not alot at a time))
sso
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just plug the 150w in and keep it as close as you can (if its too hot for your hand its too hot for the plant (as far as your hand is comfortable (and would be for hours))
its light. light is good.
but yes, that light gets way to hot for you to be able to place it close enough and thats why you have such a long thin plant.
it should be at most 6 inches away from the plant (but i doubt you could with that light without making heatproblems for the plant)
its light. light is good.
but yes, that light gets way to hot for you to be able to place it close enough and thats why you have such a long thin plant.
it should be at most 6 inches away from the plant (but i doubt you could with that light without making heatproblems for the plant)
massah
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overall its healthy because its stretching for the light well and not stunted...it just needs more light...so tomorrow set that puppy up with alot more CFL's and snap a few more pictures for us to see...you can also do as sso said and LST it down to promote side branching...basically take some string and make a loose knot at the top of it and bend it over gently not to break the stem and daily you can adjust it further and you should see the lower nodes start branching out and growing up
LemonAssistance
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damn thats six weeks!? that thing is lanky as shit!