A 600 watt MH and yeah they r good just bought 500 and realised all of them lol should of saved sum but was only like 5 bucks so ain't worried but it won't blow the bulb will it
Bare hands on bulbs bad. Do you wipe the lens on your camera with your bare finger? I keep a pair of light cotton work gloves with my stash of bulbs and they never touch nothing but spotless glass. Your finger prints will be etched into the glass after it gets used and it's not unknown for cracks to develop in the glass around prints and may be why the glass blows sometimes. I've never had one blow in all these years so maybe the gloves help. For $2 it's cheap insurance. I'm still using a 16 yo 400W EYE Hortilux conversion bulb for MH and have just done 1 grow with another Hortilux conversion bulb. A 1000W HPS that cost me $170 and I'm hoping to get a lot more grows out of that before it's done.
Thanks brother pray for my crops please got any good ideas how to contain water with 5 gallon breathable potsI doubt the light will be harmed by the bugs unless they attack like the Chinese army.
Bare hands on bulbs bad. Do you wipe the lens on your camera with your bare finger? I keep a pair of light cotton work gloves with my stash of bulbs and they never touch nothing but spotless glass. Your finger prints will be etched into the glass after it gets used and it's not unknown for cracks to develop in the glass around prints and may be why the glass blows sometimes. I've never had one blow in all these years so maybe the gloves help. For $2 it's cheap insurance. I'm still using a 16 yo 400W EYE Hortilux conversion bulb for MH and have just done 1 grow with another Hortilux conversion bulb. A 1000W HPS that cost me $170 and I'm hoping to get a lot more grows out of that before it's done.
Good luck Highlando!
Thanks brotherI've seen these little stands you can put in the drip tray to hold the grow bag up off the surface and let it drain into the tray. Don't want them sitting on their soggy bottoms I guess or those roots won't prune and it might cause root rot too I believe.
If you're any good at DIY things you could jerry-rig something functional I bet.
I don't pray but will send good growing vibes your way.
I was thinking about getting praying mantis
O i aint got a vented hood thanks for the advice hope i didnt have mites looked like gnats
As long as you have the glass in you can cover the inlet with some window screen and a hose clamp to keep them out.
Yes. Exactly. Lady B's are supposedly good for thrips. I would go with Lacewings for most things. oil gnats? Nematodes and supposedly some newer sprays like Big Time Exterminator.
Thanks for the advice never hurd of lacewings b4 i really appreciate it hoping to be able to teach people sumday first grow so i have a while
Lacewing eggs and larvae
Thank you very much
You might call around you local gardening places and farm supply stores if you have any in the area. The people at Hydro-Gardens are very nice. Their prices on Lace Wings are cheap. The eggs take 4 days to hatch then are larvae while the larvae go to town right away. Good luck.
They are really nice, and they will analyze your bugs if you are local to them (i am luckily)