NEWB setup

This is a pic of my first set up im using any help on it would be awesome im using only cfls, 23 watts right now.

ur gunna want more light and if that in ur basement how cold does it get down ther and what bout humidty?

that is my pantry and that is my water heater where the cups r it stays pretty warm like when i open the door to check on them i feel warmth so i assume its getting the job done but if u reccomend ill go to walmart and get a guage or w/e.

my setupp is similar i have a clamp light tied in my closet right in my room, a TV tray holding a pot and shit heres a tip

when you need more lights, ditch the aluminum bell reflector thinggy and screw in a y connector OR get a surge strip and plug lightbulbs into it DIRECTLY (buy a plug- socket) converter not sure of the name, and that will do you can fit 6 lightbulbs in it.

yea but how do i hange the surge bar thing? and thanks for tip on taking bell refelctor off good idea.

will these work? pics below of lights reflector paper that might work. and i got some sockets.

what i do with my seedling is- take the bell thing off the clamp-on light. Then get the splitter, and clamp 2 lamps around the pot- that'd be 4 lightstotal per sprout. so far, I've foud this to produce a nice bushy plant when the lights are kept the proper distance away- like 1 or two inches. Get a thermometer so u know what kind of heat ur gettin from the lights too, don't let the temps go over 85

do you have a pic of this so i can see what you mean?

i bought a gaugre at walmart for temp and humidty for 5 bucks works good and tell me high and lows for the day

I always see plants in pots where the soil is like 20% below the top of the pot.
Why? You are loosing root room. An inch below makes sense.

Its not just you, but a LOT of people here. No dig or anything, I'm just curious.

Not that I'm such a pro, but I keep the soil below the top of the pot because if the plants stretch for some reason, I can bury the stem deeper by just adding soil to the top later on. This provides extra stability for the plant as the plant roots along the stem. It's easier than repotting up, takes less time and creates a stronger, bushier plant (IMO).

artemisinked said:

Not that I'm such a pro, but I keep the soil below the top of the pot because if the plants stretch for some reason, I can bury the stem deeper by just adding soil to the top later on. This provides extra stability for the plant as the plant roots along the stem. It's easier than repotting up, takes less time and creates a stronger, bushier plant (IMO).

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Ok that makes sense! Thanks.
(though it doesn't create a stronger plant. It makes up for a weaker one. keep a gentle breeze on them to strengthen the plants.)

artemisinked said:

Not that I'm such a pro, but I keep the soil below the top of the pot because if the plants stretch for some reason, I can bury the stem deeper by just adding soil to the top later on. This provides extra stability for the plant as the plant roots along the stem. It's easier than repotting up, takes less time and creates a stronger, bushier plant (IMO).

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i do it for the exact same reason.