well, i dont know if it was a bad batch odf seeds or what, but summer last year some other guys and myself ALL got 100% males, or hermies, out of every buku seed that germmed. they were beautiful plants, but all pollen......
now in bukus defense,. ive seen a cpl other threads here and there of...
your lucky, i know of two other growers, besides myself, that have had either a 100% batch of males or hermies pop out of buku, th seeds.
nice cola tho, but after experiencing what i did, i wouldnt pimp this strain or breeder....
what you just did... is called the FIM technique, or Fuck I Missed a clean cut when triiming/topping. sometimes you get 4-6 colas when it happens
let it grow, youll be happy if it recovers well.
just plug it into a gfci outlet when you test it.... like the ones in the bathroom that have buttons on it to reset.
but to be totally honest, a 175w mh realy is not even enough light for a single plant larger than 12-16"
youd be better off ditching it and going with a 250w
sigh.........
thats an fcan ballast, also known as a potted ballast.
the ignitor/cap is built in.
there is noway to tell if it works by appearances... the f can gets a little warm, and that heat is what causes the exterior to look so rough.
you test it with a known working lamp.and socket.
all...
if males were tall and lanky....
i would have culled all my LSD females then.
and that would have sucked.
wait till flower..... or cut a clone, root it, and force flower it as soon as it roots and you will know the sex.
no. and its not about the wattage of the LED what really matters its the spectrum, and spread of the optics..... but what your going to loose with LED's is IPAR and APAR which has alot to do with this penetration your refferring to.
has to do with the way the HID lamp operates vs the LED...
my names not heath, but in my exp, where the plants grow outwards away from the pipe and towards the light... they get heavy in late flower and like to tip.... the hydroton gives the roots a little something to hold against, you know?