Flowering: Blue vs Red

StonedSurfer54

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2008

• #1

I know blue is for vegitative... This I know.


But what if you were to Flower with the blue bulbs? Or at least for the first two weeks use blue rather than red


What would happen?





Anything helps

Thanks in advance



--C

 

BayAreaBrotha

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2008

• #2

As long as the 12/12 cycle is in effect with no light leaks it will still flower. Just not as well.

 

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40acres

New Member

• Jun 25, 2008

• #3

BayAreaBrotha said:

As long as the 12/12 cycle is in effect with no light leaks it will still flower. Just not as well.

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I use mh all the way thru and get dank buds. They just dont fluffy and full of air like they would with the red light.

 

StonedSurfer54

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2008

• #4

so you get dense nugs with the blue light?


and im using CFL's

 

fabricsoftener

Active Member

• Jun 26, 2008

• #5

StonedSurfer54 said:

so you get dense nugs with the blue light?


and im using CFL's

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No, you will not get dense buds with just blue light. If you are going to use CFLs for flowering at least get a 3000k light which is closer to red spectrum(daylight). 40 Acres uses a metal halide bulb which is a high intensity discharge light. It's expensive and puts out more heat then CFLs.

 

StonedSurfer54

Well-Known Member

• Jun 26, 2008

• #6

Yeah im restricted to a closet with NO ventilation..
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I wouldnt want the light peeling the paint off the walls as well as killing my plants..





I was just wonering cause I was reading See More Buds book, and he didnt specify whether he switched his lights to red spectrum when he forced them into flowering at day 16.


I just assumed you might be able to do the job with the blues..


Thanks for the info





--C