Help a dude out

jared118 said:

ok well i plan on running 24/0 for 3-4 days then buy a timer and change to 18-6, does that sound good?

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there is no reason to change the timing because either will work. You wont need lights off really until you want to flower and that is at least a month away with dirt.

2ndly its tupperware lol

i would 12/12 them as soon as possible.

CFL's are what I use. Get the most powerful bulbs you can find. I'd start out with 6500k for the growth period, and switch to 2700k for the flowering period. Put them as close to the plants as possible without burning them. CFL's don't put out much heat, so you can probably get them within an inch. Note: CFL's put out more light when placed vertically as opposed to horizontally. But you really need to spend hours, and days doing research on this stuff. ALL the information you are asking for is right here at Rollitup.org... nutes, soils, lighting, everything. This is a labor of love and a passion for those here.. it is an art-form... not something that can be placed in a single post.

hey what should my temps be? Its at 87 right now

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I like to stay around 80-85.

man idk how to get it that low... i dont have a legit cold air intake and exhaust i just have a fan inside with the lid cracked

dude growing weed is easy ,you just need big pots ,soil and light.I'm growing 2 plants in my closet ,with just those things ,my light is only a 200 w cfl and i don't even have afan ,but while they may not be great compared to how they could be if i had the right stuff ,they look healthy and i am satisfyed for a first grow.

it's that warm with 3 little cfl's? open a window.

If you're really worried about the temps that much; how about just taking away a light i dont think you really need that much light in the EARLY stages but im also PReeety high right now

alright I got my temps down to 84-86, now.. around how many weeks should I run 24/0 lighting, I feel like they need some darkness because I was told that is whenever the roots grow are at night. Is this true?

put them on 18 hours on and 6 off or 20 on and 4 off and if i was you i would veg 1 month then start flowering and you should get a 250 watt cfl http://cgi.ebay.com/200W-125-200-250-Watt-Fluorescent-CFL-2700K-Grow-Lamps-/180499631746?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item6fc25c4eda

my roots seem to grow on 24 hr light. I don't use anything but. I would veg a min of 3 weeks. Depends on how big you want them to finish.

when should I change my light cycle off of 24hr light

buy some books from jorge cervantes and get cozy heh. have fun, hell help you learn loads. or just read around this forum, much knowledge here

One of the best tips was given by Ed Rosenthal...hell they named strain of weed after him..he said where you find tall weeds has to have soil that is good for grow....I do not remember him going into any details other than you only want the top 5 inches. What you do next is what the people that make a living off of top soil do: cook it to 180 degrees...it kills seeds, mites, ect....but does not kill the benificial bacteria. As far as light goes stay away from any asshole company that is willing to sell LED... the people who use that crap have shit for brains. CFL are a good buy but you want a bulb in the 6000K range, if you find 5000K that is good enough. What I tell the store help is that I want to take indoor pictures with a natural light look to it...at 1000bulbs.com they have a 30W that produces 2000 lumes at 6000K. for 4.58 each. At 66 lumens a watt the 30W is the best size...it is only downhill after that, unless you want to bake a turky with one of those big ass bulbs you can buy on Ebay (ground 0 for all that is crap). Fucking Ebay..bought a temp. control device and burned a $100+ pot of beans.

jared118 said:

when should I change my light cycle off of 24hr light

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you can change it when ever its just a plant! if you want to give it darkeness just give it 18 hours light and 6 dark you can do this whenever you want it wont effect the plant

why is this plant dying? It is in good soil, watered once or twice a day, under 40w 5000k cfl light bulbs.