How far should my light be and

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curveboy

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #1

Currently im running a 1000watt Metal Halide light and 8 6500k CFLS, Im wondering how low should me light be currently my plants are a week old, if you would like too see pictures i posted them in my 1000watt grow journal...

 

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curveboy

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #2

Also i keep reading about training your plants, how do you do this ?

 

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GimpDoctor420

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #3

you can keep the cfls really close, and as for the mh (or with any light) put your hand just above your plant, if its too hot for your hand, its too hot for the girls.

training is easy enough to do - plenty of journals, tuts, and explanations all over the place.
your gently bending the main stem of the plant down and tying it down to the rim of the pot or holdong it down in some way. this promotes outward growth from the stem so the plant can absorb light.

 

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wiseguy316

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #4

1000 watts for lil plants ,,wow,,, just use the cfl's for a couple weeks

 

cadeneli

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #5

as close as you can get them without hurting the plant.

 

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wiseguy316

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #6

must just be me....1000 watts for seedlings....someone help me out here

 

cadeneli

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #7

i always put my plants under my 1000w hps after a week. just not right on top of them. 2-3 feet.

 

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wiseguy316

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• Oct 25, 2010

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cadeneli said:

i always put my plants under my 1000w hps after a week. just not right on top of them. 2-3 feet.

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i would only do that if i had extra room in my flowering cabinet, i wouldn't use a 1000 watts for seedlings alone

 

cadeneli

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #9

it works fine for me. at a week i usually already have 2-3 sets of leaves

 

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wiseguy316

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• Oct 25, 2010

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cadeneli said:

it works fine for me. at a week i usually already have 2-3 sets of leaves

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and the same progress can be achieved with a few cfls..seedlings don't require that much light to thrive. just speaking about wasted light and the light bill

 

cadeneli

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #11

wiseguy316 said:

and the same progress can be achieved with a few cfls..seedlings don't require that much light to thrive. just speaking about wasted light and the light bill

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thats what im saying my friend. i usually keep my plants under cfl's for the first week.(after its grown its 2nd or 3rd set of leaves which is usually a week) then i place it in my veg room under 1000watts

 

cadeneli

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #12

He did say his plants are a week old, right?

 

Snow Crash

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #13

I use my CFL bulbs until the plants are too large for them. Then I switch to my 1000w. This is usually about 15 days after breaking ground. I never use CFL and a 1000w HID, waste of energy.

 

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NoDrama

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #14

Training your plants is when you keep them bent over by use of a weight or tied down with a string, also known as Low Stress Training ( LST ). This can keep the plant from growing too tall and improve yields.

 

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curveboy

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• Oct 25, 2010

• #15

Hmm, so how long do you leave them bent, And whats the best age to do it at ?

 

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GimpDoctor420

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• Oct 26, 2010

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curveboy said:

Hmm, so how long do you leave them bent, And whats the best age to do it at ?

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you can start training at around 1-2 weeks old or whenever you think its big enough.
the longer you wait ti do it the harder it will be because the stem will be thicker.
you leave the stem held down then for the remainder of the grow - till harvest