Should I change my lighting for flowering??

GodEssdelaGanja

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My plants are about 30" tall. I have been using 4, 100w house light bulbs. The GE Reveal kind. It stays pretty humid in the room. We started these plants around the end of July. I have just changed the lighting to 12/12 this evening. I was wondering if anyone knew if there is a certain type of light that I can use, that will yeild more buds. Should I change my lights or just leave them like they are?

Lemme know what you think of the plants.
 

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butterflykisses

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try using a high pressure sodium grow bulbhttp://wwhttp://www.4hydroponics.com/lighting/sodiumBulbs.aspw.greenhousemegastore.com/products.asp?dept=1071
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Im was hoping this might be a joke thread but then saw your new so I will break it to you nicely.Ummmm the bulbs your using are almost the worst thing you can use next to halogen bulbs. House bulbs completely wrong for veg and flowering stages.I hope as there are no pictures that you mean a bushy 30 inches for that much time as if they are tall and spaced spindely your screwed. Also remember if they are indica they will double in height during flower and triple or more if sativas so your looking at a 60-120 inch tall plant which is 5 to 10 feet tall.I suggest a topping before your go to flower. You need a red spectrum light for flower blue for veg.You could have used cfls but the plants are so big now youd have to order grow cfls about $50-150 each for the correct ones. You pretty much need a hps light setup probably a 400 watter or bigger. You have any pictures to see if its even worth doing it??
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
wow that place is exspensive as hell dont buy from there lol. # places for fraction of the price. Maryland Hydroponics OpenDNS or ebay.com all have similar or better setups for a third the cost of that site.wow cant believe those prices
 

GodEssdelaGanja

Active Member
i'm having trouble uploading the pictures right now...but i'm seriously working on it. The plants look awesome. can't wait for you too see them. Oh...and we also found 2 outside down the road that are starting to flower.
 

r32

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HPS QUICK! Those poor things are super stretched and spaced. At this point go try and find an HPS light of some size. Other wise, go grab all the 4k and less CFL's you can and put her in 12/12, try for at least some buds.
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
wow yeah to be honest they arent even really worth trying to finish off.Those are so thin and spindelly.You might try to top them down a foot or so and put tomato cages around them and then get an mh light on them for a month or 2 then try to go hps on them.Just not much good to say on them sorry.They are pretty droopy to.I start over personally as its not gonna produce enough to make it worth while.sorry
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
also just from the leaf finger count and formation Im gonna say 10 to 1 these are males. or hermie at best
 
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