I was wondering if I can use both 18 and 24 hrs during a veg cycle... i am trying to do 18/6 and for the most part its fine, but sometimes its hard to get the lights back on or off in time... so sometimes its more like 20/4... is this okay, will my plant go hermi? have a fem seeds... on a tight budget
vegging light
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SpliffAndMyLady
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C'mon man, a cheap timer is only around 5 bucks.
hotrodharley
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Turn 'em on and leave 'em on. Until you can afford that timer.
okay... but just out of curiosity is it bad for the plant, i can see it possibly causing some stress, and so far i only messed it up once... was off by about 2 hours got stuck with school stuffyea its like 10 bucks... but things add up.. 10 bucks for a 3 gal tub... 20 for soil... bulbs are like 10 bucks a piece... ect ect... also i may need to get nutrients in a few weeks or even some more lights... and so i want to spend as little as possible so i have some extra money when i really need it. also i am only growing one plant
srh88
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walmart... i just picked one up because i had a nice digital one that died.. $3.96 for a timer, unless youre one of those i hate walmart people support local businesses.. im trying to support my life, im going where ever i get the best deal
FresnoFarmer
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in nature the hours of light dwindle down or go up from season to season
FresnoFarmer
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?? I got mine for 5 bucks.....and 20 bucks on soil??? damn, is it Jesus poop?? lol bulbs 10 bucks?? you need to stop shopping wherever you are now because you are getting ripped off bro. I got my nutrients from rite aid for $1.37 yesterday. it's a half pound box of MG Bloom Booster for flowering.....and for veg I have MG All Purpose......I got a big ass box at home depot at the beginning of the season when they were on sale.
srh88
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haha they do but its pricy http://www.walmart.com/ip/FoxFarm-Nutrient-Trio-Soil-Formula-Liquid-Fertilizer/19684944
Hey yea it is my first grow, but yea fox farm happy frog was like $17, 3 gal smart pot was 7 bucks, then a 42 watt cfl (200 watt eqv) wast 10 bucks (then i have a few other cfl just laying around the house that i am going to use)... been getting my stuff from amazon, i'll look into getting some mg bloom, if i could find some nutrients for blooming for under 5 bucks... i would be a happy man... my soil should last me for a good month and a half, with a transplant, but after that i'll been something to help get some fatty nugs
srh88
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you should go to home depot/lowes and spend like 20 dollars, pack of 23-26 watt cfl's and some splitters.. splitters are nice because they do a good job of making the light pretty even
FresnoFarmer
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FresnoFarmer
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You should do like srh88 said and buy a box of cfls from a hardware store....alot cheaper......and yeah your soil should hold you over until flowering......but then I would get some bloom nutes to fatten up the buds.....the MG is cheap as fuck right now because everybody is having a "end of the season" type sale.....