Daily spectrum change??

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CoveredSociety

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Heya everyone.

So basically would changing my light spectrums daily be a bad or good thing?

Im in flower 2 weeks in, and i only have 2 fittings so 2 CFL lights is all i have. So would using 2700k one day then the next 6500k and so forth daily would that be of anything beneficial? I also take my plant outside on nice warm sunny days too.

Or would all this spectrum changing(including the sun at times) be a negative thing? I have been playing around with the spectrums lately but havent really noticed anything negative nor beneficial. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. My main concern though is going from indoor lighting to outdoor lighting. Would a single 2700k or 6500k spectrum to a all spectrum sun just cause stress ? And hermie it? Or will all these different spectrums maybe produce something special?

Thanks.

No haters please, i am a nood and new this. And dont have the money to folk out for expensive MH or HPS lighting. So go easy on me haha
 
Heygurlll

Heygurlll

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CoveredSociety said:
Heya everyone.

So basically would changing my light spectrums daily be a bad or good thing?

Im in flower 2 weeks in, and i only have 2 fittings so 2 CFL lights is all i have. So would using 2700k one day then the next 6500k and so forth daily would that be of anything beneficial? I also take my plant outside on nice warm sunny days too.

Or would all this spectrum changing(including the sun at times) be a negative thing? I have been playing around with the spectrums lately but havent really noticed anything negative nor beneficial. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. My main concern though is going from indoor lighting to outdoor lighting. Would a single 2700k or 6500k spectrum to a all spectrum sun just cause stress ? And hermie it? Or will all these different spectrums maybe produce something special?

Thanks.

No haters please, i am a nood and new this. And dont have the money to folk out for expensive MH or HPS lighting. So go easy on me haha
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again man, socket splitters. $1.98-$3 depending on location (amazon/ebay/any hardware store/sometimes thrift shop.) they also have plugs that go straight to a socket for ~$1-2
if doesnt work with the fixture, either new fixture or http://www.amazon.com/Compact-Fluorescent-Socket-w-cord/dp/B0007ICGIY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1420871240&sr=8-4&keywords=cfl socket (can be much cheaper if bought with just leads)
or
http://www.amazon.com/ABI-6-5-Inch-Flexible-Extender-Standard/dp/B00REW7MFS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1420871326&sr=8-4&keywords=cfl socket extender

half of what i say makes it through and i truly am trying to help out of goodwill (you ARE dedicated), but growing is expensive. if you only spend $15 like i tried last year, yield suffers, and one mistake will ruin a crop even if it looks like it hasn't. Basically dont start till you've got ~$300-500 (most people just buy their smoke at that price). At the minimum expect $50+ on a very small 1-2 oz plant.

as it is now, either the 2 2700's or one 2700 and one 6500 will have the best quality growth. DONT BE SURPRISED IF GROWTH SUDDENLY STOPS COMPLETELY SOON AS FLOWERING PLANTS LIKE 5-10k lumens as a minimum (6 bulb, 54w per bulb ,t5 would be minimum flowering light for real selling/sharing quality imo, and makes a great light to keep mothers so you can clone for a long time, and just throw clones outside in 1 gallon DIY pvc greenhouse +diy scrogs).
 
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CoveredSociety

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Im already in flower? IMG_20150110_194955.jpgIMG_20150110_194949.jpg
All i really wanted to know is, is changing the spectrums daily a bad thing, rather than having a mix constantly. Some days the sky is cloudy which would have a more blue effect. Others its hot and more red effect. So i dont see how it could be a issue but yeah thats why i asked.
 
Heygurlll

Heygurlll

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CoveredSociety said:
Im already in flower? View attachment 3328642View attachment 3328643
All i really wanted to know is, is changing the spectrums daily a bad thing, rather than having a mix constantly. Some days the sky is cloudy which would have a more blue effect. Others its hot and more red effect. So i dont see how it could be a issue but yeah thats why i asked.
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Dont judge a book by its cover, cloudy/overcast days are when light is at its brightest. The useable spectrums are still there outside no matter what it "looks" like . In more than enough quantity. But indoor is different. Try living in a cave with 40w of cfl.... So not the sun.

(Numbers not exact, just for comparison, but rather accurate imo and does reflect gpw)
Incandescent/halogen - sucks. 99.7-99.95% heat.
CFL- eh.... 80-90% heat/wasted light
T5- 50-60% heat/wasted light.
CMH,MH, HPS- great, about 30% heat/non useable light
LEP- superior spectrum but high cost, and high heat discharge although ~ twice as effective as same watt (250w-400w) hps
LED-~5-10% heat, but each led is one wavelength meaning only targeted spectrums. often waste of money, but more efficient.

The sun is always true full spectrum btw.
 
Heygurlll

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That already looks like the kind of bud i toss aside. the bud will be mostly stem and leaf. I can't describe it, but it'll finish like clusters of dingleberry buds, each being like 20 clusters of 7-12 undersized calyxes surrounded by leaf and with fat stems. low low grade, but not the worst i've seen. but close. and if you add to much pk, they'll be like rocks trapped in leaves.
 
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Heygurlll

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CoveredSociety said:
Thanks for the reply. Finally a answer to my actual question.

Heygurlll, so your saying the buds will be shet? What can i do to make em any better
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if kept under 40w.

Why are you vegging again? could mess that plant up more unless you have more light......... the age old problem

I suggest you find a spot outside to put a DIY greenhouse. like a vinyl and pvc box.then that plant will be much happier. may finish budding with 16 grams or so.

Or stick to 12/12 and find more light quick. Like rush to the hardware store within the next week quick. Even 60w will be airy, but much better quality and trichome density.



I guess ill ask, what exactly were you planning on spending on this plant? Less than $30 to go from no setup to bud is skimping. can be done. but requires deal finding superpowers when shopping.
 
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Heygurlll

Heygurlll

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CoveredSociety said:
Hahaha nah fuck it, il buy weed instead. Over it lol whata fuck around il let the pros grow it
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That also works. $30 to my friend gets 3/8 oz or more of fire.... about 1/3 as much as growing on $30 gets you.. Maybe you can find someone like this.

I just noticed you say you are 19, so I would not be surprised if you are really 16 and broke. Explains why you see $1.98 as expensive.
Heres a tip to get better weed, stop asking the dealer for $5-$15,and ask for $20-50 minimum. They love to give the $12 a gram type stuff so you don't clear out the nickel/dimebags.
 
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Heygurlll

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At the very least, keep on 12/12, stop giving a shit altogether (just remember to water and feed bloom nutes just once.) If you're lucky it'll make the room smell nice and yield 2 grams of calyxes. I think this plant will throw off .5-.7 gram of oils, so you can do an everclear extraction, and have 2-4 small dabs even if the bud is shit.
 
Ace Yonder

Ace Yonder

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Heygurlll said:
Dont judge a book by its cover, cloudy/overcast days are when light is at its brightest.
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A lot of what you have said is good advice, but I cannot let this slip by. I don't know where you got this info but this is totally not true. It may seem that way to your eyes because you can't block out a single source of light to shade yourself, but direct sunlight is MUCH brighter than the light on an overcast day. By a lot.
Like, a LOT a lot. For instance, Direct Sunlight clocks in at about 100,000-130,000 lux. The shade on a day with clear skies and full sun (Indirect Sunlight) measures up at ~10,000-25,000 lux. Now, on an Overcast day, the sunlight clocks in at a whopping.... 1,000-2,000 lux. About one hundred times less intense than direct sunlight, and ten to twenty times less intense than shade on a sunny day. Any way you cut it, cloudy/overcast days are far from the time when "light is at its brightest"
 
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Heygurlll

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Ace Yonder said:
A lot of what you have said is good advice, but I cannot let this slip by. I don't know where you got this info but this is totally not true. It may seem that way to your eyes because you can't block out a single source of light to shade yourself, but direct sunlight is MUCH brighter than the light on an overcast day. By a lot.
Like, a LOT a lot. For instance, Direct Sunlight clocks in at about 100,000-130,000 lux. The shade on a day with clear skies and full sun (Indirect Sunlight) measures up at ~10,000-25,000 lux. Now, on an Overcast day, the sunlight clocks in at a whopping.... 1,000-2,000 lux. About one hundred times less intense than direct sunlight, and ten to twenty times less intense than shade on a sunny day. Any way you cut it, cloudy/overcast days are far from the time when "light is at its brightest"
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interesting......... I've always heard otherwise, and figured it was true based on magnification while passing through the water vapor.
I know sunburn is more frequent, but that could also be because people assume they don't need sunscreen on a cloudy day.
Hmmm. I found what I'm reading about tonight!
 
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Heygurlll

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From the little reading i've just done, good catch mate.
I think what additional growth i noticed on those days may have been from higher rh or more intensity on lower/shaded leaves. All in all, I notice about the same growth, not in main bud heights, but in overall plant "roundness."
 
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