Old guy does first grow.

[Camo Hat]

My best advice is to "expect heat issues" and have a plan to deal with them.
It will happen - just be prepared for it.

I'll be growing in a fairly large area with decent ventilation. I'll take your advice into consideration.

Thanks a lot.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

I'll be growing in a fairly large area with decent ventilation. I'll take your advice into consideration.

Thanks a lot.

I thought the exact thing & got burned (poor babies).
You will have excessive heat - plan now to combat it.
This is the voice of experience talking - thinking it won't happen doesn't work, . . . I know.

 

[Camo Hat]

I thought the exact thing & got burned (poor babies).
You will have excessive heat - plan now to combat it.
This is the voice of experience talking - thinking it won't happen doesn't work, . . . I know.

I hear you.

 

[Mad Hamish]

Hi Camp Hat.... agreed, expect some heat. At least some cooled reflectors for peace of mind, seeing as you will use extraction anyhow. All the best with this run, you will find a lot of solid advice here on RIU so I am certain you will get epic results. Pulling up a chair

 

[AimAim]

The 3x65 W CFL's just don't make enough light. They'll keep my plants healthy until I bring out the big guns.

There is nothing that gives a return on investment better than more light on weed.

Buy yourself a 600 and you will get your investment back first cycle. 1000 if you can deal w/the heat.

 

[Camo Hat]

My lights are on their way.

 

[Camo Hat]

Here's an update.

These are my five best plants. They are about eighteen days old. I think they're small for their age, how about you ?

See if you can guess why I named one of them "Nuts."

 

[retyred]

This was 15 days for me. Next one is 50 days. Cfl's

 

[retyred]

Couldn't resist. One small bud, fell off. Took a week to dry. Whoa.....point43 g.

 

[Camo Hat]

Wow ! I'm impressed. And what a difference between 15 and 50 days !

Thanks.

 

[Camo Hat]

So. Are my plants small ? Check my photos above.

THX

 

[retyred]

So. Are my plants small ? Check my photos above.

THX

More light! 18/6 maybe 20/4. Careful on the water. I found that if I think they need water, wait till the next day. When you get the big lights don't cook'em.

 

[Camo Hat]

Thanks retyred. I'm being stingy with water. I'll add a couple of more hours of light tonight.

When I get my photon-blasters I promise I'll be careful.

 

[retyred]

Thanks retyred. I'm being stingy with water. I'll add a couple of more hours of light tonight.

When I get my photon-blasters I promise I'll be careful.

Get the CFLs as close as possible 5cm, 2"" your side of the fence. Reflectors help, I used a foil turkey pan. Necessity is the mother of invention.

 

[Camo Hat]

My CFLs are very close. Ha ! F oil turkey pan. That was my wife's idea.

 

[retyred]

My CFL, from the plants point of view.

 

[Camo Hat]

Wow ! I'm sunburned from looking.

 

[Cowboy Kahlil]

At the least, get Ed Rosenthal's 'Marijuana Growers' Handbook'. It's more info than anyone needs but it'll help a ton in grasping the essentials and avoiding common pitfalls.

And... welcome back to sanity.

 

[robert 14617]

I still fall back on my grow bible have purchased three so far gifted them to new growers

 

[Mad Hamish]

Damn I hate that book. More misinformation and total BS in there than all of the internet combined. No, just stick to advice from solid growers on this site.