why is this so tall?

[apasunee]

thats cool..............

 

[frmrboi]

my lights are gnna be setup like these
is that enough side light?

oh yeah, I'd rig up some kind of reflector too as half the light is just radiating into outer space. Minimum some aluminum pie plates clipped onto the power bar or whatever.

 

[NorthernLights92]

ah good idea, maybe ill wrap some shit in aluminum foil and put it around the plant(s)

 

[frmrboi]

ah good idea, maybe ill wrap some shit in aluminum foil and put it around the plant(s)

yeah that's the ticket, I slip a piece under the seedling too to reflect the light that would have went into the soil.

 

[NorthernLights92]

so you cover the dirt with a piece of foil with space in the middle for the stem? thats a pretty good idea

 

[frmrboi]

so you cover the dirt with a piece of foil with space in the middle for the stem? thats a pretty good idea

thanks, sure the light will bounce back up into the leaves, looks sexy too !

 

[mj402000]

CFL's are fine. Light intensity is pretty weak. It never gets hot soo you can keep the bulb very close to the tops. Their are different types of cfls you should use during vegetative and flowering.

 

[apasunee]

foil tends to burn the leaves on plants,, you should try to get mylar,, its extremely reflective and wont hurt your plants..........

 

[NorthernLights92]

ahh goodcall!! if i dont have any reflective shit, will the plants grow slower becasue not as much light is getting to them?

 

[apasunee]

as long as the walls are bright white your good to go......

 

[frmrboi]

foil tends to burn the leaves on plants,, you should try to get mylar,, its extremely reflective and wont hurt your plants..........

I've heard this many times yet no one has ever posted a picture of foil "burn". I put foil reflectors under seedlings in full summer sun outdoors with no ill effects. To suggest cfls will "burn" is a gross exaggeration.

 

[calicat]

You do have some stretching occuring. Drop your light source closer and bury the stem deeper in soil when you decide to transplant.

 

[apasunee]

I hear ya,, thats what the so called experts told me when I started growing,, although my first grow was cfl(I heard not to do) and I used aluminum foil and didnt have any problems, actually those plants turned out damm nice,,, I just really,,,really like mylar,,cause like the saying goes,,,,ONCE YOU GO MYLAR YOU CANT GO BACK.... GOOD LUCK...

I've heard this many times yet no one has ever posted a picture of foil "burn". I put foil reflectors under seedlings in full summer sun outdoors with no ill effects. To suggest cfls will "burn" is a gross exaggeration.

 

[g13toker]

wow 19w lol man that is MINIMAL lighting i would use atleast a 200w cfl..... u can get 250w cfl's now maybe even 300w...

 

[frmrboi]

I just really,,,really like mylar,,cause like the saying goes,,,,ONCE YOU GO MYLAR YOU CANT GO BACK.... GOOD LUCK...

no arguing that from me, though it's a bitch to place little pieces on the tops of pots, they start to curl up later.
Mylar is a more reflective than aluminum foil.

 

[NorthernLights92]

i have 26 watt daylight cfls that are gnna work for now. heres a pic of day 6

 

[NorthernLights92]

how long should i keep this thing in the cup?

 

[apasunee]

You could easily go a couple of more weeks in the cups unless your plant keeps stretching then you should trans. and bury it up to the first set of leaves.........