when you use foil

[breakneck]

afford? emergency blankets and white paper run less than $5

He obviously doesn't want to spend the $5. Budget growin'!

 

[DrUgZrBaD]

He obviously doesn't want to spend the $5. Budget growin'!

BUT THE FOIL COSTS MONEY!!!!

 

[seamore]

BUT THE FOIL COSTS MONEY!!!!

i didnt buy the foil =D and yup i am trying to budget grow.. using lights i found around the house.. haha

 

[horseguts]

I bought 3 emergency blankets from walmart that are 6 ft long and 3 ft wide. They were $3.11 each and they work awesome.

 

[KaleoXxX]

for a few plants growbox you only need one emergency blanket. its probably the cheapest thing you could get for your grow op

 

[Masswhole]

no money which side?

You should not use it, it will kill your plants. Have you considered a job to supplement your hobby?

 

[seamore]

You should not use it, it will kill your plants. Have you considered a job to supplement your hobby?

i have but the LITTLE town im in you need at least a GED to work at mcdonalds so no where will hire me even though im currently getting my GED

 

[High Time 420]

Burn spots, i hear everyone saying that but who has burnt there plant by using it?

 

[seamore]

Burn spots, i hear everyone saying that but who has burnt there plant by using it?

see i was told use the dull side by kind of a reliable source but wasnt sure thats y i came here to ask. i attempted the shinny side on my current crop im doing with 16 fluorescents and it started burning the tips so i took them out now trying dull side on a single plant im trying in my closet with just a few cfls all being 23 to 26watt each

 

[High Time 420]

It wouldn't just burn only the tips of your plant though, cfl's only put out very little heat so i carn't see the reflection causing heat spots.

Infact, i'm going to rig up a test now.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

Burn spots, i hear everyone saying that but who has burnt there plant by using it?

That's really the whole point! The answer is nobody. This is just an old myth that has been blindly passed-on forever (better safe than sorry). Use your brains for a second - in order for foil to cause "hotspots", all the little crinckles would have to focus the light at a single point like a magnifying glass. I suppose that "in theory", it is possible (if you worked at it really hard). But in practice, it just isn't very friggin' likely!

I have used foil in the past, for "experimental purposes" and temporary "fix-it" situations. It works - just not very well! That's the real reason not to use it, it's only about 45-55% reflective.