First Time Grow CFL Using LST, Advice Needed!

Conorfarmer

Member
the usual recommendation is to use more light, but i'd say it depends on setup
you want a minimum of 50 watts/sq foot - the red will add to growth
i do see many posts that say the blue spectrum encourages female development, can't verify that, but i use 81w of 5500k cfl's for my veg and early flower
ok, well i think then i might just stick to the blue spectrum i have now. But when im flowering im going to use a total of 5 lights including the 45w i already have.
Do you know where to buy splitters?
 

growone

Well-Known Member
ok, well i think then i might just stick to the blue spectrum i have now. But when im flowering im going to use a total of 5 lights including the 45w i already have.
Do you know where to buy splitters?
depends where you live, hardware stores will usually have them
they should be cheap, in the USA, hardware chain stores like Lowes have them
 

Conorfarmer

Member
depends where you live, hardware stores will usually have them
they should be cheap, in the USA, hardware chain stores like Lowes have them
i live in the UK so im not sure where to get them, but ill have a look online, i should be able to find some
 

Conorfarmer

Member
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ok so it's week four for my clone, and ever since it first started growing the bottom set of leave were slightly yellow. But now they are almost completely yellow and are now starting to have dots/areas of brown. I can also see the bits of brown on the edge of some other leaves a node up from the bottom two, but no yellow.

I've had a look around on RIU and have seen a few threads which lead me to think that i might have a magnesium deficiency. I wasn't sure though because of the bits of dead leaf so i wanted to make a post.


And lastly i started using some store brand liquid plant food to see if it would help.

Im starting to get really worried so some quick reply's would be really helpful!!:?:?
 

growone

Well-Known Member
you seem to have a plant going bad, not sure what's happening - what soil do you have and pot size? can't recall if that was mentioned
 

Conorfarmer

Member
a plant going bad? the soil is just some store brand organic multi-purpose compost, and the pot is 3 liters.
and if i don't sort out this problem will my plant die?
 

growone

Well-Known Member
a plant going bad? the soil is just some store brand organic multi-purpose compost, and the pot is 3 liters.
and if i don't sort out this problem will my plant die?
i think your a ways from dieing, but some fixes are needed, not sure what yet
plant seems small to have used up all the nutrients, but some plants are fussier
reading is the best thing to do, and posting a new thread in the plant problems forum might help, some very good plant drs there
 
can someone help me out i have a plant that was flowering and my cfl light fell and landed on the top part of the plant and burned up the stem and a little of the bud and it only burned the vary top part of the stem but like its not crispy burnt its just brown in that top part where the bud is and its hanging down the side of the plant so i bandeged it up with a wef papor towle and the towle is holding it up right

IM WONDERING IF IT CAN HEAL ITSELF IF THE STEM IS DAMAGED LIKE THAT please help i have a video on youtube called EMERGANCY HELP PLEASE and theres a part 2 where u can see it bandeged
 

Los Muertos

Active Member
can someone help me out i have a plant that was flowering and my cfl light fell and landed on the top part of the plant and burned up the stem and a little of the bud and it only burned the vary top part of the stem but like its not crispy burnt its just brown in that top part where the bud is and its hanging down the side of the plant so i bandeged it up with a wef papor towle and the towle is holding it up right

IM WONDERING IF IT CAN HEAL ITSELF IF THE STEM IS DAMAGED LIKE THAT please help i have a video on youtube called EMERGANCY HELP PLEASE and theres a part 2 where u can see it bandeged
I know that a stem can heal from breaks or cracks, but I'm not sure about a burn. Saw your vid, I'd prolly just cut that little bit off.
 
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