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[Mark Marley]

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What are using for lights? Just the CFLs I can see?

Is it ok for light to shine from the underside of the plant so that it directly shines on the leaf bottom? The way I have my seedling arranged, I can only shine the Fluro tube from the top and the CFLs I had been also using cannot be positioned to shine from above b/c it is all located on a shelf over my sink and under the cabinet, and the plant is too big now, well, it's above the cup's rim so the CFL lights would shine on the leaf bottom right now.

Long story short, is it ok for light to shine from below? It looks like you have lights on the sides of the plant too. Everywhere in fact. How many lights in all?

This is only my 2nd grow ever so I don't know the answer, but I thought I read here or somewhere that light from below is not good, but then many growers shine light from everywhere it seems.

meh, your plant looks great. How many days?

 

[Pierceddwes]

Hello! i my name is wes and wanted to introduce myself. im 23 years old. im looking to buy a house soon and start growing, i enjoy growing plants of all kinds and hope to have a nice garden.

 

[F A B]

Hello! i my name is wes and wanted to introduce myself. im 23 years old. im looking to buy a house soon and start growing, i enjoy growing plants of all kinds and hope to have a nice garden.

hey wes welcome to riu

 

[sopboy86]

Hey Mark- I started shining the cfl's around the plant when it got too tall for a the lights above, you need all your light right above the plant, not going to do much when it's below the plant as far as i know. Right now i have 10 lights at the top and 6 around the plant. it's been about 90 days with about 30 more to go. Also i used molasses throughout the whole process. Superthrive for veg, bud blood to start flower, bonemeal and big bud for right now, and overdrive in a week before i flush.

 

[Zig No Zag]

I posted my concern last night ,but this AM the site told me it timed out or something like that. I am worried that I am doing everything wrong. I have read many of the growing tips and I'm as confused as ever. I am growing outside in my veggie garden and my girls are about 4 weeks old (clones). I bought 8 and I have already lost 2 of them. The first night brought them home I lost the first one (too hot). I am a ROOKIE! Just trying go grow some meds for my ole man.

 

[Weedz b Baked]

Hello Roll it Up members,

I've been a patient for about 2 years now and finished my first grow about 3 months ago. I've gone from doing nothing every single day to a hard worker, thanks to cannabis. I dealt with a great amount of nausea pretty consistently before using cannabis, but now that I'm a patient and medicate frequently, I live with what I consider a normal life.

I'm just waiting until I can set up my next grow for now, which has put me in a little bit of a pickle because most growers around me harvest early and don't flush properly. I've been making hash with most of the meds I've been receiving because it makes it easier on my lungs and throat. I bet this site can help me refine my bubble hash in no time. For now I'm just a weed nerd who enjoys looking at other grows but hopefully in the future I can be posting pics of my own. I also have a small obsession with high quality glass but that's beside's the point.

Can't wait to look over the site more, now that I'm a member.

Thanks to ones that read this,
Weedz b Baked

 

[AlaskaHashMan]

Hey everyone, I'm 3 weeks into flower and just realized that I've been growing everything under HPS for the entire time. is that going to affect my final product? How long before taking anytops should i start to flush with water only. I'm in soil and use 1 gal a day between 4 plants. in 3 gal. pots.

 

[F A B]

What are using for lights? Just the CFLs I can see?

Is it ok for light to shine from the underside of the plant so that it directly shines on the leaf bottom? The way I have my seedling arranged, I can only shine the Fluro tube from the top and the CFLs I had been also using cannot be positioned to shine from above b/c it is all located on a shelf over my sink and under the cabinet, and the plant is too big now, well, it's above the cup's rim so the CFL lights would shine on the leaf bottom right now.

Long story short, is it ok for light to shine from below? It looks like you have lights on the sides of the plant too. Everywhere in fact. How many lights in all?

This is only my 2nd grow ever so I don't know the answer, but I thought I read here or somewhere that light from below is not good, but then many growers shine light from everywhere it seems.

meh, your plant looks great. How many days?

no dude u cant light it from below u better get them lights back up top and if u dont have room u better make some

 

[F A B]

Hey everyone, I'm 3 weeks into flower and just realized that I've been growing everything under HPS for the entire time. is that going to affect my final product? How long before taking anytops should i start to flush with water only. I'm in soil and use 1 gal a day between 4 plants. in 3 gal. pots.

u shouldnt water everyday and the hps will work for veg
do u mean harvest top colas or just topping to get more main colas to grow?
if to harvest flush about 2 weeks before
if it is the other no need to flush till 2 weeks before harvest

 

[Scrotie Mcboogerballs]

Hey everyone, I'm 3 weeks into flower and just realized that I've been growing everything under HPS for the entire time. is that going to affect my final product? How long before taking anytops should i start to flush with water only. I'm in soil and use 1 gal a day between 4 plants. in 3 gal. pots.

Hello ASM, while growing under strictly HPS isn't going to fuck with your plants too bad I would def recommend using a metal halide for veg next time. Look into a blue MH for extra growth. It's just a spectrum difference that truly can make a difference. As far as flushing goes you should flush at least a week before you begin to harvest. If you are only harvesting from the top at first, it shouldn't take more than a couple days for your other buds to fill out after. 3 gallon pots, 6 gallon flush. Just try to double up on water pot size you have with water/plant. good luck!

 

[Mark Marley]

no dude u cant light it from below u better get them lights back up top and if u dont have room u better make some

lol, yeah, thanks. I thought so.

But under the cabinet and fluro tube light there is no room to position the CFLs.

I'm working on my stealth PC case. I've got it gutted, and will be installing fans, lights and reflective material ASAP.

 

[F A B]

lol, yeah, thanks. I thought so.

But under the cabinet and fluro tube light there is no room to position the CFLs.

I'm working on my stealth PC case. I've got it gutted, and will be installing fans, lights and reflective material ASAP.

them pc grows are a challege dealing with small space and high temps
no thanks i like a bigroom

 

[Mark Marley]

them pc grows are a challege dealing with small space and high temps
no thanks i like a bigroom

yeah, I hear ya. But I'm not ready for the bigtime yet, not sure I ever will be. And something fun about converting old PCs into ganja boxes..lol.

But another question about below lighting if you will. Will it damage the plant if some light shines from below? I mean, I repositioned the cup and other CFL after your post recommending to do so, but there is still a little light shining from below. Is that ok for now, until I get this in my pc box? I'm trying to utilize the 24" plant/aquarium wide spectrum fluoro tube I have above my sink b/c the other CFLs I have are all 2700K soft white, not the cool light, which I will pick up shortly.

 

[AlaskaHashMan]

yeah about harvesting the colas. why not water everyday? they get dry

 

[Mark Marley]

And, no doubt, a bigroom would be so cool.

 

[JimmyHamilton21]

Hello everyone new here just popping in to say high... I have a few years under my belt with growing outdoors but still a newbie by any means at the indoor game. I am focusing on indoor soil growing now under a T5 to start and a 400watt hps for flowering. Will be posting in some other threads to get some tips soon. Look forward to the help and meeting others.

 

[HapaHaole]

HELP! Fast...

I posted my concern last night ,but this AM the site told me it timed out or something like that. I am worried that I am doing everything wrong. I have read many of the growing tips and I'm as confused as ever. I am growing outside in my veggie garden and my girls are about 4 weeks old (clones). I bought 8 and I have already lost 2 of them. The first night brought them home I lost the first one (too hot). I am a ROOKIE! Just trying go grow some meds for my ole man.

Aloha ZNZ~

Can ya link us to the thread or pose the question (s) here? I think a little bit more info would help us help you. Size, age, (strain maybe?)medium planted in, nute/feed schedule (if any), light (full on or???), did you give em a chance to "harden off" a lil before puttin em outside? Anyway...

 

[Quicksilver 420]

Hi to all is my first time growing and i think im doing fine my temp runs btw 75-85 humidity btw 50%-60% i just got 1 concern i think my plants are growing very slow compare with others videos tha i saw. They r 3" tall stared 3 week of vege stage any ideas or tips will be nice thank u guys

 

[F A B]

Hi to all is my first time growing and i think im doing fine my temp runs btw 75-85 humidity btw 50%-60% i just got 1 concern i think my plants are growing very slow compare with others videos tha i saw. They r 3" tall stared 3 week of vege stage any ideas or tips will be nice thank u guys

what and how much lights
and how far from plants
post a pic also

 

[I Gotta Grow]

Hello,

I'm a total noob thinking about growing a few plants for personal use. I have nothing purchased yet and am going to try and do a lot of research on here before I jump into anything. I was thinking about building a grow box, maybe 2x2, not sure how tall. I am wondering about the location, can you tell me how well carbon filters work? Could I have a grow box in my closet with my clothes if it is well sealed with a good carbon filter or would it still stink up my clothes some?
Thanks for the help.