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  1. shawshank

    2 CFL's 1 Plant UPDATED (w/pics)

    if you go to walmart or equivalent and get wrapping paper. as reflective as foil but doesn't create heat spots on your plant. or so i've heard
  2. shawshank

    When to take saran wrap off top of seedling/seed

    why is it on? if thats stupid then i'm sorry
  3. shawshank

    set up question

    perfect answer thank you. i have a hypothetical question now. If i took an o2 fish pump and put the tube into the soil, was thinking about put tube in before soil the put the tube facing torward the roots. I might need a o2 stone but don't think so. wouldn't this cause optimal o2 on the roots...
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    set up question

    cool, just to clearify tho, i should use 65k bulbs for the "start" seedling/vegging. the question i have is what light should i use for over the top to veg and grow?
  5. shawshank

    set up question

    so i made a cheap grow box out of a cardboard box(36" high x 12"wide) covered inside with the most reflective wrapping paper i could find( mytalic color, looks like foil) have hole cut for vent and lights, was planning on running a split socket with 2 27 watt 6500k CFls directly over the top...
  6. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    i have decided, the first try a loss:( But batch 2 will start after a few improvments:) now have a box, and a few more lights, getting better soil, i think the 2nd time will be the charm. wish me luck will keep informed of the progress.
  7. shawshank

    topping prob!

    at what node did you make the cut?
  8. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    oh ya, one more question how long should i veg for, my space is small so i was hoping to keep her at 4 foot or so. some advice on a timeline woud be cool.
  9. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    hey the advice was great just a few days later and she is growing like a "weed" lol. the color is still a deep green looks so pretty. but now i have noticed small leaves, i don't think thats the right word for them, where the nodes meat the main steam, its only 4 week old, about 2" tall, what...
  10. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    thx for the advice, i have a few more questions. how do you feel about "smoking" with her, and i heard something about putting ash in the soil for added co2?
  11. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    ok, so i turned off the 27 w cfl and the 70 w hps now running only 1 42 w cfl, at about 4-5 inches away. flushed with 2 litters of water, water came out looking green. so...........
  12. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    but i thought the more lights the better, and the closer the better?
  13. shawshank

    HELP! Wife against idea of me having a grow room..

    ok i have some advice. I was in the same boat. My wife was crazy aginst the idea. So i went out and got a couple of cfls. spent less than 20 bucks. she was still hesetant, thought it would coast to much to set up and run, plus police danger. Then i took her over to a friends house days before...
  14. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    does that cause the stunted growth, i only added the sticks after a week with no vertical growth at all, its at 4 weeks since breaking soil, or soilless, and is 1"-1 1/2"? the sticks did seem to help 2 days after first feeding added a fresh set of nodes, but the vert is scaring me.
  15. shawshank

    1st plant, need advice, please

    hi this is my first post and plant. i was wondering if anyone has some advice, i think i'm doing ok, just wondering. first, i have no ph strips yet, i konw this is important, i will get them soon i promise. i'm running 1 polar lites 70 watt hps 1 27 watt cfl and 1 42 watt cfl. If the only advice...
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