I guess im a different type of learner. I have been reading and honestly there are so many different suggestions and reply it (for me) becomes hard to decide whats right and whats not so right.Aliendifferentpost: 11952505 said:Sorry. You know what i ment. Ive read the ops last two threads and theyre not getting any "brighter", most people find the section theyre growing in by now in riu ( like hydro, stealthcab, fluorescent) and read up on thisearch by reading at least. Im also pretty sure shes been told like fifteen times she needs more light yet she refuses to listen.
Would a 400watt hps effect my power bill enough to notice the extra usage?
hardly. my 600 only ran my bill up $16 per month the last two times I used it
I really can't answer that for sure, but I don't think it would be too much.
sorry, i started here at riu as well. I used to click on the newbie central section and read all the threads, then the hydro threads cause thats what i started with, then go to the regular growing threads and read all of those, then i started adding and posting on threads. As soon as id come to an idea i didnt get id hit the search and search the hell out of it until i knew it inside and out. Now i just hang out here and try to help new growers out.
Nahh, theres a light cost calculator somewhere on the internet that will tell you how much it will cost. You can just pick 400 watts x 18hrs a day x what the cost of your power is per unit which is probably on the power bill and itll tell you the daily and monthly cost. Id guess around 10 bucks a month.
this set up would probably yield you 250 grams with a three and a half month veg. Easily.The plant is smart. It sheds the lower leaves as it grows because it knows that when bud making time comes, that it wont be getting lots of light down there and bud production will suck down there too. Giving less chance of the plant eventually getting pollenated by some by plant airborn jizz. So the bottom leaves drop and the plant puts more energy into the top where it thinks the jizz loads will be flying.
Another reason that plants will lose lower leaves that you may be guilty of is improper lighting. If the lights your using arent for growing, or are weaker than they should be, then the plant can lose the lower leaves. If your plants engine (the light) isnt puting out enough energy then the plant realizes that not all of itself can survive, so once again it focuses on the top of the plant in hopes that it recieves a giant bukkake of plant semen one day, so it drops the lower leaves.
So if you want the plant to do well id grab a seven gallon smart pot. A drip catcher. A 400 w hps light. Some easy one part nutrients and a bottle of calmag. And put that thing in a closet that you dont use. All that stuff will cost you around 400 bucks but youll grow that (well maybe not off that particular plant) in one grow. Then your set up cost is paid for and everything else is FREE weed. You can buy single feminised seeds online for like ten bucks or less and away you go.
Lol, that's my thoughts but deep down I figured the ease into it approach was best until she learns how to control her environment.
Good luck and keep us updated!!
Buy a freaking timer. Keeping lights on a regular patern is a MUST. They are cheap. It amazes me how everyone wants great smoke and are willing to try but they cut some silly corners.
Not enough
Thanks. Im going to get one.