first grow ... am i doing ok dont be so mean plz its my first plant

davemon

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lol thanks man ... im still messing around with the picture stuff im still a noob at this... (PLANTS)
 

mazand1982

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hey man looking good, u need more light and way closer, the plant will stretch for light , as u can see, so more lights as close to the nugs as possible but not touching
 

ULMResearch

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Looks great and healthy but for denser nugs and higher yield you want more light. Either go HID or get more CFLs and move them closer, like 1-2" away. If you can keep the air cool enough in the area you can basically let the leaves grow into the bulb (or like 1/2" to it) before you move it.
 

Corbat420

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WWAAAY more light for plants that size. the buds are looking fairly good so far considering the lack of light, but soon you will be paying for it if you dont have enough.

everything else looks good tho. dam nice for a first successful grow...
 

davemon

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Cool thank guys ever lil info helps... maybe its just the angle of the pic but there like 2 inches away from the light but more like you all say ..about how much more?
 

mazand1982

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How much more light we talking about

well first thing u wanna do is construct something cheap to reflect the light down as much as possible...heres a 6 light cfl hood i use (and made) from a 99 cent turkey pan, some light sockets, hot glue and a chain...works excellent!...maybe one of these for the top like 4 inches away and since u have those little clip light things, station a few bulbs wherever the biggest nugs are that u want as much light as possible on... cfl bulbs lose intensity in a short distance and they have poor foliage penetration capability unlike HPS and MH bulbs...therefore u want as many as possible to be honest ...the sun gives off about 10,000 lumens of light at ground level on every leaf on a sunny day. those light put about 1300-2000 lumens per bulbs and they lose light right away,every single inch farther it gets it loses light output tremendously. so to match up to the sun u can imagine, what r we talking 50 or so bulbs per plant?...thats obviously way too much and unpractical but like i said, as much as possibleDSC02413.jpgDSC02411.jpg
 

davemon

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thanks how much lights we talking about tho
WWAAAY more light for plants that size. the buds are looking fairly good so far considering the lack of light, but soon you will be paying for it if you dont have enough.

everything else looks good tho. dam nice for a first successful grow...
 

davemon

Member
well first thing u wanna do is construct something cheap to reflect the light down as much as possible...heres a 6 light cfl hood i use (and made) from a 99 cent turkey pan, some light sockets, hot glue and a chain...works excellent!...maybe one of these for the top like 4 inches away and since u have those little clip light things, station a few bulbs wherever the biggest nugs are that u want as much light as possible on... cfl bulbs lose intensity in a short distance and they have poor foliage penetration capability unlike HPS and MH bulbs...therefore u want as many as possible to be honest ...the sun gives off about 10,000 lumens of light at ground level on every leaf on a sunny day. those light put about 1300-2000 lumens per bulbs and they lose light right away,every single inch farther it gets it loses light output tremendously. so to match up to the sun u can imagine, what r we talking 50 or so bulbs per plant?...thats obviously way too much and unpractical but like i said, as much as possibleView attachment 1683559View attachment 1683560
wow thanks alot i was thinking about that turkey pan too ... cool i will get right on that dont want to lose my plants :( i wanna learn how to hook up one of those hid lights tho
 

mazand1982

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wow thanks alot i was thinking about that turkey pan too ... cool i will get right on that dont want to lose my plants :( i wanna learn how to hook up one of those hid lights tho
to run an HID light its the next step in growing, mess around with cfl for a first couple grows and research more, using hid is like the saying, more money more problems, but in this case its more light more problerms,lol...hid requires a ballast for the light, the heat it gives off is a true new battle your not ready to fight at this stage and then u need more advanced growing techniques,medium, nutrients and ventilatiuon and odor control...believe me...just get some personal smoke, mess around and get the hnag of it first...if u wanna see my plants in my stealth cabinet u can click on the grow signature at the bottom of my posts... im about 2-3 weeks from harvest myself...drop a few lines if u like.
 

davemon

Member
to run an HID light its the next step in growing, mess around with cfl for a first couple grows and research more, using hid is like the saying, more money more problems, but in this case its more light more problerms,lol...hid requires a ballast for the light, the heat it gives off is a true new battle your not ready to fight at this stage and then u need more advanced growing techniques,medium, nutrients and ventilatiuon and odor control...believe me...just get some personal smoke, mess around and get the hnag of it first...if u wanna see my plants in my stealth cabinet u can click on the grow signature at the bottom of my posts... im about 2-3 weeks from harvest myself...drop a few lines if u like.
very nice bro i only wish :)
 

DinafemHazeAuto

Active Member
How many clf's r in there??Add 1 125w cfl per plant and ur good...When ur done with this grow and if u have 150 bucks bye a 250w hps if ur only doing a couple of plants, the heat aint that bad maybe 6-8 degrees above ambient..Make sure u have constant air flow 2 ...GL boss..
 

davemon

Member
now i got about 236 watts on my plants and about 2" away from the buds ...5x 42 and one 26 watt goin to upgrade that 26 to a 42 watt tho
 

davemon

Member
How many clf's r in there??Add 1 125w cfl per plant and ur good...When ur done with this grow and if u have 150 bucks bye a 250w hps if ur only doing a couple of plants, the heat aint that bad maybe 6-8 degrees above ambient..Make sure u have constant air flow 2 ...GL boss..
is that like a hid light or harder to fix up...
 
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