my new baby

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joeybl1987

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so this is my new baby. wanted to know what you guys think?

it is almost a foot tall.. been growing for 20 days now

jsut have it in a cabinet with regular house bulb running 18/6

thanx ppl :)
 

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sam41798

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how high is the light above the plant.
it is stretching soooo much. i would be purchasing some CFL's. your normal house bulb is whats making it stretch so much.

do you have an adequate fan on them. that will strengthen the stems of what you have atm.
 
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jasonm230

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joeybl1987 said:
so this is my new baby. wanted to know what you guys think?

it is almost a foot tall.. been growing for 20 days now

jsut have it in a cabinet with regular house bulb running 18/6

thanx ppl :)
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you should seriously invest in a couple CFL's they are insaneley cheap and the quality of light your plants will get them from blows incandescent house lights out of the park
 
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Xora

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That is alot stretching. And it could just be me but it seems kinda thin?
Do you have a fan running?
 
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joeybl1987

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i am working on the fan part now.. have some computer fans that i am tryin to hook up.. but doesnt seem that they can jsut be hooked straight into a wall socket without frying the fan

the light is about 6 inches or more above the tallest plant.. i have some cfls i was gonna put in there but dont have a way to raise and lower my light so i figured itd be best to wait until they got about how big they are now..

will one cfl be enough? or do i need to put more than one in the cabinet?
 
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its easy enough to rig a light raising / lowering system with string and a key ring even if you're just going to have a couple CFL bulbs hanging down, just tie off / wrap up the loose end somewhere and it will act like a pulley. I like the sun lift system (many diff brands). Fairly inexpensive, good investment.
 
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joeybl1987 said:
i am working on the fan part now.. have some computer fans that i am tryin to hook up.. but doesnt seem that they can jsut be hooked straight into a wall socket without frying the fan

the light is about 6 inches or more above the tallest plant.. i have some cfls i was gonna put in there but dont have a way to raise and lower my light so i figured itd be best to wait until they got about how big they are now..

will one cfl be enough? or do i need to put more than one in the cabinet?
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your going to need more than one looks like your in a decent sized cabinet or grow box there and have a hand ful of plants your gonna want a bare MIN of a half a dozen even 12 would be better good luck with the grow the bulbs are cheap you can a 6 pack at your local wal mart for 13-14$ and 17$ for teh daylight CFL's youll want for vegging which is what you should be using now
 
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sam41798

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once you get the CFL's bring to about 2-3 inches from the top of the plant. that will stop it stretching more.

let us know how it all goes. would be interesting to see how its growth pattern changes with a better lighting and fan system.
 
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joeybl1987

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jasonm230 said:
your going to need more than one looks like your in a decent sized cabinet or grow box there and have a hand ful of plants your gonna want a bare MIN of a half a dozen even 12 would be better good luck with the grow the bulbs are cheap you can a 6 pack at your local wal mart for 13-14$ and 17$ for teh daylight CFL's youll want for vegging which is what you should be using now
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the cabinet is only about a ft and 1/2 wide.. and 2 ft tall...
plants will have to be moved sometime soon to a bigger place..
but as of now.. with these small of plants..
how many lights am i lookin at?
 
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JTre

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Just with the fan problem. You said you had some old computer fans, if you have an old powersuply for a computer you can use that to power them. Just need to create the circut. google it but i think its about the 4th and 5th green and black wire. stick a wire or a paperclip in them and it will work.
 
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joeybl1987

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JTre said:
Just with the fan problem. You said you had some old computer fans, if you have an old powersuply for a computer you can use that to power them. Just need to create the circut. google it but i think its about the 4th and 5th green and black wire. stick a wire or a paperclip in them and it will work.
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not sure if i understand what you mean by an old power supply?
the fans only have 2 wires.. one pos one neg..
 
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jasonm230

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joeybl1987 said:
not sure if i understand what you mean by an old power supply?
the fans only have 2 wires.. one pos one neg..
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a computer power supply unit if you dont have one u can use old cell hone chargers are any 12v dc charger of any kind to run them , your gonna need more CFL's for them plants too :*( when you get the spare change grab some.
 
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joeybl1987

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jasonm230 said:
a computer power supply unit if you dont have one u can use old cell hone chargers are any 12v dc charger of any kind to run them , your gonna need more CFL's for them plants too :*( when you get the spare change grab some.
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thank you.. got an phone charger and had the fans running in less than 5 min.. great advice :)
 
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joeybl1987

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really would like a lil help on the lighting tho?

i am about to move all of my plants into a shed outside.. and i need to know if anyone can tell me good but cheap ways to set up a full grow room?
 
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jasonm230

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joeybl1987 said:
really would like a lil help on the lighting tho?

i am about to move all of my plants into a shed outside.. and i need to know if anyone can tell me good but cheap ways to set up a full grow room?
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define cheap how much money are you willing to spend on your grow room
 
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joeybl1987

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jasonm230 said:
define cheap how much money are you willing to spend on your grow room
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kinda depends..
considering this is my 3rd grow and havent had a succesful one yet.. im not tryin to throw a bunch of money at it..

im thinkin less than 200$.. or less if possible to get a decent grow for less
 
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