alright so i got two 75 watt nuturelite bulbs but my main concern is if thts enough light for one or two plants this is my first grow and i just started germinating my seed like fiftenn minits ago its gonna be a soil grow with no added nutrients if i can help it. all comments will be read. and also please if you use lingo can u tell me what it means im a fast learner and have been doing reserch for the past six months. i want to start out nice and easy and small.
need an older grower to tell me if i made the right choice
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ChainSmoking
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I suggest reading these forums, search for answers if you need help. There are so many different aspects you need to concider first. How big you plan to veg your plants, if your using 2 75w lights you need to figure the distance from the plant they will be compared to your total height. How big are you growing these plants? The lights SHOULD work, but depends on a lot of aspects.
If your growing your plants in a closet or some small area, then yeah those lights might work, but it all depends. You want to go organic or what, I dont understand the point of nuteless soil for a firtime grow, unless you plan on adding all of the plants nutes yourself. In which case you will spend more in extra nutes than a bag of soil with them already in.
Biggest things you need to ensure you dont cause. !) over watering (I would say mix your soil 50/50 with perilite) 2) underlighting (Your already worried, its understandable) 3) Nutes and defenciencies (Self explanitory, these plants are reseliant, but they still need things just like you or I) and 4) Fresh air, proper exhaust(You need fresh air for your plants, just as you need to push the fresh air out). 5) Do NOT over love them! (You will learn by what I mean).
I know its overkill for your question, just my 2 cents.
If your growing your plants in a closet or some small area, then yeah those lights might work, but it all depends. You want to go organic or what, I dont understand the point of nuteless soil for a firtime grow, unless you plan on adding all of the plants nutes yourself. In which case you will spend more in extra nutes than a bag of soil with them already in.
Biggest things you need to ensure you dont cause. !) over watering (I would say mix your soil 50/50 with perilite) 2) underlighting (Your already worried, its understandable) 3) Nutes and defenciencies (Self explanitory, these plants are reseliant, but they still need things just like you or I) and 4) Fresh air, proper exhaust(You need fresh air for your plants, just as you need to push the fresh air out). 5) Do NOT over love them! (You will learn by what I mean).
I know its overkill for your question, just my 2 cents.
hey man i appreciate it all. yeah i want ot go organic ive heard its better smoke and i have this soil called garden soil?? its says three months realease soil so im sure it has nutrients in it and im gonna see if i just dissolve tht sol in the water for nutrients maybe?? like i said im new at this and just gonna see how things go and im not sure if aluminm foil is good for reflec ting the light either but i cvered the area with tht.
I'm not farmiliar with that soil but it sounds like miracle grow or scotts. If it is, it is not organic, and has timer release chemical fertilizers in it. I do not recomend this to start grow but if you must, its probably a good idea to cut it with perilite. The lights you have are fine but don't expect more than an ounce or so. Aluminum foil is also fine, it reflects a lot of light people are going to tell you it creates hot spots, but just shrug it off they're wrong. Tell us a little more about the area that you are growing in and we can help out.
so the exacts are 42 1/4 inches tall 10 1/4 wide and 22 inches long and im just growing for me really so an ounce is good maybe ill be able to get money for better bulbs maybe idk depends on what happens i guess but wat is the best fertilizer for organic?? i have a very low budget so i need something cheap
matthebrute
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well since he already lined his room with foil the best bang for his buck is to not take it down and buy white pain.
8-10 inch is a bit small, but 2 1/2 feet wide can fit a bunch of 8" pots and do a mini SOG and hope for a good number of females
SOG (Sea Of Green) baisicly small plants 1 main cola, can find plenty of threads on it explaining more
im assuming your growing in some form of a insert in a wall like a build in bookshelf or something?
also not familiar with the lights you said can you post a link to them so i can view them, if they are incandecents wich alot of places like to sell as "grow lights" they arent really good.
http://www.westinghouselighting.com/light-bulbs/incandescent-bulbs/reflector/75-watt-r30-incandescent-nurturelite-flood-light-bulb-3640200.aspx# these are exactly what i got and yeah it a built in shelf i just took out a shelf to make room for the growing baby cuz i know if she gets going shes gonna get going tall
juggalo grower
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bro if u r going to run a small setup go grab a cheep ass book by seemorebuds - BUDS for less growing 8oz. of bud for less than 100
i tryed this i didnt get 8 but i did get 6 and was some realy nice smoke thats just my 2 cents though hope it helps !
i tryed this i didnt get 8 but i did get 6 and was some realy nice smoke thats just my 2 cents though hope it helps !
skinitti666
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yes its enough but youd want more remember 65ook for veg and 2700k for 12/12
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
ale420, those bulbs are no good. Incandescents do not provide a suitable grow spectrum. You will be better served with two 42-watt (that's real watts, not "equivalent" Cool White compact fluorescents. cn
thanks man but you dont see many of those numbers on the bulbs i need all you see is the cfl wattage and the incandescent wattage i even looked for color of the rays adn it didnt give me tht and the highest wattage i can find is lik fifty actual watts for the cfl im thinking about buying some regular bulb holders and getting the y socket thing that screws in them and buy those lil cfl fuckers maybe grab three bulb holders equal 6 fifty watts cfl maybe three with 6500 k and three with 2700k and leave it at tht how does tht sound?? i want to make sure that ll work out and wont case a damn house fire
skinitti666
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hes right i tried to use one and it just created heat and major stretch for having to have to keep it so far away
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
If you choose 42-watt CFLs, two will be adequate (not plentiful, but ... adequate) for your space. "Will I get at least _____ weight" is a very difficult question to answer. Ideally, yes. However SO much depends on how talented, patient and attentive a grower you turn out to be. The first grow's goal is perhaps best not weight ... but completion from seed to bud, with lessons learned for running the next grow better. cn