420blaz3it
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I only have 1 plant and my luck it will be a stupid male. But I'm praying
My CFL Set up First Grow
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CwHall
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Yeah im in the process of germinating the Cheese Bomb today .. But my girl is changing on me everyday .. i just got some perlite from one of my friends. Im actually going to pick up some blue dream clones this weekend .. YES!!
but here is my lady today
CwHall
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Thanks the growth on this plant is just amazing to me .. this is this morning.Impressive, she's pulling thru! Yeah just make sure you add that perlite to the dirt for those clones. The roots will love you for it and it'll loosen up that heavy dirt. Your well on your way Bro!
redbeard420
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Dude you should never use any of the MG soil for seedlings ever. It is way too hot for them. Use that type soil after they are established a little bit more. Maybe in week 3-4 of veg. Always go 18/6 veg cycle or u will have poor growth with the cfls. Also I would raise your lights to maybe 6" because you could be bleaching out the delicate seedlings. When u switch to 12/12 I recommend swaping out to a few 43w cfls that are between 2600-3000 lumin range. The spectrum change is better for flower growth. Ive learned all this hands on trial and error. I veg with cfl but flower using led and cfl.
Good luck bro and enjoy your garden.
CwHall
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Thanks for the advice .. I really appreciate it
Marcus Aurelius
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Your cotyledons are going to wither and turn yellow when they have sufficient veg growth to produce their own food. I've had some that yellow and wither after the first set and some that didn't until the 3rd.
CwHall
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Either way the plants healthy on its way.. Yeah I've been told not to worry about the cotyledons . My plants green and to see this thing grow so fast is amazing
420Hazza
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If I be you I would focus more one the light spectrum like using Couple 6500k cfls for vegg and mix of 6500k & 2700k cfls for the flowering
420Hazza
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About the vegg cycle I think it's useless having a few hours of darkness during vegg remember cannabis isn't a plant it's weed (like the ones that overgrow gardens) cannabis plant doesn't need to rest in vegg cycle. I used full 24/24 and I saw enormous grow just under single 80w 6500k cfl bulb (pineapple chunk Barneys farm)
Marcus Aurelius
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1. Cannabis is a plant. Common weeds like thistle and ragweed are also plants. In fact, cannabis is more closely related to hops (the flowering plant commonly used in beer) than it is a garden weed.
2. In nature your cannabis plant will naturally get cycles of darkness. Here's a decent break down of why an 18/6 is going to be better in MOST cases:
https://www.rollitup.org/t/biology-lesson.69404/
@CwHall- if your plants are growing then stick with your current light cycle and save some off your power bill. When I've used 24/0 the result has been tighter node development and for me the extra cost of running my HID setup was not worth it. Think logically- where in the world (with the exception of polar regions) would your plant receive 24 hour light?
420Hazza
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I can say the same compare us we get vitamins and minerals from food so why do we supplement them ? Naturally the plant has cycles of light/darkness so why do you start the flowering by triggering it by change of light period when you can just wait for the plant to flower when it's supposed to, I did it couple of times I get faster growing plants 6 hours gap a day =42h per week....
am more onto manipulate growth because that's when you can tap onto plants full potential
am more onto manipulate growth because that's when you can tap onto plants full potential
Marcus Aurelius
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Why? Because we're convinced by a multi-million dollar industry that we need extra supplements. Reality- most people consume enough vitamins and minerals in the course of a normal diet.
You start the flowering by changing the light period to simulate the changes in season a plant would see outdoors. Less daylight in the fall triggers a plant to make buds, which is why changing your light cycle indoors is used to stimulate the development of buds/flowering; http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1596.html
peacepipe2010
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Haha didn't you question my post about mixed light spectrum? And now your giving advice? Well at least your following what I shared with you lol hope you listen about lollipoping your plants as well
KY~GROW1
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See I was told this, but I kinda did it opposite I guess (stoner) but I had three 6500 spec and two 2700 spec during flowering and switch to all 2700 spec when I started 12/12. basically the same thing? bcuz my plants are growing amazingly now about a week n a half into flowering-just starting to show sex but too early to tell...
CwHall
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The 18-6 is working out really well I'll post pics soon. Thank you
caffeinated.chris
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Dude that thing is a beasttttt. jesus thats alot of lights haha. How many you have there? 12?
SpaaaceCowboy
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Haha thanks...no bro...I think I was up to 22 bulbs or something....it was right around 500 watts using 23 watt bulbs.....plus I have two 2' t5ho strip lights on the back wall.....those are 24 watts each.