Balls to the Wall grow, Riddleme Gets Serious

[Danielsgb]

hey riddle...i just came across a 100 watt phillips cmh...u think that be anygood? im debating goin to get a ballast seeing as there isnt anywhere i can go in country to get a digital ballast...but yea i can get a ballast for it itss a bit pricey just wanted to kno if i should bother with it or stop wasting my time...i mean i figure anything better than a 42watt cfl...also have a 250hps..

go to 1000bulbs.com. match the ansi number from the bulb to the ansi number on the ballast. it is a pulse start ballast on the low watt philips CMH, i have one so i know.

I think this would be the one you need, but like gumball said ANSI code is the key. You'll love the CMH. I have a 400W, 150W, 70W, and a 250W coming online soon. A 250W uses a HPS ballast so you could have one there if it's not Digital too maybe. It's under 250, they go to Pulse Start MH.
https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/7354/BV-V90D5932K.html
Hope that helps.
Daniels

 

[riddleme]

And I will say that some CMH is better than none

 

[DaveCoulier]

so, what are the advantages and disadvantages of shorter internodes? are there any disadvantages to shorter internioeds? possibly more mold problem if you dont have proper airflow?

It could possibly lead to mold, if the buds are dense enough, but invest in a dehumidifier if humidity is at a high enough level to cause mold.

As for advantages, shorter internodes will give you more full sticks of buds instead of nuggets of bud.

 

[rastadred22]

ight i think imma do it...she cost $180 here for the ballast...but hey if i can increase my yeild y not...but i ask cuz i only wanna do it if im goin to get my moneys worth

 

[gumball]

ight i think imma do it...she cost $180 here for the ballast...but hey if i can increase my yeild y not...but i ask cuz i only wanna do it if im goin to get my moneys worth

for $180 i think i would look at other options before i made the plung. maybe $180 for a 400 watt or a 250 watt, but for 100 watt? i paid $60 for mine, but i live in the states.

 

[rastadred22]

noo i have the light bulb that was free from my job...the ballast cost 180$ itsd my only option if i wanna run this bulb and therent arent any digital ballast sold here and im not bringing one in thru customs..and here prices are crazzzy! $150 a quater oz!!!!....u see y i grow lol! but we make alot of money as well so it kinda evens out...to be honest i dont kno anyone who even gets paid $10 n hour here even if they just started...but yeaa shipping sux so our imports are pricey!

 

[bobhamm]

So... there basically are no (easily overcome) disadvantages to shorter internodes. so far, it appears that warmer nights than days will shrink the internodal length,correct? up to a 12 degree difference in some species...true this is not with mj, but lets assume that its true, I have read similar in specific relation to mj so it seems reasonable. What else shortens internodes? so our(or at least A goal) is to shorten internodal length and increase trich/resin production. The UVB from the CMH will help with the trich resin. We've seen the growth rates from "making it rain" and basically riddles methods, how does this affect internodal length? Has anyone counted nodes on "finished" plants in general? very strain dependant? could you grow 3 foot full grown sativas if you could keep the nodes as close as possible? how close is possible? More nodes = more bud? boy I wish this was legal, how much fun could we have doing science ? not to mention smoking the results?

 

[gumball]

Keep humidity down in flower and you help prevent bud mold, shorter internode disadvantage #1 prevented! Somewhat at least. If your growing 2 liter bottle size cola's then there may be no help!!

 

[chainseeker]

Hey Riddle can you point me a direction to research a problem.
Some of the sugar leaves are curling downward. The
fans are great and everything is moving along nicely.
I've found plenty on fan leaf curling.
I was wondering if you covered this already and I missed it.

 

[riddleme]

Hey Riddle can you point me a direction to research a problem.
Some of the sugar leaves are curling downward. The
fans are great and everything is moving along nicely.
I've found plenty on fan leaf curling.
I was wondering if you covered this already and I missed it.

post some pics please and let's have a look

 

[chainseeker]

Cool!
Super Lemon Haze I found out like less than a 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of Jack's or maybe it's maybe just the phenotype.
12/12 from seed and I topped her to keep this pheno because I don't have much room to work with atm so I can't reveg.
The top is now a mother plant.

SLH

Sour Cream

But these aren't showing any curl at all

 

[gumball]

Your funny chain!! Yea those pins have no curl, only in your toes!!

My guess is a micro def, which one is tuff to say!

 

[gumball]

Your funny chain!! Yea those pins have no curl, only in your toes!!

My guess is a micro def, which one is tuff to say!

 

[riddleme]

Do you make it rain (flush every time you water?) cause it looks like too much N to me, but could be a lockout. Not familiar with the strain but I would flush and do a plain water (no nutes) after that then resume normal feeding

 

[chainseeker]

Done!
Flushed with 7.2 tap that's been sitting a few days.
I follow Jack's duo 1/4 teaspoon per gallon and about three feedings ago
I switched to bloom only. The leaves were curling before I switched.
I think too much N is a good diagnosis because I'm definitely guilty of using too little
water and therefore not flushing well enough. Plus I had been mixing bloom and all purpose
to keep the leaves a bit on the darker side. If you need me I'll be reading about making it rain

 

[gumball]

He has a great post about it on page 60 something of this thread! Its like hydro in soil, really!

 

[riddleme]

it's on page 32, here is a direct link to it
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/347914-balls-wall-grow-riddleme-gets-32.html#post4480637

 

[gumball]

Wow, really? Its amazing how fast these threads, and time, go by!! Thanks riddleme

 

[DaveCoulier]

So... there basically are no (easily overcome) disadvantages to shorter internodes. so far, it appears that warmer nights than days will shrink the internodal length,correct? up to a 12 degree difference in some species...true this is not with mj, but lets assume that its true, I have read similar in specific relation to mj so it seems reasonable. What else shortens internodes? so our(or at least A goal) is to shorten internodal length and increase trich/resin production. The UVB from the CMH will help with the trich resin. We've seen the growth rates from "making it rain" and basically riddles methods, how does this affect internodal length? Has anyone counted nodes on "finished" plants in general? very strain dependant? could you grow 3 foot full grown sativas if you could keep the nodes as close as possible? how close is possible? More nodes = more bud? boy I wish this was legal, how much fun could we have doing science ? not to mention smoking the results?

You can use plant growth retardants that block the synthesis of gibberellic acid. This will reduce internodal length, but I wouldn't bother. You've seen how tight the internodes are on my mostly sativa skunk haze using just MH.

 

[grnbutr]

Hi new to this and i just got done reading this from page one so I may be wrong on this but the guy from burmuda keeps saying hes buying a dig ballast for cmh I thought it was mag ballast for cmh I ask cause I am sold on this and was going to buy a hps for my flo room but not now? BTW This has been one of the best things Ive read so far for a bigginer thanks to all.