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  1. budautomatic

    CFL bagseed rubbermaid stealth grow box (lst)

    Tcurtiss is right. I learned about Root Bound the hard way, my yield dropped significantly and also had nutrient problems all the way to the finish line. If you cant afford the height for bigger pots you can make really wide pots from all sorts of containers. poke some holes in the bottom and...
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    different height plants with cfl??

    Yeah, i think im gonna just ride it out, its my first grow, ive learned a lot and will be doing my next VERY differently. Thanks for all your input guys
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    different height plants with cfl??

    I have drainage holes in the bottom of my homemade pot. and my one plant went into a 3 headed monster
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    different height plants with cfl??

    I started off with separate pots. and planed to stay separate, but i had problems with my grow box and made a bad decision... oh well ... live and learn right! the plants are very healthy, although not to full potential.
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    different height plants with cfl??

    I tried to seperate them when i was replanting into a bigger pot, but the roots were so tightly woven i thought it would kill the plants.
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    different height plants with cfl??

    Thanks for all the input guys, I also think the tall plant is male because it is lighter in color from the 2 other plants. I have the cfl's on a light reflector hung on a string so it is height adjustable, but this limits me to only one height. I dont have any space for more im using a night...
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    different height plants with cfl??

    I topped the tall plant about a week and a half ago, and the small plants have only grown a minuscule amount.
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    different height plants with cfl??

    This is my first grow with this box. i had heat problems at the begining and had to modify the box with a air vented light reflector ( homemade) But i scorched the plants when they were on their first node. Do you guys think i stunted the growth? BTW 3 plants are in the same big pot ( bad...
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    First Plants with Pics

    When your plants are just starting out and your lights should be on 18/6 or 24/0. This is your vegetative stage, and you should be feeding your plants with "grow" nutrients to stimulate fast growth. When your plants get big and you switch to 12/12 light cycle, This is when you switch to...
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    different height plants with cfl??

    I have 3 plants (unknown sex). one plant is 12 inches high, the other plants are only 8 inches high. My light fixture is 1 inch above the tall plant. I topped the tall plant at 11 inches hoping it would give the short ones time to catch up. I want to start flowering soon ( Micro grow) but...
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    Why do they look like this?(pics)

    I Agree! i always water my plant by weight. The plant needs its root system to be on a wet dry cycle. If the bottom roots are always wet it may go in to root rot.
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    Mylar or flat white paint?

    You Can run with mylar in a tight space if you have adequate Ventilation. I highly recommend a Air Vented light reflector for the cfl's. I built mine out of wood, cardboard, mylar, 2 cpu fans, and 4" dryer ducting.
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    Mylar or flat white paint?

    I had big problems with mylar on my microgrow. I droped 15 degrees when i switched to white paint. If space is limited then go with paint!
  14. budautomatic

    Does the NM value of a LED matter?

    "you could grow your own LED grow light" I meant to say build you own lol. i blame my vaporizer
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    Does the NM value of a LED matter?

    The NM or wave length does make a difference. Peak chlorophil production for veg is with a BLUE 460 NM LED and flowering is RED 650 NM LED. This means..... if you find the right place to buy LED's, know how to solder and calculate resister values, you could grow your own LED grow light at...
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    2nd week flowering bagseed w/ AMAZING pics!

    Really nice plant! keep me posted on how the molasses turns out
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    Does the NM value of a LED matter?

    yeah those are the lights i talk about. My grand scheme is to build a kind of octopus arm setup with leds at the end of each arm. and have them bendable like a pipe cleaner. that way the cfl's will light the top of the plant and the led's could light the bottom leaves and any low light areas...
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    Does the NM value of a LED matter?

    Oops lol. I meant for the spectrums to be the other way around. thx mmccrory Im just wondering if the regular blue and red non diffused t3 LED will actually put out useful light for my plants
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    Does the NM value of a LED matter?

    I have a microgrow box with 3 cfls. Ive build a custom air vented light reflector. There is no room for more lights, except if i supplement it with LED's. Now... do i go with warm white (3000k veg) and super white (6000k bloom) or can i use the blue led's for veg and red for flower. I have...
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