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Lithomunky

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Hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone had some advice. I gave up on the seeds so I put them in this pot, and one started growing. So, they're gonna have to fight it out. Been using tap water from the start. Probably really bad cause I'm in the city. What can I find around the house with a lot of Nit? 60 watt soft white bulb. and...light cycle?
 

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t0k3s

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Lithomunky said:
Hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone had some advice. I gave up on the seeds so I put them in this pot, and one started growing. So, they're gonna have to fight it out. Been using tap water from the start. Probably really bad cause I'm in the city. What can I find around the house with a lot of Nit? 60 watt soft white bulb. and...light cycle?
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well waters probaly least of your problems. first off your light needs to be way closer and it needs to either be compact fluorescent or tube fluorescent and im guessing u arnt up for h.i.d lights. normal incandescent lights wont work too much heat and wrong spectrum. just go to home depot or w/e and pick up a few compacts and have them about 2 -3 inces away 18 hours on 6 off or 24 hours w/e you want and with a fan blowing on the plant. and since ur using tap water let it sit out for about 24 hours to help rid of chlorine and get it to room temp.
 
bluntedinwarren

bluntedinwarren

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my advice...which isnt nice...is dont waste your time until you get a lil more ambition in your life...that plant is way too tall for the # of nodes and why not just start out some in sum 16oz cups...double gulp cup from 7-11 works well for the 1st month maybe longer and a cpl cfls from wal-mart is less than $10 and pots r cheap as hell so is soil...or if you really wanna keep this 1 then move it a lot closer to the light and ditch the other plant
 
bluntedinwarren

bluntedinwarren

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didnt see that you are using incandescent light.....thats horrible...im suprised it even sprouted...it will die soon with that light
 
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Lithomunky

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i'll get the light tomorrow. it's my first plant, and i wasnt expecting it, so i'm just gonna play around with it a little bit. i'll let ya know in about a week how it's doin. or if it dies.
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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Hey, go get some daylight cfl from walmart 6.50 for 2 bulbs. Put the bulbs around 2" from the top of the plant, keep the light on for 18 hours and turned off for 6. This plant is really stretched out so try to keep an eye on it. If it is still alive in a week or two try to put more soil around the stock. This will be a good challenge for you. Good Luck....
 
durban poison

durban poison

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Use this as an experiment, learn as much as you can so when you buy some serious seeds you won't waste them....
Good luck dude! :peace:
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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is that aluminum foil if it is i think you will read sumwhere that the way it reflects light will burn the leaves not sure if this is true with those little lights though i think you have allot of reading to do before you attempt a second grow. how do you plan to flower with what lights those arn't gonna do it. keep readn on this sight ppl will guide you im no expert but that looks like sumthing i would have done when i was 14 yrs old and probably did do. paint the room flat white keep the light close with a fan on it, don't over love it and learn from what you read. good day sir
 
anywhere311

anywhere311

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hey guys i got lights that are red and i think maybe green and they were for my lizard i had about 7 years ago that died im wondering if these lights will work?
 
XSiL3nTX

XSiL3nTX

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Looks decent to me so far. The only problem is that I would take that cactus or whatever the hell that other plant is out asap. Also, that stem is suuuuper stretched. I wouldn't doubt it if it would fall over the next day. Those 2 lights are decent for now. Also, take out the foil paper as they create hot spots and can burn the plant. Use silver/reflective gift wrap instead.
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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Ya, no foil, so that a good start.
bring the lights closer. get rid of the other plant and fill over with soil to the brim of the pot. The other thing is thoes lights look like warm or soft white. You need daylight 6500k cfls for vegging. Get if you can 26w/100w daylight cfl.
GLG
 
anywhere311

anywhere311

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LoganSmith said:
Ya, no foil, so that a good start.
bring the lights closer. get rid of the other plant and fill over with soil to the brim of the pot. The other thing is thoes lights look like warm or soft white. You need daylight 6500k cfls for vegging. Get if you can 26w/100w daylight cfl.
GLG
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u know those regular bulbs that say they are daylight bulbs on them are those good?
 
igstid420

igstid420

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looks similar to what im doing with the 2 into 1 light adapter, i have 4 of those setups in a 2 1/2 ft by 2tf 4ft high closet space.....i totally agree about switching to the 6500K lights, thats what i nned to do also, in using 8 26W cfl's 2700K spectrum, they WIL WORK but you;ll have a slower growth. thats a very tall plant to be that minorly developed. 1 theory....when it gets a bit more nodes in, transplant to a DEEPER pot and add extar soil to cover the long stem, will addd stability for when "she" wides up, just a thought, best of luck
 
LoganSmith

LoganSmith

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Hey 311,
In the veg stage the daylight cfl is the closest to a MH bulb. The rating is 6500K (blue spec.) The warm/soft cfl is closest to HPS bulb.The rating is 2700K(redish spec.) Good for flower.
Now the real question ? will this work?
The dl cfl that I use have about 1600-1850 lumens. each. and use 26w of power. x 6 bulbs = 9600lumesn-11,100lumens
The bulbs cost me $6.50 for two. x 3 = around $20.00
anyway- yes they work, not as good as a hps system.
Your plants will be smaller and probably weaker.
The good thing that I like about these is that they don't give off a lot of heat so you can use them a very small area which is good for stealth setups.
Hope this helped
GLG
 
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Lithomunky

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the "soft white" cfl's i have are 1600 lumens, just like your "daylight" cfl's. any comments?
is the rating still different?
should i keep them for later?
 
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