Help please !!!

streff420 · Jul 29, 2009

Hey RIU.........im a new member to this forums and is gonna start my 1st harvest pretty soon......im growing it in a closet that isnt very big but i just wanna get sum advice.....should i put up black paper all over the walls or like aluminum so the lights can reflect....and i need help for finding lights...i no wat type of bulb to use and evrything but i dnt no wat lamps to get and where...i looked online and say lamps that are specifically for growing plants and stuff but its expensive imm looking for lights that i can just hang from the ceiling of my clost.....ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED :confused:

SuicidalGuy · Jul 29, 2009

streff420 said:
Hey RIU.........im a new member to this forums and is gonna start my 1st harvest pretty soon......im growing it in a closet that isnt very big but i just wanna get sum advice.....should i put up black paper all over the walls or like aluminum so the lights can reflect....and i need help for finding lights...i no wat type of bulb to use and evrything but i dnt no wat lamps to get and where...i looked online and say lamps that are specifically for growing plants and stuff but its expensive imm looking for lights that i can just hang from the ceiling of my clost.....ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED

I dont know where you live, but i got some mylar (emergency blankets) from target, like $2.70 each, 53"x84".
Dont put black paper up, it will absorb the light, white paper would be better or you just paint your walls flat white.

DoeEyed · Jul 29, 2009

SuicidalGuy said:
I dont know where you live, but i got some mylar (emergency blankets) from target, like $2.70 each, 53"x84".
Dont put black paper up, it will absorb the light, white paper would be better or you just paint your walls flat white.

As for lights, if you can't get HPS lights right now, CFL's will work as well, and are cheap, available at Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, anyplace like that. Just be sure to get the correct color temp. for veg vs. flower.
Welcome to RIU and good luck!

streff420 · Jul 29, 2009

so which color temp should i get 4 the vegetative stage and the flowing stage ??

SuicidalGuy · Jul 29, 2009

Go here https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/107992-tutorial-growing-cfls.html

DoeEyed · Jul 29, 2009

streff420 said:
so which color temp should i get 4 the vegetative stage and the flowing stage ??

You want the daylight (6500k) for vegging and the warm lights (2700k) for flowering

DSoHigh · Jul 29, 2009

Sometimes instead of warm the color is soft. That's a problem that had me checkng bulbs in the store for like 2 hours. So if u see bulbs labeled soft white they are they 2700 k u need for blooming.

stumps · Jul 29, 2009

Color Temperature (CT) - Color temperature, which is measured in Kelvin, indicates whether a lamp has a warm, midrange or cool color appearance. "Warm" light sources have a low color temperature (2000-3000K) and feature more light in the red/orange/yellow range. Light with a higher color temperature (>5000K) features more blue light and is referred to as "cool."

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