now that is just plain cool, kudos to you
Light Question
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secretweapon
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How big are said plants?
Add some more cfls, and you should be fine unless you have fucking monsters.
How long until the good light shines in the sky?
Add some more cfls, and you should be fine unless you have fucking monsters.
How long until the good light shines in the sky?
timeismoney1
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There in forecast sun from 7am to 530 pm.
Then cfl for 4 hours then lights out. But there about 4 day old sprouts. Very little but there actually doing really good! Growinging more and more each day. Perky happy n green. No stretching so far woot!
Then cfl for 4 hours then lights out. But there about 4 day old sprouts. Very little but there actually doing really good! Growinging more and more each day. Perky happy n green. No stretching so far woot!
secretweapon
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4 day old sprouts? Yea bud, keep on trucking with that 50w.
We are past the vernal equinox so you are getting more than 12hrs of daylight.... Even on a cloudy day there is more light outside than most indoor lamp setups... Did you actually read my last post? Mid-Summer lumen intensity should give you a clue..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight#Daylight_intensity_in_different_conditions
http://us.daylightcompany.com/information/lumens-lux/
BTW young shoots don't need direct sunlight, they do better in a shadier enviroment for the first part of their life..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight#Daylight_intensity_in_different_conditions
http://us.daylightcompany.com/information/lumens-lux/
BTW young shoots don't need direct sunlight, they do better in a shadier enviroment for the first part of their life..
timeismoney1
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Only till this 45 degree rainy weather is gone. I planted when temps were 75 degress... i was not expecting this cold windy shit for 2 weeks straight! Cant wait to get them in full sun.
But there first true leaf are a bit bigger than 1/4 inch. But each time lights go off they get a good growth spurt
But there first true leaf are a bit bigger than 1/4 inch. But each time lights go off they get a good growth spurt
secretweapon
Active Member
+1 for this Fucked up weather, it was almost 80 and now its 50.
timeismoney1
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You must be midwest like me
Try a sheet of glass and some bricks. Cover the plant with some light penetrating protection...even clear plastic sheet, and a piled up earth mini-dyke. Not in a hole 'cos they will flood.
You will find if you harden the plants, slightly and gently, at this young stage they will be more resistant later on. Too much monycoddling in early life will also lead to weak plants..
The trick is to try and imitate nature and at the same time giving them the best conditions to florish...
You will find if you harden the plants, slightly and gently, at this young stage they will be more resistant later on. Too much monycoddling in early life will also lead to weak plants..
The trick is to try and imitate nature and at the same time giving them the best conditions to florish...
