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mark pearce

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #1

hi,really need some help plz.ok i have 2 white rhino in a bucket each.i germed them usin the paper towel method,as soon as the taproot emerged i planted them in soil.they have both poped thru the soil now.do i now put them on 18/6 under my 400w mh or wait till the round leaves have properly opened?

 

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mrmadcow

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #2

I would keep them under a CFL until the first set of real leaves open. if your not running the MH for other plants,I would wait a few weeks after the 1st leaves,why burn all that power for so little when a few CFLs will do?

 

abberation

Active Member

• Sep 13, 2009

• #3

You can put them under the light if you want, but if you do put them further away from the light. Alternatively you can just put it out in on a windowsill until the leave have opened.

 

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brokeandwise

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #4

mrmadcow said:

I would keep them under a CFL until the first set of real leaves open. if your not running the MH for other plants,I would wait a few weeks after the 1st leaves,why burn all that power for so little when a few CFLs will do?

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Thats the way I do it. Do you have them under a humudity dome?

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #5

ive heard as soon as they pop u dont need a dome.if i used the 400w how high above would be ok?so leaving them on window sill would be ok?

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #6

cud i use just a normal lamp from my bedroom table?

 

allybam

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #7

m8 dont be cheap like your being told use your mh and keep it 2 foot away ive tryed with cfl and mh n hps and trust me they grow like crazy under ur mh or hps compared to cfl but if ya live in a sunny ass place id go for the sun option

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #8

thank u.i was thinkin about 1 metre but just worried it will burn the seedlings

 

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mrmadcow

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #9

mark pearce said:

cud i use just a normal lamp from my bedroom table?

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only if it is a CFL
a pair of CFLs on top of the plant will provide as much light as a MH 3 feet away. as a seedling it wont need much light so if you want to burn 400 watts,go for it
its another story when you get 2-3 real leaves and the plant can handle being closer to the light.

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 13, 2009

• #10

so a normal bedside lamp would be ok 4 the seedlings just until they get a few leaves?

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 14, 2009

• #11

any1 else got ideas plz?

 

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mark pearce

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• Sep 14, 2009

• #12

any1 else got help plz.just grown greenhouses church loved it great buzz great taste.wots there rhino like ive heard its hard 2 grow