ShortRider Not enough light.??

Smiffy2k9

Smiffy2k9

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I have been flowering this auto for 5weeks now and its not budding up much, I posted in the Harvesting section and I got replys saying not enough lights.

I have 7 lights 5 23w 2700ks and 2 30w 6400ks, surly 7 lights is enough to flower 1 plant.?

Maby the 2700ks arnt exackly 2700ks as it wernt marked on the pakage but there alot yellower in colour than the 6400ks, could this cause the problem.?

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Foolet

Foolet

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Looks a bit underdeveloped for 5 weeks of flower.... You definitely need more light coverage and better reflection.
 
Smiffy2k9

Smiffy2k9

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its on day 125 from seed, 5 weeks of flowering, its my first grow so wasnt expecting anything brilliant and I didnt have all the parts for the grow when I started so things didnt go as wel as they should
 
Foolet

Foolet

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Smiffy2k9 said:
its on day 125 from seed, 5 weeks of flowering, its my first grow so wasnt expecting anything brilliant and I didnt have all the parts for the grow when I started so things didnt go as wel as they should
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Holy shit dude, that's terrible.
 
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mattman

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you def have enough lights, move them closer, they need to be 1-2 inches from the foliage... What are you feeding them, what type of water are you using and what pH is the water/soil.
 
Smiffy2k9

Smiffy2k9

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mattman said:
you def have enough lights, move them closer, they need to be 1-2 inches from the foliage... What are you feeding them, what type of water are you using and what pH is the water/soil.
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the lights are 1-2 inches away from the edges of the leaves, if I ,ove them closer to the buds the leaves burn, plane old tap water, up till now I havent been feeding them I got nutes yesterday just waiting for the soil to dry out abit so I can water with nutes, I have never checked the pH, dont have anything to check with atm.
 
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sirsmokealot1990

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Next grow try LST (low stress training), look into it. that will help with the amount of light you have. also reflective material. but if you LST your light will penetrate a little bit more evenly.
 
Smiffy2k9

Smiffy2k9

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sirsmokesalot1990 yeah I Lst'd a plant in the green house and it went crazy (turned out to be male) so will deffinetly be doing some lsting next time
 
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mattman

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The reason your plant is taking so long to grow is 1.) Lack of proper light over the foliage 2.) You are using wrapping paper, you can literally just tape White paper on over the wrapping paper 3.) You NEED to know your pH, a proper pH dictates whether or not nutrients will be absorbed by the roots, you just need a cheap 3-6$ pH strip box, real easy to use 4.) Your soil pH could also be out of wack, you need to add 1 tbsp of Dolmite lime to the top of the soil, and then water, this will help with pH.
 
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mattman

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also, go ahead and switch to all 2400k/2700k bulbs, just get the FULL red. Also, with autos sometimes 24/7 and 18/6 doesnt work all that well, try switching two 12/12 this will help speed things up. Your yield is already affected enough, so this won't hurt much.
 
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