Haze plant Newbie alert!
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420penguin
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I know it's not easy to do, but you want to get those fluorescents as close as you can without them touching. and you might need to rig up some chains and hooks to lower those HPS/HID lights.
mogie
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That is unusual. You need to do some reading on proper lighting.
For (artificial) light, there is a law that always applies known as the Inverse Square Law. It states that light diminishes exponentially in energy as the distance is increased from the source.
A good example is that you might be getting 1000 PAR Watts at 4" from your light source, but that would change to 250 PAR Watts at double the distance (8"). This law makes it EXTREMELY important for indoor plant growers to get their light source as close as possible to their plants. The amount of light your plant receives is directly related to it's yield/flower density.
For (artificial) light, there is a law that always applies known as the Inverse Square Law. It states that light diminishes exponentially in energy as the distance is increased from the source.
A good example is that you might be getting 1000 PAR Watts at 4" from your light source, but that would change to 250 PAR Watts at double the distance (8"). This law makes it EXTREMELY important for indoor plant growers to get their light source as close as possible to their plants. The amount of light your plant receives is directly related to it's yield/flower density.
roor23
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Its approx day 15, give or take a few days. After reading responses, I've learned that these plants need some direct light. For plant 1 i elevated the plant. For plant 2 i hung it (giving it a LOT of direct sunlight) Is this good, or too close? heres the new pics.
Cheers
okay...well after about 5-6 minutes of this plant 2 started shriveling up so i took it off of the strings and its on the table next to plant 1
Cheers
okay...well after about 5-6 minutes of this plant 2 started shriveling up so i took it off of the strings and its on the table next to plant 1
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promised i'd check your journal - well not too bad a start. Bear in mind what the others have said. Now that you've lowered the plants you should be ok. Check out some of the lighting threads on this site as they will come in useful. Ideally you don't want them to stretch too much at the start as it will cause a weaker stem.
Best of luck mate!
Best of luck mate!
420penguin
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The test I've been told for HPS. Not sure if you have those or HID, but the test is to put your hand above the plant for about 10 seconds. It shouldn't be painful. If it is, then you need to move the light higher or plant lower.
roor23
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day seventeen isn't looking to good. One plant is all shriveled up and undeniably dead and the health plant has fallen over. I had to replant the big plant and water it. here are the pics It seems like it would have been better if the lights were still far away like they were the begining of day 16.
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ILoveUMaryJane
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Woah, sorry to hear that mate. To be fair though, all the advice you've been given is sound. Give some details - how much light per day, how much water how often, and nutes, air supply etc.
That's a shame dude. Would be well worth reading the lighting sections on this site as i mentioned before to gain some knowledge of the lighting you're using. Don't give up though. My first seedlings died too and you can rectify your growing conditions.
keep going dude and it will pay off!
keep going dude and it will pay off!
roor23
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i had the 2 150 watt flourescents a little too close i think. It looks like the leaves were getting burned. Fortunately the plant #1 picked up a little bit. But i still have a bad feeling about it. Im thinkijng of investing in a hydroponics system but im worried about flooding my closet. I kind of just water them whenever the soil looks dry. I only put about 6 drops of nutes in the whole time so far.
roor23
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That black fan is the only circluation i have i cant really find anywhere else to put it else than the floor. Also, how often should the fan be on? It was completely off when the plant fell over. Also i always keep the fan off when the lights are off. Should they stay on 24 hrs?
420penguin
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keep the fan on all the time.
I can't give you good soil watering advice. But your nute ideas seem a little risky. you should have a schedule from your nute producer that tell you what to use when.
I can't give you good soil watering advice. But your nute ideas seem a little risky. you should have a schedule from your nute producer that tell you what to use when.
masterhydro
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It may be that your lights are heating the room up to much. check our what the temp is, it should be between 70-85. Keep that fan blowing to get your stem stronger. I would sop giving it nutes and just give it water untill it gets a little bigger to make sure nothing else goes wrong. It could be that you are giving it to much nutes. You may want to check and see what the humidiity in the room is as well. You shouldnt be watering your plants but every 2-3 days. The soil needs to be dry some times so that your roots have time to breath. Hope this helps. Good Luck
