Poorman's ridiculous micro grow( cfl ) ..PICS Seed 2 harvest (hopefully)

grimreaper1986

grimreaper1986

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KaleoXxX said:
i would use black tape personally, just because black absorbs light. i understand your using clear cups and want to keep your roots safe from light, but id suggest white paper, paper cups or red solo cups

looks like you have an idea what your doing, but i would have LSTed longer and veged untill you had bushier plants with more budsites. yields will not be good
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Mr. KaleoXXX thank u !..ur idea sounds gr8..i would put something white instead of the black tape n tape it with clear tape..

I only have the idea of wat im doin..dat is the problem..they never materialise into actions or result to be appropriate..i am not looking for yields ..i never get past this stage being a new grower...i just want to smoke a few joint of my home grown herb..dats my honest expectation of this grow given my knowledge experience and resources...and with your helpp i believe i can ROLITUP!!
Thanks for stopping by
 
KaleoXxX

KaleoXxX

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i feel you man, sometimes we just need to grow our own smoke. that being said the electric bill is not worth a joint of homegrown. i dont know what your climate is like this time of year but it would be cheaper and easier to have them outdoors

what problems did you run into that kept you from getting past this stage?
 
redwolf666

redwolf666

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KaleoXxX said:
you mean black paint?

NO dont use black, you might as well keep them translucent. black pots will absorb light and cause heat. not good for root systems
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lol ya i meant BLACK but u could paint them a green or a clay too, just needs to block out the light to the roots, sorry about my spelling, i went 4-wheeling and scratched my eye so everything is blurry:bigjoint:
 
grimreaper1986

grimreaper1986

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KaleoXxX said:
i feel you man, sometimes we just need to grow our own smoke. that being said the electric bill is not worth a joint of homegrown. i dont know what your climate is like this time of year but it would be cheaper and easier to have them outdoors

what problems did you run into that kept you from getting past this stage?
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Thank you ...i ran into root rot problems ...plants strted dying from the bottom leaves gradually..and i coudnt d anything..some plants also had a white bug (very small) in the soil....i dunno...i dont have a ph tester to...what can u expect..all of these gelled wit the perfect trait of being a new grower...
 
Ring'n

Ring'n

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Your grow looks pretty good to me (New to this myself)

Keep growing and please keep us updated, personally I like the big pics, I can see more detail in them.

Good luck and have fun with your grow.

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grimreaper1986

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Ring'n said:
Your grow looks pretty good to me (New to this myself)

Keep growing and please keep us updated, personally I like the big pics, I can see more detail in them.

Good luck and have fun with your grow.

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thanks mate...do stick around..things are definitel against me..the low space..low light etc. etc..but lets hope for the best..lets explore the minimum standard with wich we may grow indoors...
 
BuddaRoom

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The reason for your bugs (imo) - in all the pics your medium looks soaking wet which can harbour mites and would explain the reason for your plants dying off, mine look like desert sands sometimes it gets so dry, its best to be moist not wet .
 
grimreaper1986

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BuddaRoom said:
The reason for your bugs (imo) - in all the pics your medium looks soaking wet which can harbour mites and would explain the reason for your plants dying off, mine look like desert sands sometimes it gets so dry, its best to be moist not wet .
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thanks manfo stopping by and for the feedback...i suspect you are right..thankfully i have been carfeull with watering in htis grow...the reason for the wet pics is..my 12 12 starts at night ..so after 12/12 starts i do the usual maintennace watering misting etc.etc..that cud be a reason for the we appearance in the pics...i shud cut dwn on the misting tho....thanks.
 
grimreaper1986

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AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE VISITORS OF THIS THREAD.....

i got another Muffin fan today ..thant makes it 3 fans now..one exhaust..one intake..one circlation...would dat be too much for a small grow space like min...
the reason i got it is the 2nd announcement..i got one more 23 watt warm light cfl for joining the mission..i didnt want to take chances...what do your guys think..please help me out
the toal wattage would be now 23w + 23w in 6500k plus 18w + 23w in 24000/2700k (warm) which is = 87 watts
i sj\hould remind u the dimensions of my grow box wich is 12X11X10 inches ...what are your views regardin this...would the lumer/sq ft thing be observed this way...
 
Budda_Luva

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grimreaper1986 said:
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE VISITORS OF THIS THREAD.....

i got another Muffin fan today ..thant makes it 3 fans now..one exhaust..one intake..one circlation...would dat be too much for a small grow space like min...
the reason i got it is the 2nd announcement..i got one more 23 watt warm light cfl for joining the mission..i didnt want to take chances...what do your guys think..please help me out
the toal wattage would be now 23w + 23w in 6500k plus 18w + 23w in 24000/2700k (warm) which is = 87 watts
i sj\hould remind u the dimensions of my grow box wich is 12X11X10 inches ...what are your views regardin this...would the lumer/sq ft thing be observed this way...
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ey man im juss drroppion intoday n good job on ur grow keep up that LST u gunna need it but with that new fan u could probably put some more lights in there and keep the heat down IMO get the CFL'S that = 150 watt there expensive but worth it or if those light to big juss get like 4 smaller ones to fit in ur grow room make sure all of ur plants get plenty.. How much u got goin in there??/ oo nvm i see u already got 4 lights lol my bad... WHats the lumen out put on those lights did u save the boxes lol???
 
grimreaper1986

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AN URGENT QUERY:

HEY CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE..WHAT WOULD BE THE LUMER PER SQUARE FOOT OR FEET THING BE FOR MY GROW BOX..I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO CALCULATE
THE TOTAL WATTAGE BEING 87 WATTS {(23x3) + 18 } THE DIMENSIONS ARE 12X11X10 inches
 
WvMade

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Nice little setup ya got there you prolly won't yield much but it will still be fun!

Lst helps alot with these sort of grows check the sig i got a nice small grow going on i veged for about 3 weeks maybe less then 12/12
 
grimreaper1986

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WvMade said:
Nice little setup ya got there you prolly won't yield much but it will still be fun!

Lst helps alot with these sort of grows check the sig i got a nice small grow going on i veged for about 3 weeks maybe less then 12/12
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tHAnks man...dats just a make-shift setup..yeah i guess i wont be yielding that much..but thats not a problem..im not growin for yield...just call it passion combined with compulsion..the result is the grow that we have..i checkd out ur grow..it really nice.. Thank you again
 
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