CFL Closet Grow For Me And Wifey

Unnk

Unnk

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ZipDriveX said:
Well I raised it a half hanger and turned the fan on low. Temps are now at 83 and dropping :)

Here's a before and after of the lights and my fav piece Shirley with the reminants of my last bowl
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lol me and the wife named the little test girls as well

Athena , Ophelia, Nix
 
ZipDriveX

ZipDriveX

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Decided to take a video of my grow area today and get some close ups on the plants. I know the heat, MG, and overwatering have taken their tole on them. Any other signs of problems or deficiencies anyone can see?

[video=youtube;XLjy_aLZJJ8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XLjy_aLZJJ8[/video]
 
Ieyezalillowi

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just wondering but do u know how big your are going to get these . and what you expect to harvest from them . lol .. just wondering :roll:
 
ZipDriveX

ZipDriveX

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Not really yet lol, still hoping they're all girls! But I plan to veg for at least 2 more weeks before flipping them.
 
Headhigh420

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matthebrute said:
A cat on here named Gastanker did some tests and put some really good proof up that tinfoil is actually better than mylar in some cases. the collars are made of aluminum so they create just as many hot spots as foil would right?

just trying to save ya a buck.

also they may seem really bright but plants dont have eyes and they will use that light + some :)
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You could use aluminum foil without a problem with no heat CFLs. I have done it many times. Mylar works best if using higher heat type bulbs. Hope this helps. :peace:
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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hey man nice vid, sorry taken so long for me to run my fingers been busy lol.

plants are looking great remember the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) your doing great!!
 
ZipDriveX

ZipDriveX

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Haha ya I'm tryin. I'm just waiting for them to start looking better at this point before I do anything else. They haven't shown much growth the past few days. They do seem to look a little healthier I guess but I'm not completely sure. Hard to tell when there's no noticeable growth lol.
 
montanachadly

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Alright i finally caught up man your heat issue for that size of plant just two cfls per plant works good with a hood to keep the temperature down i have a little rubbermaid tote that i start my plants in that i should show you some time i can get like 6 plants in there comfortable with them getting like 6 inches tall and the heat down to mid 70s you need if you could boost your humidity somehow you would be set
 
montanachadly

montanachadly

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if you used two bulbs per plants you could drop the heat and get the bulbs closer i try to get my cfls like an inch away
 
ZipDriveX

ZipDriveX

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Just checked em again before bed and looked at the tops closely with my new loupes and everything looks very healthy and green. Few more days now and there should hopefully be some picture worthy growth :)
 
ZipDriveX

ZipDriveX

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montanachadly said:
if you used two bulbs per plants you could drop the heat and get the bulbs closer i try to get my cfls like an inch away
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I'm too in love with my current 4-bulb-per-plant setup to change it now. I can deal with a little bit of stretch.

On another note it looks like my GH Flora nutes should arrive Saturday. Excited to get them even if I wont be using them for a while still. :)
 
ZipDriveX

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Nothing picture worthy to post up. They're just healing from the issues they had. All the leaves have fanned out good and have seemed to have gotten the "life" back into them. I can clearly see the new growth out of the top looking fresh and green so that's good :)

We'll see how they are in a week or so, maybe some pictures then. I've been keeping the closet door open all day with the fan blowing fresh air on them and it's keeping the temps perfectly at around 80* and they seem to like that. Other than that my nutes won't actually be here till Tuesday but whatever.
 
ZipDriveX

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Well I finally got my iPad so I can leave my iPod alone for a whole day or two and try to get some good time lapse videos over the weekend :) Stay tuned.......
 
ZipDriveX

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Ya my wife wasn't too impressed with the price tag either, but she stoll my laptop for her Facebook games and I needed something besides zooming in on my iPod to browse RIU with lol. All is fair in love and war haha
 
ZipDriveX

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Got the camera all set up and started recording this morning :) here's the ghetto setup for it lol. I have it set to take a picture every 10 minutes and play them all back at 5 frames per second (video will be roughly 20 seconds long ) Can't wait to see the end video!!

 
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