I actually have them sitting past the tip of the plants so they dont stretch. Cfl lights have most of their light output through there sides of the tube, NOT the tips. And the closer the better. I dont use soil, I have in the past but had limited success. I have a 20 gallon hydroponic ebb & flow system. Works awesome! Alot better than any soil I have used before, but its ALOT more work than soil but also you have more control. Also I found a way to actual "cool tube" cfls so I can actually have a few lights inches WITHIN the foliage so buds in the middle of the stalk fatten up. If you know how to use cfls you can get just as good as a yield as HID lamps. I use 26 cfls. Just might post up some pics of my setup soon.
hey my dude,you need to lower the ph PRONTO get the ph control kit from general hydroponics and lower the ph to about 5.8 AFTER you put the nutrients in,then i suggest using some aerogarden nutrients tabs to lock the ph in at 5.8 that way your plant absorb ALL of the nutrients....peace and smoke onOk, my main problem was the heat, it was around 35 to 40 degrees celsius. Now I have taken the heat down, with a water based A/C unit. The plants started growing. My soil is around 6.5ph and I am giving them TNT complex from hesi but in very very low doses. The temps are now 29c with lights on and 25c with lights off, here is the latest pic
They are in a hombeox small, the pots are big enough for the plants, as I do not want them to be bigger than my grow room. There was a pest problem once but I made an organic mix and spareyd them off and installed a peststop after that which gives ultrasonic sound and electromagnetic waves.
It is Gartengold soil, the green pack, it is ph adjusted to 5.5/6.5
You mean transplant to bigger pots?
