Light Challenged!

NunyaC

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This is my second grow, first time the plant only produced about 3.5, (of the most tastiest!) and I just learned that it should've been getting more than 12 hrs light so that may have been the problem... I also didn't know about making sure there were no light leaks...

Now I have some lemon skunk and great white shark babies that had their first true leaves 6/20, but were only getting 12 hours light until about 2 weeks ago. I believe it is why the leaves were only producing 3 fingers... Now that they are getting 24 hours (with the miracle grow and sunblaster listed below) the leaves are coming out 5 fingered...

I had a heck of a pain the butt kind of time trying to get these expensive (to me) seeds, so I don't want to give up on them... I think they are looking okay, now. I am trying to do the LST method and indeed, there are multiple sites that look like they may produce a main cola... Problem is, when it is time for flowering I have no clue which of the lights I have will be "most suitable" because I cannot afford to spend a dime on lighting until after Christmas, but am willing to try using something i have, lesson will be learned if these lights are not good... Am in the process of making a secondary location, lining with mylar and will be totally light-free for 12 hours. How tall should the branches be before putting them into flowering stage?

Here are my choices for what light/s to use for budding:

2 Yescom panels, 3375 lumen, white 7700
Miracle grow LED absolute daylight 4 ft strip, 5400 lumen
Sunblaster horticultural light, full spectrum 6400k
goose-neck "bloom" lights, LEDs: 26 (630nm)red, 14 (460nm)blue.

NOTE: my birthday is coming up and everyone keeps asking me what I want... if anyone knows of a good light for flowering that is under 100$ I may be able to get it...

Attached picture is in the hope of validation from someone that "they look like they'll be okay"
 

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Raspberrykiwi

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This is my second grow, first time the plant only produced about 3.5, (of the most tastiest!) and I just learned that it should've been getting more than 12 hrs light so that may have been the problem... I also didn't know about making sure there were no light leaks...

Now I have some lemon skunk and great white shark babies that had their first true leaves 6/20, but were only getting 12 hours light until about 2 weeks ago. I believe it is why the leaves were only producing 3 fingers... Now that they are getting 24 hours (with the miracle grow and sunblaster listed below) the leaves are coming out 5 fingered...

I had a heck of a pain the butt kind of time trying to get these expensive (to me) seeds, so I don't want to give up on them... I think they are looking okay, now. I am trying to do the LST method and indeed, there are multiple sites that look like they may produce a main cola... Problem is, when it is time for flowering I have no clue which of the lights I have will be "most suitable" because I cannot afford to spend a dime on lighting until after Christmas, but am willing to try using something i have, lesson will be learned if these lights are not good... Am in the process of making a secondary location, lining with mylar and will be totally light-free for 12 hours. How tall should the branches be before putting them into flowering stage?

Here are my choices for what light/s to use for budding:

2 Yescom panels, 3375 lumen, white 7700
Miracle grow LED absolute daylight 4 ft strip, 5400 lumen
Sunblaster horticultural light, full spectrum 6400k
goose-neck "bloom" lights, LEDs: 26 (630nm)red, 14 (460nm)blue.

NOTE: my birthday is coming up and everyone keeps asking me what I want... if anyone knows of a good light for flowering that is under 100$ I may be able to get it...

Attached picture is in the hope of validation from someone that "they look like they'll be okay"
A good light will be a sun system 150w HPS from amazon. Also.... next time, junk the miracle grow. Get yourself some Fox Farm Ocean Forest. Might be hard to find, get it online if it’s a must. But it’s WAY better soil than miracle grow. Miracle grow is good for tomato’s, not cannabis. Also... maybe use the sun system HPS for veg as well.. lol just my .02
 

Raspberrykiwi

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Then sun system HPS runs about 16,000 lumens. I’m running a 600w HPS and it’s pushing out over 90,000 lumens.
 

NunyaC

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A good light will be a sun system 150w HPS from amazon. Also.... next time, junk the miracle grow. Get yourself some Fox Farm Ocean Forest. Might be hard to find, get it online if it’s a must. But it’s WAY better soil than miracle grow. Miracle grow is good for tomato’s, not cannabis. Also... maybe use the sun system HPS for veg as well.. lol just my .02
Hi there! The miracle grow I mentioned is a light called a miracle grow full spectrum LED The only reason I bought it was because it said that it is good for vegetative state and blooming...but I'm not sure if that's true. I did buy some foxfarms soil and also some of that stuff I can't remember what it's called right now maybe bush doctor or something kind of expensive to me bag has a picture of a person with big hair... I think it may say coco loco LOL? I am going to go look at that link you sent now, thank you!
 

NunyaC

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Just realized I used half of the ocean forest in the greenhouse with the cukes and tomatoes... and used the other half in my marijuana pots, mixed with the bush doctor coco loco coir and perlite, that is what they are in now.. I also water them with a mixture of cow manure and guano. Will be adding this during repotting1599760066153.png
 
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