limited growing how can i make the best out come

finnal

Member
ok so i have like no money so i cant really buy anything for my growing venture i only have 1 plant and wanted some sage advice. ok so i have my 1 plant in my loft where it only gets like 3 hours of direct sunlight but gets alot of indirect light throughout the day i used plant food nutes in the soil and water it on kind of a strange schedule because it dosnt seem to dry out very fast the soil i used was just regular potting soil used by other plants first kinda ground them up so they would be food. so far my plant is about a foot tall it looks amazing but it is 6 months old already and just starting to flower
i used neem oil to clean it from pests

i was wondering if anyone could give me advice to use things at home or close to free to improve my plant
 

jawbrodt

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Well, the most obvious thing, would be to do whatever you can do, to increase the direct light it gets. Right now is when it counts most....flowering. As far as feeding and stuff goes....ya said it looks "amazing", so it sounds like ya got that pretty well under control. Ya might wanna look into some training techniques next time around, or maybe a little LST to open up the foliage right now, that'll help yield.
 

finnal

Member
i found a way to get it more light but im going to save up and get a bulb does anyone know what the best cheapist light plus bulb set up and energy efficient
 

dura72

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cfls are the cheapest to buy and run but they only give u a limited amount of light, its just a 'you gets what you pay for'. you dont need to run out and buy expensive shit from hydro stores though, just get a peive if wood, screw sum light fittings on and buy suitable bulbs.
 

grizlbr

Active Member
cfls are the cheapest to buy and run but they only give u a limited amount of light, its just a 'you gets what you pay for'. you dont need to run out and buy expensive shit from hydro stores though, just get a peive if wood, screw sum light fittings on and buy suitable bulbs.
White fixtures called keyless are suitable for attic use/ that and closets. I would look for a deal on a six pack of compact cfl bulbs daisy chain as many lights as you want around your plant. Put a switch in an old work blue box. strip an inch of insulation at each fixture so 1 14-2 would run all lights, Same with the switch run your wire from power or plug thru old work box bottom to top only strip 1 inch of black wire cut and wire to both terminals of a $0.89 light switch from Kmart. Just do not screw keyless to metal works fine to wood 2x4 the old work box is just pushed into a hole you cut in drywall and screwed in place install cover and it looks like it belongs there. Any question about switch: the attic fan was remove when it quit. All of this can be obtained at HomeDepot/Lowes Just say you need a keyless for a closet in the light department Buy 1 of each look for deal on 6-10 bulbs and mix up the soft and cool white bulbs. And I can draw a picture of swith and fixtures. About like I type!
 
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