well... i just found this web sight, and sorry... most of you are wrong... apparently according to this tinfoil is more reflective than white paint.... which seems to make sense http://fins.actwin.com/fish/aquatic-plants/month.9702/msg00453.html anyone else got some sources of information that proves me wrong? rather than just saying random shit to confuse people.
ok just to let you know.... if it's green it absorbs light... it's why you did chloroplasts in biology... plus your not going to get hot spots because why would all the light instantly go to one point on the plant? that's just retarded and its something else you covered in chemistry, called convection... remember that? and finally the soil drying up? i have no drainage on my plants soil, so i just make sure i don't over water my plant. also covered in chemistry called osmosis. thank you good night, im here all week!!! woop woop!!! should have gone to school...tinfoil is farless reflective than mylar and can cause hotspots, putting foil on the pot is stupid, the bottom of the leaves dont absorb the light, the tops do, your just messing up your soil drying properly.
read the entire thread, you sir WINOk, so we've got a 2ft high box, mirrors and tin-foil, non-drainable soil, and halogen or CFL's.
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Sounds like a great grow.. Let us know how that works out.. After your 4 months of growing and your 6 gram harvest of shitty bud, let us know how it is.
Then after this grow shits the bed and you realize that, take everyone's advice here and do it correctly the next time.
i'd rather 6 gram of home grown than 0 grams ...Ok, so we've got a 2ft high box, mirrors and tin-foil, non-drainable soil, and halogen or CFL's.
Ahahhahaaa
Sounds like a great grow.. Let us know how that works out.. After your 4 months of growing and your 6 gram harvest of shitty bud, let us know how it is.
Then after this grow shits the bed and you realize that, take everyone's advice here and do it correctly the next time.
I'm not gonna even try to help you, your to foolish and stubborn, research this shit a little and youll see that its all reputable info thats been proven time and time again.ok just to let you know.... if it's green it absorbs light... it's why you did chloroplasts in biology... plus your not going to get hot spots because why would all the light instantly go to one point on the plant? that's just retarded and its something else you covered in chemistry, called convection... remember that? and finally the soil drying up? i have no drainage on my plants soil, so i just make sure i don't over water my plant. also covered in chemistry called osmosis. thank you good night, im here all week!!! woop woop!!! should have gone to school...
look on google, type "most reflective material for cannabis grow box?" You'll get tons of pages.......from tons of different sites all saying the same thingto be more technical, they stopped making consumer grade tinfoil after world war II, it is now known to the world as aluminum foil.
so you're all wrong.
i win.
look on google, type "most reflective material for cannabis grow box?" You'll get tons of pages.......from tons of different sites all saying the same thing
Shit, I quoted the wrong post! lol, sorry. I dunno how i managed to do that but somehow i ended up clicking on your post I guess.i think you misunderstood what i was trying to say.
I'm right there with ya man. I've been growing in a 1x2x2.5ft space and lined the walls with mylar the roof with tinfoil and I covered the soil with printer paper. The paper seems to work very well because the moisture can still leave the soil, the paper doesn't have an insulating effect on the heat of the soil, and it reflects a ton of light back up onto the plant! I'd suggest giving the printer paper a try it works really well.so iv'e been growing for a little bit now in a box, (when i say box i mean... BOX) it's about 2ft by 2ft by 1/2 ft. well i discovered tinfoil a while back and haven't looked back since, i covered everything in tinfoil, the whole inside of the box the plant's tub, and the top of the soil, and i pretty much found that working with such a reflective surface in such a small area means that my lumen levels are fucking off the chart for now, im using just a 40watt bulb normal energy saving. now iv'e been using 150 watt halogen before and i think that the lighting levels arent too far off each other, has anyone else covered their soil with tinfoil? originally i figured that my soil would get baked and so would my plant, well with the 150 watt it did, however the 40 watt i got a nice amount of light and my plant looks like it's having a good time XD the one problem i do have with covering the soil with tinfoil is that the soil will stay damp for a lot longer without all the moisture getting to evaporate off it, how ever so long as i don't get root rot im all good. XD
if anyone gets ' bored i sugest they try this to boost their light intake, and if anyone's had a bad experience with tinfoiling everything but their plant please post.
hmm good tip XD ill give it a try thanksI'm right there with ya man. I've been growing in a 1x2x2.5ft space and lined the walls with mylar the roof with tinfoil and I covered the soil with printer paper. The paper seems to work very well because the moisture can still leave the soil, the paper doesn't have an insulating effect on the heat of the soil, and it reflects a ton of light back up onto the plant! I'd suggest giving the printer paper a try it works really well.