My very first grow/CFL grow

cho0b

cho0b

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Claytronics said:
Yea I have a fan its on the left side. The plants are on the right side. Yea I want mylar just cant find it. Im still trying to figure out what I wanna do in my grow room. Lastnight my plants looked like they were depressed. Every leaf on every plant was saggin. I think it was cause I had watered them and they got to heavy. They look beter now though. Thanks for the help guys.

Here is a pic of my best plant night
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I think droopiness is caused by lack of water. When they curl upwards it is too much water.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Well I had watered them like 6-7 hours before that and they looked great. After I watered them like 6-7 hours later they looked like that.
 
morp

morp

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i just transplanted my largest veg to a bigger container and over watered accidently. same droopin as you got.. rar. typical. be okay in a few hours with a pinch more heat...
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Hey whats up everyone

Well everyting is going good still. Im gonna take pics tonight and post them up. I would have had them yesterday but this website is crazy sometimes. The plants look pretty good. They are getting big and full.
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Hey whats up everyone

I know its been a while but sorry im a stoner bum what else can I say. Anyways my plants are doin pretty good. I have added more lights. I now have 21700 lumens at 344 watts. I have a mix of 6500k and 2700k more of the 6500k though. There are a few spots on them here and there but so far nothing to worry about. I transplanted them into 10 inch pots and used organic soil to fill them up. I guess thats about it here are some pics


A pic of all 3 plants

A pic of all the lights

The "best" plant

The "second" best plant

The "sick" plant
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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I think they are getting close to a month now probaly like 25 days now. I think im gonna flower on the 45th day. Im still now sure though.
 
cyphercrash

cyphercrash

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One small thing... Cfls such as the ones in your picture do most of their light emitting from the SIDE so turning the bulbs so the side faces the most of the plant, and adding a reflector (a tin can which is awesome but not my idea) on each bulb to reflect and direct the light at the plant. they should stretch a bit less as in this pic of a plant with the reflectors but some strains do that anyway. That is a 15 inch diameter planter in that pic.




But keep up the good work! :)
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Well the pic you have on there isnt working. I think i understand what you are saying. Unfortantly there really isnt enough room for anything like that. What I want to do is like make a little room around all my stuff with some black & white poly. I just have to find some that is cheap. Thanks for the help though
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Well I just got done changeing things up. Everything is on the floor now so I have more room. Here are some pics.








 
cyphercrash

cyphercrash

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Just FYI, CFLs emit most of their light sideways, not from the top or front as Incandesants. If you place an individual reflector on each bulb, you will be directing more light onto the plants instead of lighting the rest of your grow room needlessly. Suggestion... Tin cans cut up so they wrap arround lightbulbs and direct light to the plant. Secure with electrical tape. As you can see from the pic reflectivity is very good, I had to manipulate the lighting just so it would not keep ruining the pictures with the reflection of light
 
Claytronics

Claytronics

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Ok im gonna get 5 cans for the front ones. Also dude you might want to take that pic down cause I can see someones diploma or whatever it is in the background.
 
cyphercrash

cyphercrash

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You are quite welcome. and Just want to say that the lights could do better if you patterned them sideways |^|v|^| alternating directions after adding the reflectors. Mine seems to work very very well.
 
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