No dark cycle all weekend...

I left town for the weekend and I forgotten to set the timer for the lights to my babies. They had approx. 60 hours of continuous light. They're about 3 weeks into vegging and I had them on a 18/6 schedule. Will this change in cycle greatly affect the plant? Ex., cause too much stress in turn causing the plants to go hermi or male if by chance they are females?

i did that once . . . i dont think it will mater much . . look at my plant .. its a beast ha ha

Not a problem of any kind. When plants are vegging, as long as they get more than 15 hours/day, they can do their thing.

Damn, how old is that plant? Looks nice. The thing is with my plant is that when I came back from keeping them on lights continuously, they looked like they have a crazy growth spurt. I'm not sure if it was the l lights, the homemade CO2 I just put in, or the nutes I just started at 1/4 strength.

yup nutes co2 and light are a good combo haha my plant is about 3 and a half weeks old in my pics . . but right now its about a month old . .

Tell us about your home grown CO2... -ngtybear

well i did the cheap and easy co2 -couple table spoons yeast mixed with about 2 and a half to three cups of sugar in a 2 liter bottle with a pin point hole in the cap of the bottle . . .shake it up as much as you can for the next two days and you will have co2 for your babys. every time i give them co2 i turn of my fan and i shake up all the bottles and let out the burst of co2 onto my plants and then i put a blanket over my plants so it makes the co2 linger a bit . . i do that for about ten mins and then i turn the fan back on i do this like 2 to 3 times a day. . . haha on the weekend i was out and i couldnt do it . .and when i came back the leaves were all droopy . . but then i gave them co2 and the leaves just perked right back up hella fast i was like whoa!! . . . you can see the bottles in one of my pics in my gallery . . .and my plants are lovin it right now

For how long will the bottle contine to produce CO2?

Pretty simple CO2 setup I got. Just a 2 liter with a packet of yeast anda cup of sugar filled halfway with warm water. I got a small hole in the top of the bottle, although I'd like to find some tubings to go from the top of the bottle straight into the soil or right above the plants. I can tell the leaves have gotten greener since. I got another question too. I found this HPS bulb on Lowe's website and I'm not sure if this is something legit I could use, or some BS cheap light. But then again, can't be much worse than my CFL's.

I would not down play your CFLs. HPS is great for flowering, but CFLs in the right color will produce great results.

So would u say I need to pick up this bulb or not? It's only twenty bucks and if it could produce even half of what a regular HPS would it would be a steal.

I just bought 5 HPS lights with fixtures for $10 a piece at Lowes on sale. 3 150w and 2 70w. I would not spend $20 on a 70w bulb.

Also, you are in early veg growth (based on your pics). You want light in the 6500k range. HPS produces light in the 2100k range which is good for flowering. You will actuly get more useful light out of your CFLs at this time for less energy used.

Also, the fixtures will likely cost you more than te bulb. IMHO, stick with the CFLs for now....

ngtybear said:

For how long will the bottle contine to produce CO2?

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it lasts about two weeks before you have to make more

No I Always Leave The Light On 24 Hours A Day The Longer The Lights Are On The Faster The Plant Grows So That Means The Faster You Can Flower Your Plant. So No It Did Not Hurt Your Plant.

No it won't harm them when in Veg.