Hey GC whats up. I've been smoking for about 5 years now and finally me and my buddy decided to grow our own plant. With no expericnce at growing at all me and my buddy managed to grow our plant a decent size and it is now time for the flowering stage. We picked up a florecent light bulb tube at our hardware store and stuck our plant in the closet with the bulb 2 inches above the plant for 8 hours day/8 hours night, Now again we know nothing about growing we are just going by guides we have read and word of mouth. The light bulb we are using is a 120V 60Hz 15W 192mA,whatever that means lol. Ive also added a picture of our setup. All I am asking is for help or advise to know that me and my friend our on the right path to growing buds succesfully. Any advise would help thanks a bunch
damn only 15 watts of light, you should at least consider getting some CFL's too (particularly soft white 2700 K) if ur using fluoros. also, do u have a timer attached to ur light, because i imagine how much of a bitch it must be to remember to turn the lights on/off every 8 hrs!!
yeah i do have a timer set up but you think i should change the light? the package the light came i says it outputs 60 watts but only uses 15,an energy save thing i guess
You should have at least 100 watts. Keep it in 18 hours of light a day and 6 of dark for the veg period. When you want to flower, switch it to 12 hours on light and 12 of darkness. remember that when you flower a plant, it will double in size. You might want some nutes and a pH tester for the soil.
There are some good threads in here that can help you out too. Just use the search tool. Good luck dudes!
If you are using 8 hours daylight and 8 hours night, what do you do with the remaining 8 hours per day? Or is your cycle really weird alternating between periods of 8 hours? I do say...wtf...please explain.
Yeah where did you get the 8 hour idea from?? I dont get it at all.... Get another CFL though for sure.
Also, you may want to cover up your pot, light getting to your roots will cause tons of issues. Just a tip.
i bet it will be male too, ok lets start get rid of that light its crap. 15 watts is nothing for the space it takes up, alright when it says produces 60 watt lights thats just saying thats how bright it shines 60watts of incandescent light. get some Cfls there small produce some heat there cheap and easy to replace. Now the pot, get a black pot cuz it will absorb more heat which will lead to promoted root growth, besides clear pots promote alage growth and that will kill roots/stunt growth. put some reflective material up even if its tin foil, emergency blanket is a thin type of mylar and cost about 2 dollars at wal-mart. roughly that is. thats about all i can say for the moment.