hello everybody im new here and i got a question.im growing in a gtr half stack with cfls and dwc system.and scroging them.there doing great.they were born sept 1 and im using lucas no major probs so far,my question is should i trim some fan leaves?these ladies are short stackin like crazy im mean no space between nodes[thats a good thing right?lol]i have a ton of branching for there age but my space is limited.my screen unfortanatly had to go on at 4 inches due to hieght restrictions inside the box ive started lsting the fan leaves but i just cant seem to get them down far enough.and i feel im losin light to the branching.i havent figured out how to put pics in the posts yet but if you look at my gallery they are there in all there glory lol.im running 8 6500k 27 watters and 2 2700k 27 watters total lumens is 15,600.fixin to add 4 more 6500k fri i hope.and take out the 2700ks i had them and had room in the light rig so i threw them in for more light.i can run up tp 16 bulbs in my light rig.but moneys tight so im using the bulbs i got for now.ive read not to trim then ive read to trim so im askin for help on this due to my size issuses with my cab the inside dimentions are 26 1/2 by 11 1/2 by 30 high.roughly 2.11 square feet of screen.if you have any thoughts,ideas,comments please let me know.also there is a grow log on this on indoor logs under orange kush cfl.thanx in adavance.
I'm certainly no expert. I'm on my first grow. But I have done some serious reading on this and other forums. From everything I have gathered I would say do not trim any leaves. The leaves are what gathers the energy to make BIG BUDS. Only if a leaf is looking really yellow then I would snip it off. Looking at your setup I would suggest to build a reflector for your top lights and get some more lights hitting the sides of the plants. That way those leaves on the bottom can get some light on them. Best of Luck, can't wait to see how it turns out!
Yea, cutting fan leaves is a no no, unless its yellow and turning brown and u kno its gona die, snip it from the trunk of the tree. The fan leaves is like the lugs of ur plants, its where they "breath" the most from. And for the light problem, pick up some mylar, excent product, never had a problem wit it and some brands reflect 95% of the light back to the plants for the leaves and flowers on the lower part. Good luck.
i wish i could do a reflecter but i dont have the vertical room to do so ive thought about side light but again i dont have the space that i wish i had.as the taco bell dog said about godzilla"i think i need a bigger box" next year im gonna do a wardrobe setup but thats next year.thanx for the thoughts man.any other ideas out there im all eyes an ears.
ya i wanna go mylar but alas money is a big issue as i am disabled,so i gotta use what i got handy iv had to be very resourceful in this adventure i only got about 75 bucks in the whole setup most of it was stuff ppl gave me or i had lyin around im not complainin at all with the progress ive made ive read alot about trimmin an all i was just wonderin if space limits would change the factors involvedif i had the funds id just put 150 watt hps an be done but again no cash,i grow because a.i dont like the pain meds they make me mean b. i gives me somethin to do and look forward to[it litarly gets me outta bed and forces me to so called care lol] c. it eases the pain and makes life bearable . i wish i was in a medical legal state cuz i got kids an all hence the stealth mode[sorta box isnt really done yet]thanx for the input any more out there?
You can try making these for yout top lights: http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/174565-how-cheap-cfl-soda-can-reflectors.html
dude thats awsome! thanx i will be making those as soon as i talk my buddy into buyin some beer lol i dunno y i didnt think of that before makes perfect sense,but thats also y i joined this site the wealth of knowlege on hear is amazing thanx again!any more?if u have input on my cab that would be great to,and how the heck do u post pics in these threads?i cant figure it out.
When you reply to a thread, just scroll down further and you see a "Manage Attachments" button. Click it. In the new window browse to your pics 1 at a time, you can upload a bunch.
awsome thanx man,i made those can reflecters pretty cool thing there and it lit up some more plant mass so thanx