2nd Journal

[James 1st]

Nice LSTing there!

 

[doublejointed]

here is what the lights look like today....i keep adding or subtracting bulbs to find what works best

the 2 long 65/200 watt may not be there much longer they are to big

looking down from the top

 

[doublejointed]

 

[progreen]

Looking good DJ. Subbed

 

[dadums]

The 2 large bulbs are wasting light. CFL's give more off the sides. (unless you leave them low for side lighting later) Dollar store aluminum pans make good reflectors. I love the whole MacGyver setup.

 

[doublejointed]

The 2 large bulbs are wasting light. CFL's give more off the sides. (unless you leave them low for side lighting later) Dollar store aluminum pans make good reflectors. I love the whole MacGyver setup.

yeah the 2 big bulbs are just to big an heavy to mount sideways...but they are of the 6500K flavor and they add a lot of blue light into the box. for whatever reason it's not easy to find good 6500 K bulbs in the 42/150 wattage. the most important thing to keep in mind with ur reflectors is to have good ventilation,CFL's can over heat without air circulation

 

[doublejointed]

this pic is with just the 6 CFL's in the 2700K flavor

this one has the 2 6500K bulbs on too, not sure if you can notice the difference as good in the pics as here in person...but it really does make a difference

 

[doublejointed]

shes getting very bushy

i'll have to trim her this afternoon

 

[doublejointed]

i gave her a trim last night and took the weights off so she would grow up a bit. i need to put a screen over her but i want her taller so i have clearance between the container and the screen

 

[James 1st]

Looking good there! I like how you have the lights setup very innovative.

 

[doublejointed]

Ok, here we are at week 4. this little plant is growing like a weed...lol. i trimmed her 2 days ago and she grew back more leaves than i cut off 2 days ago.... i hate this predicament....do i cut off more leaves to keep the middle open to light ? do i let her go for a week or two so she will grow faster ?

well i cheeped out and bought a crappy screen to put in place for now...i looked high and low for some screen, with all of the crapp i accumulated in 54 years i had no screen...it was either buy a 25' roll of screen or this

 

[doublejointed]

when i put the screen in place yesterday afternoon it was at least an inch off the plant....this morn the plant is touching the screen

 

[exile19]

Looks good dude

 

[GreeenFingers]

I'm along for the ride

Nice work

 

[dadums]

54 Year old collection, that puts us in the same age bracket. Looking very good.

 

[doublejointed]

well taking the weights off her was a big mistake, she started standing up too much... this is what she looked like before i cut off leaves

so i cut a bunch of leaves off and tied her back down.

 

[doublejointed]

i took out the 2 big 65/200 watt and added 4 23/100 6500K plus 2 more 42/150 watt 2700 K for a total of 344/1300 watts

 

[doublejointed]

54 Year old collection, that puts us in the same age bracket. Looking very good.

well i may have exaggerated a bit dadums...i'm 54 yrs old and prolly didn't start accumulating junk till i was 20.... so it's 34 year collection

 

[doublejointed]

she bounced back nicely over night

 

[dadums]

well i may have exaggerated a bit dadums...i'm 54 yrs old and prolly didn't start accumulating junk till i was 20.... so it's 34 year collection

I kinda figured I only got a year on you. Wife thinks I'm a pack rat until I MacGyver something out of the collection.
She is looking very good.