first grow: OG kush (the begining)

[Itsu]

w00t gonna go take a celebratory hit for learning.
XD

but yeah... anyone think the reflector thing is an issue? or its gonna fill out fine?

cause i feel like i should have like ... 8 lights on it and be pouring 5 different nutes in small ammounts into a big tub of water...

[Itsu]

Set up:









The Light:



timer:


Nutes:

[HazeSeeker]

Oh man ...you need some more lights ...
good luck

[Itsu]

thank you.

will add 2, 23 watt lights to the side, to the 100 watt ontop.

[HazeSeeker]

are you sure thats a 100w ?
Looks like 20 or so ... Maybe you can top that plant and clone the top part and try to have a bushy clone ... Pls add some light and once again good luck to you
some green ++ mojo for luck!

[Itsu]

say hundred on the packaging... and it was bigger than the average sized ones... gotta get a lot more light though?

[PHATBLUNT420]

dude your not the first one to fall for that one! s actually an 100watt equivalent to a regular old style bulb, its actually a 23W and ur ganna need about 5 of those

good luck hope you get your set-up going

[Itsu]

i could use the less expensive 20 watt ones? that come in like.. 6 packs? and use like.. 5-6 of them?

[HazeSeeker]

yes as much as you can ... more light = more buds
And you'll need some ventilation ...
Try to find on the packaging (lu) ...how many lumens ?

[Itsu]

thank jesus for thrift stores and half off sales at target.

got 4 more "100 watt" cfl's

so now i have 5, 26 watt cfl's.



2 are daylight with 1600 lumes
2 are cool white with 1700 lumes
1 is soft white 1775 lumes (or something cant remember the package)

pulled the sockets from an old lamp and used the pole to hold up the lights as well.



still think i should enclose the area, but idk




what you think?

[SouthernWeed]

Now your getting there...the plant was awfully leggy from a lack of light but it should stabilize a bit now. +rep for the do it yourself rig!

[Itsu]

woulda made it outta k'nex, but i thought that was a lil too family oriented.

i found a security blanket... i read that you can use it to line the inside of a box?

could i drape it around like a tent? would it help with light and humidity?

[SouthernWeed]

Originally Posted by Itsu

woulda made it outta k'nex, but i thought that was a lil too family oriented.

i found a security blanket... i read that you can use it to line the inside of a box?

could i drape it around like a tent? would it help with light and humidity?

I've never really heard of using a security blanket to line a box, but I haven't learned everything yet...If it were my space, since it isn't enclosed, I would consider jury rigging a tent from mylar to make more efficient use of your light. Shouldn't cost to much for a roll of mylar and a few 2x2 to frame a box. The nice thing about flouros, as opposed to HID lighting, is you don't have near the temp concerns, so unless your space is running warm, I would just enclose it with mylar, and put a very small fan in there to keep the air moving.

[Itsu]

yeah... go get a small 99 cent store fan or something to improve air...

im setting up a shade to enclose the area made from strips of the blanket to reduce the chance of hot spots and add just a bit more light.... then i can see if it helps in the next few days...

there are already a lot of new leaves coming in at the nodes it seems... i should keep better track with photos

[SouthernWeed]

Photos make all the difference...some of the people here are like mystics, with their ability to accurately diagnose a problem by seeing a pic.