RC's Low-Budget Home Depot and Bagseed grow

[TorturedSoul]

Originally Posted by rc51sport

no just bagseed so its a mix male/fem thats why im debating in my head how many to put into dirt. i guess i can manage scrapping a couple fems if i have to?

There are things that you can do to influence your average I think such as cool temperatures and deep pots. I can't remember any more but there are a few. Which makes sense because in nature MJ doesn't need one male for each female. More like one for each 1/4 mile lol.

Originally Posted by rc51sport

question!... will the flowering bulbs help much with veg growth also?

Every little bit helps. But if you are using more (or exclusively) lights that lean toward the flowering spectrum you will have greater distance between the nodes.

If, OTOH, you use all 6500K CFLs and keep them right at the plants you can get some extremely tight internodal-spacing.

Originally Posted by rc51sport

just for the hell of it and out of curiosity...
what do you think would happen if i stuck a round clamplight reflector around the base of a plant while small (thru the hole in the middle) and let it grow like that, would it promote much growth or more branching maybe?

You'd be reflecting light onto the undersides of the leaves. They wouldn't really use it. And... Have you ever tried to pull a plant through a small hole after it's started to grow? It might end up staying there until harvest lmao.

[rc51sport]

Originally Posted by TorturedSoul

You'd be reflecting light onto the undersides of the leaves. They wouldn't really use it. And... Have you ever tried to pull a plant through a small hole after it's started to grow? It might end up staying there until harvest lmao.

that was the plan lol, i didnt know if it would help get light to budsites farther inside the plant?

[TorturedSoul]

Oh ok. I somehow got the idea that you were only planning on having the reflectors in place while the plants were young.

I've seen some plants with main trunks about the size of the hole in one of those reflectors but that was an extended-vegetation period and with bright lights. The Dremel Tool wasn't adequate for cut-down that year lol.

If you're using CFLs I don't know how much benefit you'd see from doing so unless your bulbs were pretty close to the reflectors. Since you are using them, I'd just try to hang them all around the plants as they grow. I've read a couple of grow journals that showed that good bud is definitely possible with these bulbs and I think they both had the bulbs surrounding the girls before they were finished. If those bulbs work great but only over a few inches, just stick them every few inches.

[rc51sport]

well i will be finishing the girls under a hps but at the rate lumens degrade it prob wouldnt be very helpful. i dont know, maybe one day i will try it, but maybe with a larger home made reflector

[l8tnightskunk]

Looking good! pretty good set up as well!

[rc51sport]

pic update, still need 6500k bulbs, the plants are still shooting straight for the 100w no matter how many other lights i have on them

[l8tnightskunk]

how close are the lights

[Vexer]

Looking good, I might move the lights a little closer though, looks like some of em are stretching out a little bit.

[rc51sport]

Originally Posted by l8tnightskunk

how close are the lights

lol i just pull them out for pics
with the size of my closet i cant get down low enough to get pics of them while they are under normal light

i keep them about 2" below the 100w 6500k CFL bulb with a fan on them
that light stays alot cooler too, i get it down to 77 deg under that one



-RC

[pan4gold49]

rc51sport your doing great.

Keep up the good work.

Pan4

[Ms.Fox]

Looking great so far. Good job!

[rc51sport]

Thanks Guys!


I just picked up more daylight bulbs, now i can spread them out a little more
and a have 6 more i planted a couple days ago waiting to sprout


4/20 plant

4/21 plant


i dont think my potting mix has any nutes in it, just says peat moss and perlite. can i start adding a very very tiny ammount of nutes every other watering at about a week old?

im trying to avoid adding nutes too early but the one cracked on 420 has some yellowish splotchiness to it. im not overwatering them im usually pretty good about that

on 4/20 plant








-RC

[Ms.Fox]

They look so pretty and green. Great job and good thinking on adding more light! + rep!

[pan4gold49]

Looking very good.

Your doing great.

Pan4

[tricome]

Looking very good!
Plants are healthy.
I don't think they'll stretch anymore. You'll really know when they start branching.
Your set up looks good.
Good luck!