Growing 6 Plants - Vegging For 4 Months

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

You can bury the stem. I haven't done this but I've read in several threads, various grow journals, and the Rosenthal book that you can.

Although many general questions can be answered through these forums, threads, faqs - I'd like to know specifically how many hours of sun do you get per day outdoors in April where you grow? Also, vegging for 4 months indoors you plan on flowering outdoors starting in april?

i should get around 12hrs of sunlight in april. i have them outside in veg right now i just plan on begging till then cause i want to see how tall i can get these. I'm also debating if i should top them once twice or not at all.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

How will this work for a reflector? I'm gonna use this till i make something a lil nicer.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

Its ghetto but it should work haha

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

i just threw something in that i had laying around to see if this kinda setup will work. ill make something a lot better latter.

 

[SmokerJoe]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

Use what you have on hand is always a good policy. When you do get something else remember mylar and titanium white pain reflect the best. Tinfoil works ok but every crease or wrinkle reduce its reflective properties and mirrors absorb about 25% of the light and are not preferred. As far as reflectors go for cfl you want a bowl or double wing shape and a horizontal reflector is almost always preferred over a vertical one.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

thats what i planned on doing make something with 45 degree ends and paint it white.

 

[BudBGrowin]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

Hey joe does the reflector block the fan? Do you see a significant change in bottom temps with the lights being so small or is there enough of an air gap? Also I you thinking of a way to make some reflectors for the side cfls I was thinking it might be possible to make some out of 2 liter soda bottles. Cut them down to make little satellite dish shaped plastic parts and paint them white? Just a thought.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

i put the fan behind the plants for now so its in the mid 70's. ill try that idea out with the soda i tried it with soda cans but got tired of getting cut from the share edges.

 

[BudBGrowin]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

I have a dome reflector for a shop light I use up top in my cloning rig. I picked it up at a hardware store in the lighting section where all the work lights were. I got the biggest one and it makes a great reflector for 2 cfls with a 2 way splitter. I think it was the 14 inch dome size with a standard light socket screw and a build in 8 ft power cord for like $13.

 

[BudBGrowin]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

It looks like this

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

i have a hood for a 600 watt light i was thinking of modifying to fit about 8 cfls in it. i got it for free so i might as well use it for something.

 

[CronicHempHog]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

Happy Munchday Joe

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

So here is an update of my plants. They are looking pretty good but i notice a lil yellowing of the bottom leaves. Not sure if its some kind of nute burn or just what it does when its a baby. I guess it could be over feeding cause I'm following the fox farm chart and it says to feed them, i thought you don't feed them when they are in fresh soil cause the soil has all the nutes that it needs but yet they say to feed it. I'm lost on that part.

 

[jaamzhow]

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Judging by the apogee of the sun and the shadow length, maybe its to cold in central cali to put them outdoors; but they look pretty in the sunlight as opposed to that alien world pink/orange.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

i keep them in a fridge at night i just put them out in the sun everyone once in a while to get them ready for sun.

 

[CronicHempHog]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

how I wish I could put my girls outside in the sunshine
they look happy in the sun man

 

[joedaddy805]

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y can't you put them out in the sun i thought Hawaii is always sunny and happy. I need to go out there for a week and relax and chill and do everything everyone does when they go to Hawaii.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

So my plants are dropping a little. I know it's not over watering cause i let the soil get pretty dry. Could it be from underwatering?

 

[SmokerJoe]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

It depends on if the leaves are overcurled or undercurled.

 

[joedaddy805]

Re: Growing 6 plants (Vegging for 4 months)

They just look tired just a Lil sag on them I'll post pic when i get home