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LadyGreen LadyGreen
6 years ago
Bit concerned about the yellowing of the lower leaves...seems that yellowing is normal during late bloom, but I have as much as 2 weeks - 1 month so the yellowing seems a bit early? The nute schedule already has no flora grow added. But we have been hit with a sudden cold spat with temps as low as 13 C. I hope things don't get much colder. Past few days smell is starting to develop, I'd say a piney scent. Filter is coping so far.
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LadyGreen
LadyGreenstarted grow question 6 years ago
Is 153w cfl/led lighting enough light to flower one plant? What is the minimum I need?
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6 years ago
So i used cfls in the beginning to get my plants big enough for the outdoor season and as seedlings i started with 1 60 watt daylight bulb, and slowly i increased it based on the size of the plant until i had 3 100 watt bulbs (daylight). I found my plants were stretching a lot. However with a good box setup, reflective mylar etc, i know you can get reasonable results with like 4+ 100 watt bulbs otherwise have many lower watt bulbs scattered at various heights. However you can make as few shadow pockets do. Possibly begin the grow with lights above and as the plant grows have some low down and the light above. Growing gets expensive, so just go off what your plant tells you, if stretching, add more bulbs. I dont see why the 153 shouldnt be ok for now. Ive seen good results with both the store bought led/cfl bulbs so i can only say experiment.
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grzesiek
grzesiekweek 8
cfl r good if u wanna grow ganja look alike.............................there is no way cfls will finnish flowering .........................u need average of minimum 550 PAR to flower....................😍
HighTV
HighTVweek 6
Im a sucker for DIY closets. have my like and follow 😁
HighTV
HighTV
Yeah that's for sure ladyganja! I use to dream of doing this so bad! I studied for a year or so before ever growing and I was fortunate enough to get decent gear on craigslist (i'm a cheapo) so I skipped this step. Part of me wished I had grew like this during that study phase. You really are making it work! I totally want a CFL setup like yours for sprouting seedlings (to save power)
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@HighTV, cheers! It really doesn't get much more DIY than this 😁
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 14
Like @CommanderCannabis said, don't worry too much about the yellowing at this point, however I would get your ph up to a 6 next time. Do you test the ph runoff? Tds/ec/ppm runoff? You are probably going to have to start your flush in a week or so, have you checked the tricomes? Pistils look about 50/50 which I think is about 2 weeks off, maybe 3.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@BeefWellingtons, ok thanks, the nute guide I am following said to keep ph between 5.5-6 so I will definitely be double checking the ph from now and do a bit more reading. Thank you for your help!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@LadyGreen, so the optimum ph for soiless is 5.8-6.2 or so, it's a range. Hydro is 5.5-6, w/sweet spot being 5.8, and soil grow is like 6.2-6.8, with sweet spot being 6.5... this is for maximum nutrient uptake. Feel free to investigate further as there is different schools of thought. But the biggest reason we see nutrient deficiency is from wrong ph which causes lock out, from what I'm told.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@BeefWellingtons, no, I don't test the runoff but I probably should huh. Is there a reason for a ph of 6? (just want to learn!) I have checked trichomes mostly clear. 2 more weeks at least.
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 12
I burned a lot of my tops before I supercropped the top colas. I had to do it as there was no more space and the buds were burning.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
Ok thanks for the heads up! I had a big emergency (more burnt leaves) LST session yesterday with pipe cleaners so I'm hoping that does the trick
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@LadyGreen, while it's not suggested, I had to do it else burn all my colas. You have to be very careful and they should be supported after so they can heal properly. There is also a technique to do it so it's not pinched so much at the site. I basically did it about a foot down the cola and bent at about a 65 degree angle. I was freaked out but it was that or watch my fat colas burn up on the light. It did add an extra 2 weeks or so to my grow, but in the end completely worth it. It was a last resort type of thing that worked out for me.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@BeefWellingtons, can I supercrop in flowering? Cos that's what I might need to do!
MrKeep
MrKeepweek 16
niceeeeee lookin good lookin good its getting so close now... shes putting on some nice weight too.. yeah i also learned patience.. plants are always consistent.. good day bad day sad day mad day whatever you feel dont matter. theyre just there growing. i dont know but keeps me in peace also kinda makes me forget why i feel in current way.. im one of those people that hates waiting. but knowing that no matter what i do i cant fasten the time or slow it down and that is okay too keeps me in peace idk plants are crazy or im crazy or everything is and isnt ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh happy growing ;p p.s i think you should pluk those yellow leaves they should just fall right off
MrKeep
MrKeep
@LadyGreen, oh didnt see this comment until now.. oh myy godd your plant is lookin dank..all those trichomes.. 120 quantum board? noiceee
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
Thanks man, plants consistency and forgiveness is a blessing, she just wants to grow. Often end up just sitting there looking her over. Crazy I could get in trouble for such a peaceful hobby. Hapoy growing my friend!
MrKeep
MrKeepweek 13
oooooo the bud are coming along nicely so many bud sites!! and those trichomess mmmmmm and bonsai mother plant?! i was planning to bonsai my plants so i dont have to buy seeds too!!! plants are so giving... plants are love.. weed is love...
MrKeep
MrKeep
@LadyGreen, growing mj really made my life better in many ways.. only thing i kinda regret is not knowing about how great it is to actually grow your own, but knowing that i have yearsss to be growing im so happy to look forward :) im so happy for everyone. Keep learninggg its so great!!
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@MrKeep, they sure are! I was surprised at all the lower bud sites, planning on making edibles so it all goes in the cannabutter! I started with 3 bag seeds, this was the only one to pop, so I'm so glad I got the mother/clones, and potentially hundreds or more clones, I can't believe I got all this from one seed!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 11
Nice defoliation!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@LadyGreen, I hear ya, I'm guilty of the same.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@BeefWellingtons, Thanks, I wanted it to be a conservative trim but it got quite addictive once I got going!
CommanderCannabis
CommanderCannabisweek 14
Try putting lump charcoal into a 6"container to help with odor control. Your buds look good. Don't worry about the yellowing.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@CommanderCannabis, Thanks I prob need some odor control when I am opening up the grow to feed so will try the charcoal.
MrKeep
MrKeepweek 14
yellowing in the lower leafs are perfectly fine your plant is just focusing on producing nice fat buds :) i know in the end of the flower the plant uses nutes from the leaves from the whole plant but right now its just taking some nutes from the lower older fan leafs so no worries. i also think this is why some people say dont defoliate so much cause your plant uses nutes from the leaves thru out the whole flowering stage. plant is smart they will do what is right for them also 13 C should be totally fine as long as its not a frost temperature they will keep going just fine unless they go from 57 C to 13 C then thats a different story sudden change of temp can shock the plant. but overall your plant is doing fantastic :) the buds already look super yummy
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@MrKeep, ok great as long as the yellowing is fine! This is probably as cold as it's going to get so I guess I will be ok. Yeah those buds are filling out nicely can't wait to smoke lol.
JerMeds
JerMedsweek 11
Nice cabinet, I have one too, check it out if you want growdiaries.com/diaries/18866-2-mango-bubble-cloud-auto You should try autoflowers. They are so much faster but not as much room for mess ups. You are doing great with the CFLs keep it up.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@JerMeds, cabinets are lyfe! Thanks will check it out! I would love to try autoflowers one day, it's getting the seeds (not many seed banks ship to my country) but fast does sound appealing! So far so good with the cfls, I think they might just get me through flowering. Yields well we'll have to see, will be an interesting baseline to compare to any upgrades in the future.
MrKeep
MrKeepweek 9
impressiveee yeah keep on it. looks great. i been doing some research these days cause i dont want to spend $$$ for growing lights when you can do some research and spend less. Im sure you know what spectrum you need like 5000k-6500k for veg and 2700k-3500k for flowering. I been just looking up in amazon like 2700k led 3500k leds and i see that some of the floodlights looks really good for growing plants. there is also some videos on people growing with flood lights ( i also will be making my own lights soon so i was looking things up a LOT) or search like 3000k cob led. Cob is the best for growing supposedly. I dont know if this help but hope it does! :P and again Happy Growing~~~
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@MrKeep,Hey thanks for the heads up!! I am definitely looking at flood lights and they look pretty awesome for growing plants. Will definetly be buying one and trying it out!
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 8
Wow i was looking back through your weeks and getting that pretty canopy off of those watts is awesome! Theyre not stretching at all! Amazing 💚💚
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@Experimentgreen, Thanks! Pretty impressed myself with the canopy it's turning out better than I imagined!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 6
You would need more height if you get the leds. I think you should continue with what you have. I run a grow under a powerful cfl and it's in a small growbox so I don't have a lot of room, but that's what is good about cfl is you can run them a lot closer to the plant than leds.
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
Very good point about the height. I will stick to cfls! Thanks mate.
FrostyGardens
FrostyGardensweek 4
Nice to see a DIY cabinet. The ones being sold on the market are extremely overpriced. Seems to be working just fine for you.
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 8
Plant looks happy so far, you got to be on the right track!
ORANGECRITICAL
ORANGECRITICALweek 8
Nice Cfl setup :)
grzesiek
grzesiekweek 10
if u wanna grow GANJA WANNA BE PLANTS..........................U can use cfl lights........or candles if u like..............................BUT IF U WANNA VISIT DEEP SPACE after using cannabis................u need AT LEAST 550 PAR.................................WITH FLUORESCENT LIGHTS....................... JUST CANT DO IT..............................👻
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@@grzesiek, for sure homie! Prob in the new year I will get a QB :)
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 8
Hey ladyG i loved the grow box video this week, thanks for adding that into your photos. I always love seeing peoples home made setup. Just for safety's sake....any chance you installed a fire alarm or anything like that? I might sound silly, apologies ahead of time, but a grow facility in my area recently had a gnarly fire and now that's always in the back of my mind. ✌️💚
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@Experimentgreen, Yes I have fire alarms installed :) Safety first!
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 8
hey lady ganga problem with CFL is the spectrum and its intensity, not enough of the required spectrum, but it'll work ! with CFL the more the better. If you can get bar lights in on the sides of the grow room at just below canopy level to reach any shaded leaves that's a good idea tooo ! another thing you can do with cfl is try to buy a 45° CFL COB spotlight and try to concentrate the light in a good way. Best is to move towards specialised LED COBs or boards or simply use a good HPS through a cooltube. www.youtube.com/watch hope this helps !
LadyGreen
LadyGreen
@CRiSPrGrow, thank's for the advice, yeah I will definitely be upgrading some time in the future!
grzesiek
grzesiekweek 8
try candles .....................u gonna get some co2