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firemepoo
20-07-08, 11:31 PM
this is my plant so far in the grow room. i think it looks taller than it should be.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/firemepoo/grow/whole.jpg
any advise would be good!

this is how the leafs look
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/firemepoo/grow/top.jpg

i dont know how this happend to the leaf, any way i can fix it or will it grow back into is self?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/firemepoo/grow/badleaf.jpg

this is just a cool pic
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/firemepoo/grow/other1.jpg

sooo, does it look healthy? anything i can do to make not grow much taller but more branches??? thanksss

Bitterfly
21-07-08, 03:05 AM
well for a start tin foil is useless, flat white paint is much better, also get that cfl right next to the plant, ie centimetres away.

but to be honest mate your never gonna have any real success with a light that small unless your just mucking around, click the greens link in my sig and look for a 125 or 200W eco-light in blue spectrum, then if it eventually turns out to be female get a red version of the bulb!

microdot
22-07-08, 02:41 AM
What kind of light is that you've got? It looks pretty far away if it's fluro.

Ehnsayn
22-07-08, 10:58 AM
Your plant needs much more light, its tall because it is in search of light, try getting a higher watt bulb, you need around 400w per square inch for a good successful grow :mr:

walrus
22-07-08, 11:03 AM
Bloody hell!!

I am not going to get much then with only 400w per square metre roughly.

Ehnsayn
22-07-08, 11:18 AM
lol i apologize, i meant square foot, my mind was in the gutter :weed:

walrus
22-07-08, 02:19 PM
lol i apologize, i meant square foot, my mind was in the gutter :weed:

I couldnt reply to your pvt message. Is 400w per sq ft what you should aim for then?

My grow tent is 1 square metre, which I think is about 9 square feet (but Im not completely sure)?

That would mean I should be aiming for nearly 4000w in a 1 metre tent? That would be far too hot I think.

Opiate
22-07-08, 08:54 PM
I couldnt reply to your pvt message. Is 400w per sq ft what you should aim for then?

My grow tent is 1 square metre, which I think is about 9 square feet (but Im not completely sure)?

That would mean I should be aiming for nearly 4000w in a 1 metre tent? That would be far too hot I think.


Im pretty sure you don't need to pay attn to the wattage- Look for the lumens that the light puts out and you want 2,000 lumens / square ft.

Hashassin
23-07-08, 10:59 PM
Usually 50W of HPS per square foot is recommended.. seem to remember after a certain amount of watts (80W maybe) plants can't make much use of any extra light without adding CO2.

firemepoo
06-08-08, 04:21 PM
thanks, got my self a 400w hps bulb.