hi newbee here help pls

[mickeyboy06]

i have three plants there a couple of weeks old and im useing to lamps with 60 wat bulbs will they be ok till i gett myself a proper lamp thanx

 

[wakebud77]

ya they wont grow that big and they will streach(long stem in between the leaves/buds) but they should be ok for a while. Just makesure you dont drop your lighting below 16-8 cause u dont want to flower with that low of lighting. when are you looking to get new lights? And what are you looking into getting? how tall are your plants right now? and what medium are you using?

 

[mickeyboy06]

there about 2 inches ive got them in my eletric cupoard with tin foil next week hopfuly im getten a light costs 50 pound

 

[wakebud77]

its not a problem then for a few more weeks. once multible sets of leaves come out then i would be a lil more worried about the light but its fine for now. I had a friend who used 2 20something watt cfl's to get his plants started then he would change them up to a bigger light. Do you have a fan in there with them cause after the lights the next problem will be airflow.

 

[mickeyboy06]

no theres a gap under the door will that be ok thanx

 

[Melissa]

why not put them on your windowsill till you get your light? eace:

 

[mickeyboy06]

i do love but at nite time i put the in the cubeart

 

[wakebud77]

umm... idk u could go pick up a really cheap fan and it would help

 

[RAD]

hey dude i know it was proberly a lot of messing about putting that tin foil up but it's not good it causes heat spots and doesnt really reflect light good..If the wall behind the tin foil is white take it down dude the white reflection is better than tin foil.(that is just my opinion bro).

Your new light should be good if its around 50 quid you shout make sure its a "high pressure sodium" or "metal hallide" ( sorry if thats spelled wrong im dumb).

one more thing make sure you have some sort of ventelation like a little fan blowing the air around in the cupboard and something to get the heat out ( you could proberly leave the door open but if your new light is a HPS it will be really bright and HOT. One other guy said get some CFL's (compact florescent bulbs) there really cheap from argos and ****, they will grow much better than normal bulbs.

Oh..the gap under the door wont really be good beacuse you need it to be really dark, all i did was put a big bath towel over the gap in my door.

sorry, that was a lot of reading..If you need any more help let me know bro..

RAD

 

[mickeyboy06]

thanx i took the tin foil down and put up wight backing paper im thing of taking the fan out of an old pc i have would that do for a fan

 

[RAD]

It will be good for when their young but you need a osolating fan in there some time...The osolating fan should be pointed at or toward the plants so they move in the breeze (this makes the plants strong and thick).

You need to try and figure out a way to get the heat out from the top of the cupboard and get fresh air in through the bottom of the cupboard, I used bathroom extraction fans. pretty cheap and they will do the job untill u can get somthing better..If i was you bro and your serious you should put all the money you can into kitting your room out prperly, it will pay for its self after the first grow. I spent about 200 quid (that i really didnt have!) on my room, i grew 4 plants and made my own smoke plus 800 quid on one grow!...trust me its worth putting the money in to get the right stuff.

Just be carful with that paper..If you have any white matte paint that works awsome!

P.S i think you live in england..you should go to wilkos or argos to look how much CFL bulbs are...trust me its worth changing to them from them 60 watt bulbs...

take care..

 

[mickeyboy06]

im from belfast m8 thanks for ur reply im just starting out hope it gose as good as urs m8 but sure wel see what happens