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The Hemp Goddess
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mrkingford said:THG;
I have been doing much reading in the last 24 hours. Your last statement, "Quality bud takes time, effort, knowledge, and money.",
PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP!!!!!!
I only want to grow enough for me to enjoy, not to profit from or anything else.
I think possibly for me the best way is to buy 4 4ft. T5 54 watt lights for vegging as they are cheaper and dont require a ballist and buy a 400 watt hps kit from htg supply ( i've benn surfing their web site all morning, learning) and build a flower room in the closet in that room and keep the vegging outside of that room. I will also build an enclosure covered with mylar for vegging and cover the closet walls with it.
Currently i'm trying to learn about what nutes i need, how and when to add them and where to buy them.
WOW, it's a lot to learn, i thought i was done school after my 2nd degree, lol.
Dam, i wish one of those was in botany,lol !!!!
More pics to come, i'll take them after i'm done this beer, and a smoke of course.
I think the 4' 4 tube T5 is a good way to go--that is what I run for vegging. Every fluoro and HID require a ballast to operate. Some lights have the ballast incorporated into the bulb (CFLs), some have the ballasts enclosed within the fixture (fluoro tube fixtures like the T5 and smaller HIDs), and some have the ballasts entirely separate (most larger HID lights), but they all require a ballast.
Before you buy a light, post a link and let others advise you if it is what you need. I would recommend an air cooled reflector. How big is your flowering space going to be? A 400W HPS is good for a space about 3 x 3. I am also a big fan of Panda film over mylar. Mylar needs to be hung without wrinkles to reflect well. It is thin, tears easily, generally cannot be reused, and does not wash well. IMO, flat white paint is superior to wrinkly mylar.
Your plants are stretching really bad. Get the light closer and get a fan on them to strengthen the stems.