Oh absolutely! CFLs definitely produce heat!Contrary to what many say, cfl's do produce heat..and while not uncomfortable to the hand, if the lights were an inch or two above like many say..it would dry out the top I think. Constant heat radiating from 2 inches away, 18 hours a day with a fan blowing on it..not much moisture happening then
I'll get there when i get the meter Yes, ive seen nice grows with cfl's as well. It may not be as great as with better lights, but if set up properly and enough of them, and plant is lst'd, it can produce a decent amout, even for auto's ive seen people get 2-3 ounces with cfl's..I'd be good with that for an auto
Me too! Although more make me happierI heard some people flushing too for flowering..i guess to rid previous salts/feeds so it has a 'clean' start for flowering? Being I only gave 2 tiny feedings, and always water to runoff..i don't think i'll be flushing. I need to get a tds meter to measure the ppm's in and out, I guess that would answer if a flush is needed. Though im not familiar with the numbers I'd be looking for
. Did you decide to cut back on light time? They looked happy last night!
I've just been reading through your journal. Your plants look very healthy. I've also noticed the leaves on my northern lights feel papery, strange. My Ph is okay, but maybe they've been getting too many nutes. I read somewhere that to lower the ph of run off, it helps to flush through a lower Ph. I'm growing in coco, so not sure if this applies to soil too. My oldest N/l is 36days old and she is sooo small and bushy, I can't see the stalk. Anyway, good luck with the rest of your grow
I bought a TDS meter last week and realised I was feeding my babies 3 x more nutes than I should. My trouble is a high EC of tap water, so it leaves little room for adding nutes that might help growth. I've read of people flushing plants too, just before full flower stage, but then I've also read others advising against it and preferring to flush with a low nute solution. I think flushing soil with plain ph adjusted water should be okay and helps flush out salt build up, but you'll get a better idea if you manage to get a meter. I paid less than £10. My EC going in was 0.9, but it came out as 1.7, which is way too high and apparently signifies salt build up. Those meters are def worth the moneyI heard some people flushing too for flowering..i guess to rid previous salts/feeds so it has a 'clean' start for flowering? Being I only gave 2 tiny feedings, and always water to runoff..i don't think i'll be flushing. I need to get a tds meter to measure the ppm's in and out, I guess that would answer if a flush is needed. Though im not familiar with the numbers I'd be looking for
Because of how they looked last night and even now..i will keep it at 18/6..all I did was bump it by one hour..so lights out at midnight rather than 1am and lights on at 6am rather than 7am. I noticed by 7am that my place isn't completely dark at this time of year..so id rather give them an extra hour of darker timeMe too! Although more make me happier
