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Blue Moon Sunshine said:
I used 200 watt plant lights. It warmed the space you lit up by ten degrees.  So, it was eighty-five degrees in a closet.  it didn't seem to help at all.  You could see the lights from a mile away.  You have to space the light duration about every eight hours for the first 2 months.  If you do more than eight hours of light for the first 2 months you change females to males.

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holy fucking god please tell me you're joking with this post.

if you do more than 8 hours of light for the first 2 months you'll change females to males?!?
if you do LESS than 8 hours of light for the first 2 months you'll RUIN your entire crop. most people do 18 hours of light during the first month or two and then switch to 12 hours. I've NEVER grown with less than 12 hours of light at any given point in the entire life cycle for plants and my lifetime seed ratio is about 75% female.

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81renaissance said:
BMS: That is straight misinformation.

FF: You can still do the 24/7 to 12/12 with a very low incidence of hermaphroditic qualities. Many growers (including me) still do that.

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Blue Moon Sunshine said:
You do the longer lighting periods after you've cultivated them for the first time.

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81renaissance said:
FF: Did you see the link I posted to help you out?

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feelfunny said:
is there a reason for only 18 a day? i alaways was told back in the day 24 hours so they keep veging till im ready to fruit. do they need rest?

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personal preference to be honest. I used to veg under 18 when I first started, then I did 24 hours for an entire cycle, then cut back to 18 again for heat reasons during the summer, and my current veg cycle is 21/3 ( don't ask me why, it just happened)

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Harry_Ba11sach said:
feelfunny; I would highly recommend that you invest in some HPS lights because in the end they will more than pay for themselves in increased harvest, but I certainly understand the appeal of wanting to try a CFL or LED grow, after all, experimentation is what makes this hobby so damn addicting!

here's my last grow under a home-made CFL array so you can see the kind of bud that's possible from just using Compact fluorescents
http://www.growery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/251624#251624

And Agmotes is our resident LED guru, he's got some VERY nice plants under 190W of LED right now.
http://www.growery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/262900

click his sig for his other finished grows

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Blue Moon Sunshine said:
Really they will just spawn of agar and WBS?  What is WBS?

I'd like to try it.  Do you just buy agar in the shake form from the grocery store?

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WBS wild bird seed

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11107710
the feelfamily agar tek
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11095532/gonew/1#UNREAD
the feelfamily color agar tek

you can see the agar in the jar

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81renaissance said:
I prefer to buy local at the hydro stores.
Less paper trail, and you support local business.
HTGSupply has some good prices, and if you're interested in quality over value, I really like hydrofarm products.

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yea i tried that before i came and there is one 168miles away maybe one day i will get out there

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Blue Moon Sunshine said:
I use indoor flowering lights one month prior for cultivation.  I only use them during the cultivating process.  A very minimal amount of light to dry them out.

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