Update:
Total days passed:53
Extimated harvest in:After day 65 to 75
Actually on week 8,started giving only water One week ago.
Leaves are yellowing slowly from lack of nutes I think.
Thinking of adding a reptile UV CFL bulbâŠany idea for my 2x2 feet tent?
@Gpaw @Eagles009
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Bumping up the UVA is supposed to increase resin production but I havenât studied it closely.
I think it is @Seamonkey84 thatâs been running CFL âlizard lightsâ 
in his cool & funky setup. He would be more knowledge and practical experience that I.
Using 30 watts/sqr foot as the target for light size, you must be getting close to that already�
Cheers
G
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I think so,i got 100-110 true draw led panel + 1 led bulb 21 true wattage as grow support
@Seamonkey84 please we require your knowdoledge if possible 
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Iâve been using a few reptile UVB bulbs since I got back into growing a year ago. I havenât done a bloom without them, so honestly I canât say if they make a difference or not lol. But depending how far away your trying to keep the lights from the plants, I use the lower wattage 13w âtropicalâ bulbs. The 13w has an effective range (for reptile uvb needs) of 6-8â, which is about as close as I put the lights on the plants. I going to try a set of desert bulbs, but my co worker who does lots of indoor plants and greenhouse work suggested they would be too strong, at least to start out with. Like when moving plants outside, they need to be hardened off and get use to the UV. I leave them on the full 12hrs of the light cycle.
The one blue colored cfl in the setup is a different brand, and has an even lower UV output. I put it where the newest plants are and where the side branches of other plants will be closer than 6â so it doesnât burn them so quickly. Yes, these will burn plants without them touching. 3x3 with 21x 15w household LEDs and 4 reptile UVB bulbs.
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@Seamonkey84 Amazing fine tuning friendâŠI donât know of It s worth to add UV in my growtent,since I donât want more thc or resin production,I search for more Bud site and flower production,Maybe far Red Is what I am aiming for?
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Just a reminder to everyone and me,that not everything bigger or taller Is Better,look at my Little plant,She has a lot more grams and beauty shape than her taller slim sister,she has very big boobsy,her sister Is tall and produces lot less compact buds.This Is how nature Is showing me "how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once , to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing the blind, deaf stone alone withï»ż nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.â
A beautiful quote from Chris McCandless,
gonna tag everyone along here.
Size doesnât matter at all of you know how to exploit every inch of your grow space.
@MoBilly @Eagles009 @Seamonkey84 @Gpaw
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Well, bigger and taller isnât everything, but not vegging long enough is also a waste of space when you have height to work with lol. This was the other side of the tent, the ones on the left are near done in this pic, not much for yield from them.
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What pots are you using brother?
Would those be the 5.5" jumbos (1.6L)?
Cheers
G
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They are just under 8â on each side, like 9â tall, and hold 1.5gal total. Theyâre labeled as rose buckets. I can pack 16 of them in a 3x3, but I stay within my household limit of 15 and that gives me space for a low hanging fan lol.
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To close my request,I can buy an Exo terra or Arcadia reptile bulb cfl to put in my grow tent on the right forniture showed in picture for house hold bulbs.
Considering those two Brands,actual total wattage (150ish),what CFL bulb wattage/UV nm or UV index should I use to be safe and productive?
@Seamonkey84
If itâs just the one fixture your going to add the bulbs to, Iâd go with the stronger bulbs which is around 26w, as they have an âeffective rangeâ of 12 inches from the bulb.
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Yes,the fixture holds 4 bulbs,2 are actually used,One Is for UV and Plan to direct It to both plants,raising the fixture a bit though
Also, donât know how many days keep Them before cut, Itâs 58 days from seed and the strain Is 10 week max seed to harvest
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Those dates are guidelines and averages, and usually lean towards the early side. Itâs part of the marketing, especially towards commercial growers that tend to harvest early anyway. Lots of them seem to start counting the date from bud formation and not from flip, so adding two weeks to those dates arenât a bad idea. Get a jewelers loop or a microscope, check the trichromes yourself and harvest based on cloudy/amber ratios.
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Most Bud Trichomes are milky
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Wait till they are all milky, I like seeing some amber everywhere too, but that doesnât always happen with my lights apparently. Iâve read some strains donât amber under some LEDs, but the effects do mature lol. Iâve been trying to wait till I see at least 10-20% amber, but some plants just donât turn even though they are into 10-11 weeks
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Got lot of ambers on the Sugar leaves and some on buds,but a lot more on the latter
This Is the bulb I Wish to buy:https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00101GDIG/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glc_i_PXH8X3G066231FVTNSMW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Iâm mostly using that same brand. If you using them more than 12 inches away from the plants, then go with the higher wattage desert bulb. If 12in or less, Iâd go with the tropical version. But I havenât tried the desert one myself yet.
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Well,today was a âchecking Trichomes dayâ,I noticed mostly milky,very very few clearish.Pistils are still White in One girl,the other Is half and half and some more amber.Since I donât want couchlock and I want more euphoric,Paint relief effect,day 70-75 seems ok to me,like 10-15 days to harvest.
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Is there any way to post a few trichome pics? If you donât want couch lock, and youâre already into amber Iâd be thinking sooner than ten days.
Again though, I canât see them. Either way, great job!
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