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Thanks LA coming from such distinguished member as yourself that is quiet a compliment
Thank you Robert, dang two of 420's finest giving me compliments in one day. Hoping to stay humbleYou got some beautiful looking bud in there OG
Everyone can grow like me my friend, I was just lucky enough to start out with more resources then the average bear. The 420 community deserves all the credit for my garden, they encouraged me when I was down, they gave me advice and support when I stumbled and most importantly they believed in me and wanted me to succeed. As a community, it is 420's goal for everyone to succeed, not just the lucky few. Have faith brother, it will come.
Yes please always be safe not only with electrical but with unwanted guests who may frown on your medications.
My lord I laughed so hard I just sprayed my monitor with coffee. Yes, I must say my breeding techniques for spider mites is bound to become legendary in these parts
I agree, in fact as you start setting up your grow area, start your journal, that way if you miss something on say exhausting or air circulation we might be able to catch it for you before it becomes an issue for you down the road.
It is all good Max, we are family at 420. Asking a question is not really highjacking a thread, everyone does that and it is not considered rude at all. I know of no one at 420 who would object to being asked a question, though if you have 20 or 30 separate questions, the polite way to approach it would be to ask them if they mind stepping over to your journal to help you out. I am no expert by any stretch of anyones imagination when i comes to lighting. Though I was under the belief that ideal conditions would be a minimum of 50 watts per square foot. Not saying that 32 would not grow nice buds, just ideally you are looking for 50. Now obviously if you have more then 50 that is a plus in your favor but at some point, there is a maximum and adding more makes no difference, I believe the term is referred to as total light saturation. I believe that the 2 foot by 2 foot area directly under the light will be fine though the areas slightly further away will grow buds just not as dense as the 2x2 area. One cheap way to supplement your lighting is with CFL's The are in-exspensive to purchase and to operate. And that 50 watts per square foot is not mandatory. It just creates denser buds in that 2x2 area beneath the light. You should be fine for now and some day down the road, if you want more light, which eventually you will, we all end up wanting more to spoil the girls, get them when it is not going to be a burden on your finances. Growing is meant to be fun and enjoyable, but if you spend all your spare money on lights and on your electric bill, you will soon find that growing is not as fun and stress relieving as if you stayed within your means.
But as you can see from my garden, while the buds may not be as big as I would like, I believe I still did ok for what I had to work with.
That explains why your garden is always so amazingI run a marsll 400w in 4 sqft. Actual draw of 200w so I'm bang on 50w per sqft.
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It is all good Max, we are family at 420. Asking a question is not really highjacking a thread, everyone does that and it is not considered rude at all. I know of no one at 420 who would object to being asked a question, though if you have 20 or 30 separate questions, the polite way to approach it would be to ask them if they mind stepping over to your journal to help you out. I am no expert by any stretch of anyones imagination when i comes to lighting. Though I was under the belief that ideal conditions would be a minimum of 50 watts per square foot. Not saying that 32 would not grow nice buds, just ideally you are looking for 50. Now obviously if you have more then 50 that is a plus in your favor but at some point, there is a maximum and adding more makes no difference, I believe the term is referred to as total light saturation. I believe that the 2 foot by 2 foot area directly under the light will be fine though the areas slightly further away will grow buds just not as dense as the 2x2 area. One cheap way to supplement your lighting is with CFL's The are in-exspensive to purchase and to operate. And that 50 watts per square foot is not mandatory. It just creates denser buds in that 2x2 area beneath the light. You should be fine for now and some day down the road, if you want more light, which eventually you will, we all end up wanting more to spoil the girls, get them when it is not going to be a burden on your finances. Growing is meant to be fun and enjoyable, but if you spend all your spare money on lights and on your electric bill, you will soon find that growing is not as fun and stress relieving as if you stayed within your means.
You will be fine with what you got for your 1st grow trust me
In my limited experience, the usable area for LEDs is pretty obvious. With HPS, the light gradually drops off, but LEDs are so tightly focused, when you are slightly out of their footprint, you know. There's way more to it than light intensity anywho. Otherwise I'd be growing fire with 75W per foot.
