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Pyro1711

Pyro1711

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Can I buy a 6500k bulb locally at Lowe's or home Depot? I went to Lowe's and bought a 6500k cfl, but it is a mogul base and I can't find an adapter from mogul to medium. Are there other options that are available without having to buy a complete setup quite yet? Just looking for a single bulb at the moment for when I bring her in from outside. Only a single auto that is 3 weeks old.
 
I didn't find them locally, so got them on Amazon. Not saying they are unavailable, but seem to be hard to find in person.
 
Yes, they are getting harder and harder to find. Dollar stores sometimes have them. You can also use the same spectrum LED lights just the same.
 
I've shopped that site before. If the price does not get you the shipping charge most certainly will. Never bought from them.
 
I got a 4 pack at Home Depot. They are 6500k 60w cfl bulbs. The 4 pack was $10. Bought a reflector and have it on her. How long do I keep her lit up?
 
I believe autos prefer 18/6 but I could be wrong. I read somewhere here that they should be on 18/6 light schedule. It helps to research your strain to know what it really demands.
 
I don't think it likes the light? Blackberry auto from fastseeds.. I got those bulbs and reflector yesterday, daylight starts to dissipate around 6:30pm here, brought it inside and put it under the cfl light about 12 inches above the plant. Plant in only about 3 inches tall. By 10:30 pm it was all droopy and leaves looked curled down. I turned off the light and looked at it again around 1am and the leaves had somewhat come back to fairly normal? It seems to like this cheap single bulb red/blue 40w led light that is the size of a spotlight bulb... Plant is about 2 1\2 to 3 weeks old.
 
Morning 1711, if she don't like the new light, put her about an inch or two away from your
seedling under all of your cfls, an leave the light on, 24hours a day.
 
I imagine the droop had more to do with the transition from sun to CFL rather than being an indication that they don't like CFL. Some strains really droop when the light goes down. If you got the correct CFLs the plants will like them.
 
Yes, so I would diagnose the droop as a result of moving from the Sun to the 60w light (Big difference to a plant). A lot of strains droop and perk-up in response to light intensity. That kind of droop is normal and not a problem.
 
My aluminum foil tent seems to be working! It has been under the light for 5 hours and leaves are not folding. I will try and find a splitter and build some sort of reflective wall around it. Once I get back to work I'm buying a tent and complete setup...
 
Yeah, tents are pretty cheap. You'll need something that is light proof for flowering. So you may want to consider this before investing too much in a make-shift tent. But aluminium foil works great in a pinch.
 
So an auto flower need to be on a different light schedule? I was under the impression that autos did their own thing....
 
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