First Question, new to site.. germination is done now into soil lights on 24/24

[BOSTON BAKED BEAN]

After seedlingd split and I put into soil,, do I run the lights from now own even though they have not broke surace of soil... hace three cfl,s= about 6000 lumms in mirriored closet am getting a met hal lamp for flowering but am i goo so far
kris

 

[LEFTHAND]

After seedlingd split and I put into soil,, do I run the lights from now own even though they have not broke surace of soil... hace three cfl,s= about 6000 lumms in mirriored closet am getting a met hal lamp for flowering but am i goo so far
kris

welcome to MP..
keep the light on.. ... you should get an HPS for flowering.. MH is veg.. even then i still use the HPS for veg.. more lumens less heat..
so hope that helps
LH

 

[Locked]

After seedlingd split and I put into soil,, do I run the lights from now own even though they have not broke surace of soil... hace three cfl,s= about 6000 lumms in mirriored closet am getting a met hal lamp for flowering but am i goo so far
kris

Yeah I keep my cfl's on while they are under the soil making their way to the top...and like LH said HPS is a lot better for flowering...MH is used for vegging...I use cfl's while they are small and then they go right under the HPS when they are a bit bigger and can handle the strong light....and get rid of the mirrors...either paint the walls flat white or get some Mylar or panda film...from what I hve heard mirrors actually absorb some of the light...

 

[GeezerBudd]

I do like Hamster does. I run CFL's 18/6 though. I use HPS after they are so big and the rest of the way through.
Keep it Green!

Gb

 

[420benny]

Welcome bbb! Good first question. Keep thinking and asking away. You will get more answers if you post a pic now and then. It's true, lol We are bud pic ho's

 

[legalize_freedom]

Hamster is right the mirrors will absorb the light, rather than reflect them. Like he said, either use flat white paint, mylar, foylon, or panda film...get rid of the mirrors.

 

[DynaGlideGuy]

Welcome,
Like Hamster said, get tid of the mirrors. Flat white paint is the best bang for the buck. Keep the bulbs as close as possible to your plants.
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