ChatNoir said:I am planning to buy a lamp for flowering and my budget can only afford one lamp, mh or hps?
ChatNoir said:So it is decided! HPS! Thanks for the input! (though still wondering which to buy first, ppm meter or HPS...)
New_2_Chronic said:how bout if its in your budget and you want one setup...a switchable MH/HPS? then you just have to buy the bulbs...Get a 400 and they sell the MH bulbs at Home Depot and Lowes. you could run both....
The Hemp Goddess said:Since your children (we're keeping our fingers crossed for girls) are planted in soil, I think that an EC meter is less important that the HPS. However....you have a little while before you are going to need the HPS. You can do your entire veg with CFLs. I do my entire veg with T5 fluoros and put under the HPS when they are ready to flower.
Your plants look nice and green and healthy. Maybe using the cat method to top them was the way to go.
KGB30 said:Make sure ya get a switchable ballast HPS/MH
ChatNoir said:I'll ask the shop owner for that though I believe I will not need a switchable one, I am planning to make a perpetual growth operation.
KGB30 said:When I baught I Sun Hood & ballast I made sure I could switch betwean HPS & MH....
I would have both but two environments my wife would beat me.lol j/k
clanchattan said:revedge is ok but since you are doing a prepetual grow id do moms and clones by the time you reflower a revedged plant you could flower more clones and not have to deal with that pesky hermi problem that can be associated with revedging. and the hps is the shiz for flowering.
ChatNoir said:Will it be okay to flower males and females for breeding projects under CFLs and keep HPS for solely harvest crop?
ChatNoir said:Oh, that would be problematic... By the way have you tried revegging? I live alone in a huge flat so.... 240x270 room will give me more than enough space.
KGB30 said:No not yet... How is changing a bulb out buddy cause ya problems...
You change for flower... I have a wife any more space I take and it's my ***.
The Hemp Goddess said:Yes, but I would suggest keeping a mother and cloning, especially if you want a perpetual harvest. I love doing a perpetual harvest. I put a new plant into the flowering room every 2 weeks or so, so I can harvest one every two weeks or so.
If you decide to breed to produce seeds, the male will have to be really isolated to keep your other girls from pollinating. Pollen can really travel.
I wouldn't buy a switchable ballast if you have 2 rooms--it would be a waste of money. I think you may be surprised how well the CFLs will work for veg. Just make sure you have enough lumens for your sq ft.
ChatNoir said:Good idea! Keep a room for mothers, clones, harvesting crop and another for donors and their progeny! Thanks!
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