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how much did this whole operation cost you?

did you have to buy different light outlets or can you put those bulbs in a regular lamp?
 
ross said:
how much did this whole operation cost you?

did you have to buy different light outlets or can you put those bulbs in a regular lamp?
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Lol, like maybe 20 bucks. I use the desk lamps for when they're small seedlings, and then I move up to those clamp lights so I can move the lights higher.

I have 2 23 watt fluorescents and 2 42 watt fluorescents in there now, for a total of 8800 lumens. And yes, the CFLs screw directly into a regular light socket. The best light sockets to use are the clamp lights you can find in the extension cord isle of home depot or lowes. They're like 6 bucks and they come with a 6' extension cord and a clamp and round metal reflector. I like it better without the reflector.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.php?cat=42-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents
 
w00t! The dorset I planted is just ever so slightly breaking the soil. Like the back of the stem, kinda "n" shaped, it should unfold the rest of the way by the end of tomorrow. I'll take baby pics :onfire:
 
Txclosetgrower said:
Lol, like maybe 20 bucks. I use the desk lamps for when they're small seedlings, and then I move up to those clamp lights so I can move the lights higher.

I have 2 23 watt fluorescents and 2 42 watt fluorescents in there now, for a total of 8800 lumens. And yes, the CFLs screw directly into a regular light socket. The best light sockets to use are the clamp lights you can find in the extension cord isle of home depot or lowes. They're like 6 bucks and they come with a 6' extension cord and a clamp and round metal reflector. I like it better without the reflector.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.php?cat=42-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents
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cool, whenever i get my seeds from john (damn mail!) ill probably do something similar to this.
 
Txclosetgrower are you going to join the Big Jim competition?
It would be funny is us artificial light growers would win the competition :D
 
habman said:
Txclosetgrower are you going to join the Big Jim competition?
It would be funny is us artificial light growers would win the competition :D
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Nope, not this year. I already have way too many varieties to fit in the closet, I still gotta try most of these before I get some new seeds. I'll have to plan ahead for next year :)


That dorset is completely above ground, already turned green from white and has its two little bitty leaves that are still shaped like | instead of a leaf. Hard to believe anything this small will be responsible for causing severe cases of ring burn in the future lol. I planted it last monday evening, and it started sprouting sunday night. So just under a week. Not bad, considering how long it says it can take peppers to germinate. So far I've gotten lucky, nothing has taken more than a week to break the soil. Those peruvian chiles only took like 4 days.
 
Dorset baby pics, as promised:


Check out my LST'd (low stress training) pepper:



This is the closet:
 
See that little ball? Is that what becomes a flower?:


Jalapeno has gotten the biggest. It likes its new pot:


See how LST'ing minimizes height and maximizes light distribution?:
 
ABurningMouth said:
That "jalapeno" looks like it has habanero or some kind of C. Chinense, leaves. I am not trying to cause trouble, just observing.
Tony
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Its a Tam Jalapeno #1 according to the bag of seed I got from the feed store. Its leaves are just curled for some reason. They start off straight and normal pepper looking, then they curl under hard. I used to think it was because something was wrong, but it doesn't seem to be un-healthy and the leaves look fine other than the curl. Except for a few bug holes, but I fixed that problem.
 
I was just now studying your pics, and I think it's just because they are grown under such bright light I guess. I've never seen pepper leaves that big and wavy on a jalepeno before. I am such a newbee when it comes to CFLs.
Yes, some of the leaves look normal.
I must say, I am blown away with the size and health of your plants-unreal.
More pictures please.
Tony
 
ABurningMouth said:
I was just now studying your pics, and I think it's just because they are grown under such bright light I guess. I've never seen pepper leaves that big and wavy on a jalepeno before. I am such a newbee when it comes to CFLs.
Yes, some of the leaves look normal.
I must say, I am blown away with the size and health of your plants-unreal.
More pictures please.
Tony
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Camera's dead right now, but I'll get more pics as they grow. Just wait till you see my closet in january, I'm gonna actually make a grow box to help with light reflection & make it easier to control the environment. Also I talked my mom into throwing in on one of these as my christmas present :hell: :


Its a 2 foot long 4-bulb New Wave T5 High Output grow light. It produced 8000 lumens and uses 96 watts.

It will be the perfect light to set up that screen under. I'll be able to have the light 2" away from THE ENTIRE PLANT. Thats the beauty of scrog growing, you absolutely get the most out of the light your light puts out. I'll draw some l33t ms paint diagrams of how I'm gonna have this set up.
 
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