Marijuanaut all I gotta say is wow that looks really tasty - hows she smell?
BonsaiGrower said:Jojajico ..when you say it was red and now blue...do you mean at start-up? if so that sounds normal. as the bulb warms up it may seem less "intense" untill it has fully pwered up. But if this is an older bulb and you mean it seems like it's getting tired...then it may be getting tired. Have you used it for several harvests? Some less expensive bulbs have a shorter life span and it doesn't matter what kind of bulb we are talking about...all bulbs start to loose their spectrum after a while....yours may be loosing the red spectrum.
I use a Hortilux 430w Eye and it has a blue spectrum so it can be used for veg or flower. It also has a really long life span.
Keep checking this thread because someone will have more questions for you and/or a better answer than me.
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents while having my morning coffee.
Have a great day everyone
BG
wish i could but im broke as a joke. a new ballast or bulb is out of the question. o well we will see how my plant fairs under a weird blue hps light.BonsaiGrower said:That does sound strange ... could be anything really from a bad ballast to a bad bulb .... start with a different bulb as you can always use a spare around the house just in case....if that fixes the problem then you may be able to return the original bulb for an exchange....you could maybe take the bulb with you and try it at the place you bought it...I'm sure they have a test bench or a way to test it....if you bought the ballast from a store you most likely have some kind of warranty.
I wouldn't want to say anything else to contribute.....that's just my best guess. How I trouble shoot anything is start at the begining and work your way through the chain of events...bulb is a good place to start...then ballast....and so-on
jumblyjoe said:I clearly need to start using larger pots, or go hydro.
very true but container size depends on what your goals are heres a curve ball whats up every1 in the club mine's still going strong. inside you'll find 1 schroom in a 3gal container 2 sugar shack 1 in 2 gal grow bag 1 in 2 liter soda bottel and last but certinly not least grape krush in 5 gal grow bag. schroom is 50days flower grape krush is between 3-4 wk 1 shack is 2-3 wk and 1 is 2wk flowerMarijuanaut said:bigger pot = bigger buds.....they realy get alot bigger!
you see many people on this site that have way to small pots !!!
its bogbubble - just not a big producer. Some afghani #1 and hashplant coming soon.BonsaiGrower said:Great Job Jumbly!! ... ahh the feeling of harvest time .... I'm 60 days away...maybe a few more, we'll see ... all I have now is my crummy cell phone camera ...I'll take some pics of soon though...my first scrog attempt is lookin good...thanks for the help and inspiration along the way....yours looks good. What's goin in next?.. it does look like a little small of a yield though eh mang? ...larger pot next time? ;-)
Peace