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Diary PCBuds mini-grow
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PCBuds
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I've noticed that the seedling had a thin purple stock at first when I had the 5 bulbs closer.
She grew a fatter, light green stock after I lowered the plant.
I dunno?
I think I would prefer her to be thin and tanned than fat and pale. Lol
I'm thinking that if I'm going to overdo anything in my grow, the lighting would be the safest and most productive with much less chance of actually being able to overdo it with too much light.
She grew a fatter, light green stock after I lowered the plant.
I dunno?
I think I would prefer her to be thin and tanned than fat and pale. Lol
I'm thinking that if I'm going to overdo anything in my grow, the lighting would be the safest and most productive with much less chance of actually being able to overdo it with too much light.
There's definitely a point where too much light (without supplemental CO2) will stunt the plant. If I was going to pick anything to "overdo" it would be CO2.
PCBuds
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I do have supplemental CO2 but I have no idea if I'm overdoing it or if it even makes any difference at all?
Maybe you could help me with a science question.
If I convert 5 KG of sugar into ethanol and CO2, how much CO2 do I create?
It's got to be more than just simply talking to your plant to give it CO2.
PCBuds
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The last time I checked, a CO2 meter was about $200, and I don't want to spend that.
The input air is being blown in through the furnace filter at the bottom of the closet and with the door closed the only place it as to go is up past the plant and out of the top of the closet.
Maybe I can rent a CO2 meter. Lol
The input air is being blown in through the furnace filter at the bottom of the closet and with the door closed the only place it as to go is up past the plant and out of the top of the closet.
Maybe I can rent a CO2 meter. Lol
PCBuds
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Maybe there's an app?
Do cell phones have sniffing devices yet? Lol
Wouldn't it be cool if they made a cell phone with a built-in multimeter with probes.
And a PH probe that plugs in.
And RH meter, thermometer, oscilloscope, Geiger counter, ... Every electronic meter all built in.
Do cell phones have sniffing devices yet? Lol
Wouldn't it be cool if they made a cell phone with a built-in multimeter with probes.
And a PH probe that plugs in.
And RH meter, thermometer, oscilloscope, Geiger counter, ... Every electronic meter all built in.
PCBuds
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Hmm...
That's about $80 CAD.
I might Google it again. Lol
But then again, if I need more CO2, I'm going to have to drink more and I'm already going through a 5-gallon pail a week.
If I get too damn drunk, I'm going to end up killing my plants then everything will apart. Lol
This one doesn't measure CO2, but the Pulso Pro (coming soon) will.
https://pulsegrow.com/products/pulse-one
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PCBuds
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In Dr. Bugbee's video, he says that light is the main driver of all the other parameters.
Notice how "light" is italicized and underlined, while CO2 is only capitalized because that's how you spell it.
We used to adjust the other parameters based on the available light.
Now we have the power to adjust the light to the other parameters.
As the light increases the demand on the other 8 parameters increases.
I believe that they increase equally.
As long as I keep my oxygen, wind, CO2, nutrients, water, humidity, and soil & leaf temperatures adequate, my plant should prosper.
But, I don't want my plant to fully prosper because I don't want a 5' plant in my 3' window sill.
I'm going to stunt my plant with light and raise her.
I'm hoping for a nice tan. Lol
