Can you have too much light?

[kgb9113]

I am very new to this and have many many questions. Thats why I am counting on you all to help! I have a fixture that holds 4 - 3' HO cfl bulbs and I want to use it for the fresh cuttings I take. Is it too much light for fresh clones? Or can you even have too much light? Sounds stupid I know but I have no clue at all. Please reply and help a brotha out!

[gorilla]

As far as fresh cuttings are concerned, Yes.. you can have too much light. Just want them to have enough to stay alive and want to root. They don't have much strength at this point so too much light could dry them out too fast. As far as rooted, growing plants are concerned.. I'd say it's tough to have too much light. As long as you're not burning (heat) your plants, I think the more light the merrier.

Peace. Ask away.

[kgb9113]

O.K I have a 2-7" humidity domes that i want to house 10 cuttings. 5 per dome. What kind of lighting am i gonna need?

[gorilla]

Any little fluorescent light or two. :hmmmm:

The last time I cloned I had one 23watt CFL at least a foot away from the tops of my cuttings. I had 6 going, i think, but I could have had more.

The only reason I say two lights is because it will give you more coverage if you need it. I would venture to say you're safe no matter what when using low wattage CFLs.

Peace.

[gorilla]

Had another thought, ravishing. :p Seems you've got the tray, the dome, the lights, and the cuttings... Just make sure to give them lots of thought too. I always kill my clones by letting them dry out too much. :D Just a heads up.

[Cranky]

genral rule of thumb for cloneing...40w is good but less will do.also,if in a dome and ya soil has had a good watering to start off with,the soil shouldnt need watering again until the cuttings are rooted as theres to much moisture in the dome for them to dry out,or should be;)

yep yep..

i is still about:D

cranky

[Fing_57]

Sounds stupid I know but I have no clue at all. Please reply and help a brotha out!



as a rule of growing: IF you have to ask what lights to use AT the start of your grow ......... you shouldnt be growing


go read how to ...... or grow a tomato or something

sorry to be rude like

:cool:

[trikester]

Want a great light for veg or flowering. Try the new Tek-light & new wave set ups. They have 2'&4' systems with either 2 or 4 bulbs. I bought a 2' system w/ 4 bulbs and it works great for veg. Started from seed and they look great. Sure they will work for clones also with no problem. Hope this helps.

[Dooby420]

As far as rooted, growing plants are concerned.. I'd say it's tough to have too much light. As long as you're not burning (heat) your plants, I think the more light the merrier.


Yeah I was thinking the same thing. :p

[gorilla]

That was rude. :D Haha.

Please feel free to ask all the questions you want, KGB. Remember Fing, that's why we're here? He is right in a sense, though. You can do a "Search" on this site for plenty of things and I bet you could come up with a few results. Sometimes i'd say F* that myself. ;) The OG Grow FAQ has a ton of information, great for a beginner grower. While sometimes it seems it, not all of the info in the Grow FAQ is perfect or the only way.

Fluorescent lights are good for growing. Great for clones as they don't produce too much heat or intense light. I have a fixture that holds 4 - 3' HO cfl bulbs I'm not sure I understand this right... I didn't think that they made Fluorescent lights in 3' lengths, and that doesn't sound compact to me. How much wattage is each bulb? It sounds like a bit much, but you can just keep it a bit higher from the dome. They sell those 'Clamp Reflectors' (I have no idea if that's the name) at the home depot and/or the dollar store. ;) A CFL can screw into it and you can clamp it on anything you want. :blah: Want to explain your light situation to me, better? And while we're on the topic, and as long as Fing is still here, are you sure of what type of lights you're going to use for regular growing, KGB? Or is that already squared.

Peace dude.
:pass:-gorilla

[kgb9113]

Not really caring much for "Fing" 's reply, not why I'm here. I'm just another retard out there asking for help right? Thats what this whole thread thing is about huh? Anyways I grow a few indoor plants here and there for myself. Just want to learn how to root cuttings from the plant that I have so that I can produce more buds for myself and whoever else wants them. I am TOTALLY new to this whole cloning thing and have acquired some free light fixtures from a company I work at. The fixtures I have hold 4 - Cool White 45 Watt H.O. Bullbs. These are the right bulbs? or no? If so how many should I keep in the fixture to root my cuttings with?

P.S.- Maybe I need to stick with the basics and grow tomatoes first, right...?

[CB]

say kgb,

my little bro fing was just probly have'n a bad day:)

but he did make a good point about the info and reading a bit ;)

the old OG faq is there for all to browse with tons of info ;)

1 bulb at 45 watts will root clones no prob


peace

[kgb9113]

will most definately have to read up on that. its all humor if you ask me...never took it to heart, just needed a lil info on cloning. thanks for all who helped.

[ice#1]

yeah like cb said one should work fine as i've learnt less is more when it come to rooting clones

[ice#1]

also i've noticed since i started to trim the leaves of the clones down to half there size they seem to root a little quicker i just rooted a few this way that had 8 nodes above ground ie 8 leaves and are now about 8" inches tall and are close to a foot tall and very bushy almost twice as much as the clones i use to do with out trimming the leaves back and only had a few sets of leafs and it don't take 3 weeks to get them going good in veg now 3 weeks after takeing cuttings there ready to go into the flowering room instead of 5 to 6 weeks to get them to the same height to go into the flowering room