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yeah you'll certainly want mot wattage as the plant matures. If you're sticking with only one plant you don't have to go over the top 1000W or anything near that, but just in general more is better. Especially if you are using the really small cfls (13 or 15w bulbs) you can get 5 or 6 of them...

I didn't know hibisucs was commonly used for landscaping. I don't know much about the plant other than I enjoy the tea. The seeds I have are from the tea I bought (bulk herb store), so I assume its the right kind. My plant is hanging in there. Its winter in New hampshire, and even though its...

I've read the plants don't like too much light, especially when they are young, so growing like cannabis wouldn't fit the bill. 18+ hours of light a day.. But I have a few more seeds and can easily get more, so perhaps I'll experiment. Thanks for all the tips cheers.

You go by Actual watts Equivalent means equivalent to an incandescent bulb... but who uses those to grow... go by the actual watts, 23W, 26W, 30W, 42W those are all common for the small spiral cfls

let us know what weights you harvest

i might have missed it earlier in the thread but you mentioned buying the new bulbs; I thought 2700Ks were better for flowering as opposed to the 6500K bulbs you got; if the bulbs were the only ones you could get then i understand, but why not buy 2700k and for bagseed; looks good to me!

also make it more clear that the 2700K are better for flowering whereas the 6500K are better for veg phase

I don't have the link on hand but somewhere you should link to the guides/stickys that I believe are somewhere on this forum about LST and Topping. Those two techniques can be crucial to CFL because often they are used where space is an issue; thus topping and LST are crucial for cfl grows...

Yeah that was essentially the spark of this grow. I started buying the tea in bulk form the local herb shop and found some seeds in with the dried flower; but I initially knew nothing about growing the plant; hibiscus tea is some of my favorite!

Still no sprouts, the kush and another seed I germed (Dinafem Cloud#9) are both sitting in the grow box with lights on 20/4... getting worried that I've got no sprouts yet...

lookin' great. now way more of your plant is exposed to the light, she'll be happy. cheers mate and here's to a good harvest

The tea is made from the dried leaves its quite good, has a sour tangy flavor, deed red color, high in vitamin C and antioxidants. makes a great iced tea during summer time and is a great blend to mix with other teas.

also consider this: you have a 4:1 ratio of 6500K to 2700K lights when you flower you'll want to flip flop that. 2700k are better for flowering

how close are your lights, the twisting may just be from the foliage moving to get maximal light coverage. You want to keep the cfls nice and close to your plants, 2" is plenty of separation especially if you have good air flow. You have all your lights above the plant, you could try adding...

Good day everyone, Does anyone here have experience growing Hibiscus plants from seed? During the summer and fall months I drink a lot of Hibiscus tea, so I started buying it in bulk from the local shop that sells herbs and spices. I saw that in my bag of dried hibiscus there were a few...