100precentorganic
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hello my humidity is about 50 at it's LOWEST can you guys give me a couple of ways to get my humidity down on the cheap side for my first grow.... after i will go out a and buy a good dehumidifier thanks !!1
200 watts of real power or the 200 watt incandescent equivalent? youre probably using a light that is lying to you. incandescent equivalent numbers are bullshit. unless the light says clearly, 200 watts power consumption, youre using around 50 watts of real power, which means your light is only about the same as a 40 watt metal halide bulb. youll not find anyone growing plants under a light like that because it doesnt work. im using flourescents in my vegetative grow room now, at an actual power consumption of around 200 real watts, and this illuminates my 40 inch by 40 inch veg shed adequately, but not effectively. (we dont come here learn how to grow adequate dope) Ideally i would like to up my lighting by another 50 or so real watts to keep my plants growing well.since this i smy first grow i am using a 200 watt CFL light.
thanks all the comments are very helpful !!
sorry forgot to add this withthe other post the high for the humidity is about 65-70 and also there is white powder on my leaves so thats why the humidity was concerning me ....Hello, it is a 200 watt cfl NOT a 200 watt equivalent thanks for the advice and i prob. will not continue to use this in future grows i'm looking into DIY LED and that type of cheaper but quality lighting !!
a 200 wat cfl is a good choice for veg, more for flowering is always better though.sorry forgot to add this withthe other post the high for the humidity is about 65-70 and also there is white powder on my leaves so thats why the humidity was concerning me ....
i got 2 scary fucked up words bro, Powdery Mildew! you may be fucked. but if you sanded drywall you might just have loose gypsum powder on the leaves.i use a spray to try to get rid of it (hydrogen paroxide and water) and i did sand and paint the room recently but they were not in the room and they had the powder was there before they are currently outside i tried putting some charcoal brickettes in there because i was reading a forum that said that was a cheap way to get the humidity down. and yes the powder does wash off with the spray and does come back in max of 3 days also i have 2 plants. and i do not think there is similar powder on my charcoal filter .... forgot to say what strain that i was growing ( OG KUSH ) does this plant have a touchy humidity threshold ??? thanks all the comments are very helpful !!! also would you guys say that a 4 inch duct fan would be adoquite for a 256 cf grow area thanks !!
im no expert on cannabis growing, for most plants i deal with powdery mildew is only an annoyance, but in cannabis i hear it's deadly might wanna ask around the more experienced pot growers.if it helps it's only on the lower leaves and it's only like 2-3 leaves ....