New Grower 1st time grower Jock Horror Auto w/CFL (Day 17)

[DanteW420]

Good morning fine people, great day for a bean and leaf morning! I know this may be a silly question, but I can't tell if this is female preflower...or just a stipule. I know it will be easy for some to say "yeah its a preflower" or "no it isn't"...however what I would really like is an experienced explanation of what I am looking for. Thanks again in advance! \m/ sorry if its hard to see...its a bitch getting close up pics through the foliage with an iphone!

 

[vapeo]

I don't think thats what you are looking for. You will see white pistils sprouting all over the plant, provided its a female. You'll know when you see them. Should be any day now.

 

[DanteW420]

I had a message this morning from an individual on this site asking me how I made the reflector that I have in my grow box, and I wanted to share this with the community. What I use is a product called Reflectix. I bought a roll at the local Home Depot, even though I did not see it on their website. I did find that you can also purchase the exact same roll I buy at Amazon Reflectix BP24010 Reflectix Insulation - Amazon.com

According to the labeling "Reflectix will reflect 97% of the radiant energy that strikes its surface". The material has a little more of a thickness to it, because it is kind of like having a sheet of bubblewrap sandwiched between two sheets of mylar.

I used this product to line the inside of my growbox, and it worked fantastic! I also used the silver/metallic tape for any seems.

Maybe more experienced growers will tell you not to use this for one reason or another, but so far I have found no cons to this product.

Best thing is that it is very easy to cut to size, and I can use my metallic tape, and tape it anywhere inside my growbox with great results. I am a new grower, but it only makes sense that you lose light in the corners of a square box....this product eliminates corners, just curve it around.

Also....included are pictures of how I am going to start my next seedling....I am just going to tape together a tube of reflectix...put the pots inside, cut a hole in one side to mount a small pc fan, and lower a cfl with reflector down into it....I imagine the light intensity will be amazing.

Anyways I hope some of you find this useful......and oh yeah...the best part....Reflectix only cost about 10$ for a 10' x 24" roll!

 

[breederj]

They also sell 4x8 sheets of foam insulate with a silver side. It has like 3 or 4 thicknesses. I've used it to insulate concrete floors. Whole rooms to keep the roots toasty.

 

[foigwtd]

Awesome Dante.
Thank you for posting that info.
I have some of that stuff already so I'll play around with it later and try to make a cfl reflector with it.

 

[Panic]

Hey Dante,

First time grower long time reader...just kidding check out this link it talks a lot about Fox Forest (which is my medium as well eerrr about to be.) but I think it might help Bongtastic's Beginner's Guide to Autoflowering Cannabis