Cpurola's first indoor grow, alot to learn.

[grayoldnproud]

I switched over to high wattage, narrow spectrum LED 4 foot shop lights! They are the ticket! Once again in my opinion and experience!

Can you explain for us drunk, dumb, high or all three folk here? If @cpurola don't mind. I've used 5K Led Shop lights for growing grass (literal grass) but not grass grass.

 

[Oldchucky]

Can you explain for us drunk, dumb, high or all three folk here? If @cpurola don't mind. I've used 5K Led Shop lights for growing grass (literal grass) but not grass grass.

Sorry, I was over at my brother’s! Out of range and I didn’t want to hook up to his Wi-Fi! Yep, 5000 K, 120 W, puts out 13,000 lm! Works great for veg! That’s all I need them for! To get the ball rolling till I can put them outside full-time! This is it! Just light, happy frog or ocean forest, and water! You can see this is a real high-tech operation! I think I got two of the lights for less than 50 bucks! Growing regs you need to start quite a few to have what you want left!

 

[Hossgrows]

I ran a 6400 full daylight spectrum, 1100 lm. Plus my ol 80s blurple lite.

Kept that puppy right off the conopy.

 

[Justlovetogrow]

Sorry, I was over at my brother’s! Out of range and I didn’t want to hook up to his Wi-Fi! Yep, 5000 K, 120 W, puts out 13,000 lm! Works great for veg! That’s all I need them for! To get the ball rolling till I can put them outside full-time! This is it! Just light, happy frog or ocean forest, and water! You can see this is a real high-tech operation! I think I got two of the lights for less than 50 bucks! Growing regs you need to start quite a few to have what you want left!View attachment 2599880View attachment 2599881

I’d get drunk roll outta bed and squash me plants

 

[grayoldnproud]

Sorry, I was over at my brother’s! Out of range and I didn’t want to hook up to his Wi-Fi! Yep, 5000 K, 120 W, puts out 13,000 lm! Works great for veg! That’s all I need them for! To get the ball rolling till I can put them outside full-time! This is it! Just light, happy frog or ocean forest, and water! You can see this is a real high-tech operation! I think I got two of the lights for less than 50 bucks! Growing regs you need to start quite a few to have what you want left!View attachment 2599880View attachment 2599881

That's what I thought you meant. Like I said we use to grow barley grass so I know it works I just wanted to be sure what you were talking about.

 

[cpurola]

Okay, I need some advice....
Hubby is watching videos about growing plants..... he's bored and wants to 'help' me.
I'm hearing it and it's everything I've been telling him for years, but I'm not sure how to respond when he tries to mansplain it to me. Gratefully accept the info. and continue what I'm doing, or let him know that it's what I've been doing for years.

 

[TerpBeans]

Well now that you've been on here forever, you can go back and show him this site and all the things you already know.....and have been doing!!

 

[cpurola]

Well now that you've been on here forever, you can go back and show him this site and all the things you already know.....and have been doing!!

Hmmmm, that could backfire and I won't get any 'help' from him with things I need real help with.

 

[Coconutz]

Okay, I need some advice....
Hubby is watching videos about growing plants..... he's bored and wants to 'help' me.
I'm hearing it and it's everything I've been telling him for years, but I'm not sure how to respond when he tries to mansplain it to me. Gratefully accept the info. and continue what I'm doing, or let him know that it's what I've been doing for years.

Pretend you're learning something it can't do any harm

 

[cpurola]

Pretend you're learning something it can't do any harm

Ya, I kind of know that's what I SHOULD do. It's just.....
LOL

 

[cpurola]

Love having a heated birdbath, the bluebirds stick around for it but don't eat seeds so bypass the feeder.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Ask him for help on another project that's related but not hands on the plants to occupy his time. Building shit usually works on me.

 

[Oldchucky]

Pretend you're learning something it can't do any harm

Yeah, wives do a ton of pretending throughout a marriage! What’s one more? At least you will be standing up!

 

[grayoldnproud]

Love having a heated birdbath, the bluebirds stick around for it but don't eat seeds so bypass the feeder.View attachment 2600019

I love Easterns.

 

[GasPlease]

I say don't think of your husband trying to 'help' you as mansplaining. He's learning something new that apparently he doesn't have much interest in just to connect with you. Point him to the seeds. Get him into growing. Maybe make it a challenge of who can grow the best plant.

 

[Leste]

I thought Chucky was the team psychologist?

 

[cpurola]

I say don't think of your husband trying to 'help' you as mansplaining. He's learning something new that apparently he doesn't have much interest in just to connect with you. Point him to the seeds. Get him into growing. Maybe make it a challenge of who can grow the best plant.

Thanks Gas, that sounds like fun... sounds like. And yes, I need to be more understanding. Okay, I'll try to hold my tongue, and I might learn something new.

 

[Grownsince95]

Ya, I kind of know that's what I SHOULD do. It's just.....
LOL

I've been in a similar situation with my partner and learned that at least being open to the dialogue is really helpful because there were indeed blind spots in my approach I would not have realized otherwise.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Maybe make it a challenge of who can grow the best plant.

Ha ha I think we all know how that will turn out. He'll get his feelings hurt when she kicks his ass and then she has to deal with a moping man child.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Thanks Gas, that sounds like fun... sounds like. And yes, I need to be more understanding. Okay, I'll try to hold my tongue, and I might learn something new.

Let us know how that turns out. Too many Chef's equal a shit sandwich. My wife and I do everything together but we have our own worlds within each project. She grows certain things, I grow others. She raises her chickens, I raise rabbits. It all end up in the same spot but this way we aren't trying to reach for the same shovel