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DrJonez
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Blue light versus white light
#3136310 - 09/14/04 08:28 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've heard that fruiting using a blue light instead of a normal white light will produce pins faster, and more of them.
How true is this?
Would using a blue incandescent lightbulb be preferable to using a white compact flourescent?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136320 - 09/14/04 08:31 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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^ yes ive heard poeple say blue makes a heaveir ?^ confirm anyone?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136328 - 09/14/04 08:32 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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You want a light that has a large about of blue in the spectrum. Their are a couple ways you can figure this up. Shine a light into a prism if the band in the rainbow contains alot of blue then you have a good light. alot of people use florecents becuase of their high blue concentraitons! Using a BLue incandecent probably wouldnt give any diffrent results than just using a flourescent IMO. if you have a blue one you could try it. This hobbie is largely Trial and error. Keep that in mind!
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: scape]
#3136416 - 09/14/04 08:45 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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theirs alot of blue hues and violets in natural lighting hence the need for lots of blues. Thats what helps make things grow.
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DrJonez
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: scape]
#3136432 - 09/14/04 08:50 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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So if you had a blue incandescent, and a white compact flourescent, you'd use the CF instead?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136468 - 09/14/04 08:58 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ive used a daylight CFL with astouding results. Too bad i didnt fan enough since it was my first and most aborted but i havent seen as good a pinset since i broke the light. Cool floro tubes work just as well.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: Gr0wer]
#3136549 - 09/14/04 09:18 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Im about to use a 60 wat regular white light, will this not work? I dont want to screw my first grow up
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It will work but apparently there are better routes to take. CFL = Compact Floro Light? Where can The Dude get one and how much will it run him?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: ricelicker]
#3136606 - 09/14/04 09:32 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its the energy saveer lightbulbs avalibe at home depots lowes ect.
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DrJonez
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136651 - 09/14/04 09:43 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Compact flourscent bulbs are basically just flourescents that can be screwed into any standard light socket. The one I've got ran me like $5.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136705 - 09/14/04 09:54 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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yea they run $1-10
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3136738 - 09/14/04 10:01 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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would it be possible to just get some blue coloured celofame/clear plastic sheet, and put it over the the light source?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: scape]
#3136864 - 09/14/04 10:30 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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this question is kinda weird..but...my tv is like 100% blue when not connected to anything, if i just pointed the tv toward my cakes, would they pin faster? would that work?
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: ]
#3136987 - 09/14/04 10:57 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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no. to both /\ just use a lightbulb, any works but blue is better.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: Gr0wer]
#3137085 - 09/14/04 11:24 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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hahaha thanks Gr0wer.
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>would it be possible to just get some blue coloured celofame/clear plastic sheet, >and put it over the the light source?
You have to realize that the blue is already there, you can not add more blue by putting anything between the light source and your setup.
The light source itself should have a certain amount of blue in it. Natural daylight has plenty, fluorescent tubes have plenty, an incandescent bulb has some.
Read http://science.howstuffworks.com/light.htm
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: Anno]
#3137724 - 09/15/04 04:49 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the good resource Anno, It helped alot. Can I ask what kind of light do you give your mushrooms?
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you can also buy plant bulbs that have a higher blue spectrum.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: Prisoner#1]
#3137989 - 09/15/04 07:58 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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yea thats what i use is a long fishtank bulb that made for natural growth in an aquarium that has water plants in it. it works super well. their 3 bucks for 2 at Wal-mart!
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>Can I ask what kind of light do you give your mushrooms?
Natural daylight.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3138243 - 09/15/04 10:32 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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lighting is the last thing ppl should be concerned with when growing mushrooms...honestly...they don't need any kind of hydro type lookin set up...if you have a light on in your room and you open your terrarium a couple times a day they got enough...in my latest growlog I have a horse shit casing that started fruiting too early because storage bins are not 100% light proof so now I got mostly fruits coming up the sides(I had foil on top)...its that easy
EDIT: you should be concerned about the opposite not getting light to your mushrooms but keeping light away from the wrong areas like what happened to me...its my own fault tho I knew tubs were not 100% light proof but I decided to just go ahead with it anyways...and now I have a flush from the sides and primordia just starting on top...a first for me...
Edited by Iamthewalrus (09/15/04 11:02 AM)
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: Iamthewalrus]
#3138276 - 09/15/04 10:42 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Or just haeve clear wrap over the lid using the rooms light. This wokrs great for 5 gal buckets.
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Re: Blue light versus white light [Re: DrJonez]
#3140865 - 09/15/04 08:13 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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I like to use florescent fish tank bulbs. They screw in a normally light bulb socket and don't get hot at all. I swear by them. Under $5.00 at you local Wally world. I like them because some florescent fixtures will NOT work with timers and this is no worry with the fish tank bulb. They are also full spectrum and have alot of blue.
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