First sally

[Lary Craig]

Strain: Blosser
Lighting: All day indirect, night one CFL 6500k for 4-5 hours
Grow Media/Soil Mix: Miracle Gro moisture control
Fertilizer: Miracle Gro
Temperature Range: 70-80 F
Humidity: 70-80%
Started From: Clone
Start Date: 6-28-10

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Need Advice for the lighting and anything else that could help. Plant seems most perky in the morning. Plant was going to one side but turned plant towards sunlight and seems to be straightening out. In a humidity tent but would like to bring it out in the next week or two.

[|if3]

Whats the wattage/lumen output of the CFL? I have a clone chamber and the clones are only getting about 1200 lumens, 30 watts of light. They definitely could use a lot more, but the way I have it set up is the only way I could. Definitely in need of a bigger space though (for my 2' dual cfl fixture) Add no more than 60 Watts of CFL light. Which is 200 watt incandescent equivalent. one 42 watt cfl will be more than suffice. Multiple lower wattage bulbs would be optimal.

[Lary Craig]

It is a 60w but only one of them

[|if3]

The only problem with too many CFL's is that they'll eventually cause too much heat. If you want more uniform growth, add more light bulbs.

[Lary Craig]

So its week two and my sally is doing great. I was wondering if anyone has had success with a warm mist humidifier or is that over the top?

[farmboy]

So its week two and my sally is doing great. I was wondering if anyone has had success with a warm mist humidifier or is that over the top?

Salvia loves humidity, and your plant will be happier with it, so go for it. If I were going to grow strictly indoors, I would have a humidifier too.

[Lary Craig]

Ok then I will get one. Here in Northern IN the winters are too cold and the summers are too hot for my sally. Thanks for the help ill post some pics soon

[|if3]

Shade is your friend if heat is your enemy.

Plant where it's mainly shaded, like under a tree(s). Make sure that there is some sort of light though, plant with the sun (east-west), so if the tree is north or south, you'll be fine. Your plant will grow best if you plant under a tree that is north of your plant that allows either east or west light, the south face will help your plant grow when the sun starts to disappear between august-october. Before frost is when you want to harvest. I had my sally girl out last year up until middle november, which is very unusual for my location. Once some clones start popping their ugly heads, I'm going to move a few outside, I'll plant them beside my datura