first indoor grow

[dluck]

Hello fellow farmers, I'm doing my first indoor grow using CFL's and the strain is Nirvanas Bubblelicious ! It's a poor mans grow so to speak...lol...any help or advice is greatly appreciated...Thanks in advance and happy growing !!

 

[dluck]

Pics will follow as soon as I Learn how...I'm 6 days into the veg cycle using two 23 watt (6500K) CFL's...Miracle-Gro seed starter with a generous helping of perlite..watering with Distilled water every few days or so.

 

[dluck]

Here's one of my plants...it's 7 days old under one 23 watt CFL

 

[thexwhorror]

How many watts of CFL do you plan to use? Just seeing what your plans are! Good luck on your first indoor

 

[burnseedless]

Here's one of my plants...it's 7 days old under one 23 watt CFL

looking nice

 

[burnseedless]

How many watts of CFL do you plan to use? Just seeing what your plans are! Good luck on your first indoor

Can you help with CFl lighting ?

 

[thexwhorror]

Can you help with CFl lighting ?

I've completed several quite successful CFL grows. Depends on what you wanna know! haha

 

[burnseedless]

I've completed several quite successful CFL grows. Depends on what you wanna know! haha

OK I doing a small scrog I have a 1 2ft t8 that is running vertical, how many cfls and what type should I use, the space is 19inL x 11.5inW

 

[thexwhorror]

OK I doing a small scrog I have a 1 2ft t8 that is running vertical, how many cfls and what type should I use, the space is 19inL x 11.5inW

How many actual watts are you using so far, and how many plants are you planning on growing?

 

[burnseedless]

How many actual watts are you using so far, and how many plants are you planning on growing?

So far i just wired the T8 fixture and another line to run the rest of the lighting.

 

[burnseedless]

So far i just wired the T8 fixture and another line to run the rest of the lighting.

How many actual watts are you using so far, and how many plants are you planning on growing?

1-2 plants in a Scrog/SuperCrop

 

[burnseedless]

1-2 plants in a Scrog/SuperCrop

i was thinking (6) 23-26watt - 6500k for veg and (6) 23-26watt -2700k for flowering the T8 will be 5500k idk the watts on this bulb yet.

 

[thexwhorror]

i was thinking (6) 23-26watt - 6500k for veg and (6) 23-26watt -2700k for flowering the T8 will be 5500k idk the watts on this bulb yet.

I veg my plants under 207 watts cfl, so for flowering, I would at least try to get 250-300w cfl if you want decent bud IMO. You know your space better than I know it, so, just put as much light in there that you feel comfortable with. The more light, the better and probably more bud you will get. The grows I've done that were strictly cfl were done under 350w.

 

[burnseedless]

I veg my plants under 207 watts cfl, so for flowering, I would at least try to get 250-300w cfl if you want decent bud IMO. You know your space better than I know it, so, just put as much light in there that you feel comfortable with. The more light, the better and probably more bud you will get. The grows I've done that were strictly cfl were done under 350w.

What bulbs do you use to get your 207 watts for veg? What your setup for flowering?

 

[burnseedless]

your talking actual watts not equivalent right?

 

[thexwhorror]

What bulbs do you use to get your 207 watts for veg? What your setup for flowering?

your talking actual watts not equivalent right?

Yes, I am talking actual watts. I flower under 600w hps, BUT, when I flowered under cfl I used the warm spectrum cfls. When you veg you use a daylight (blue) spectrum. I have a 125w cfl grow light, a 60w daylight cfl, and a 23w warm cfl (because I like just a hint of that spectrum on my veg). So actually, I run 208w lol.

 

[burnseedless]

like a hydrofarm 125 cfl

 

[dluck]

How many watts of CFL do you plan to use? Just seeing what your plans are! Good luck on your first indoor

I'm using 92 actual Watts for veg and using 220 actual Watts for flowering...only planning on 18" plant at max due time constraints . I know this won't provide much of a yield but just trying to see if I can complete a indoor grow

 

[dluck]

Yes, I am talking actual watts. I flower under 600w hps, BUT, when I flowered under cfl I used the warm spectrum cfls. When you veg you use a daylight (blue) spectrum. I have a 125w cfl grow light, a 60w daylight cfl, and a 23w warm cfl (because I like just a hint of that spectrum on my veg). So actually, I run 208w lol.

I use a mixture of 2700k and 6500I during veg. and flowering.

 

[dluck]

your talking actual watts not equivalent right?

Good luck with your grow.