firsttimer09
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Hi I just finished my 4th week of flowering I'm running 3 150 watt 2700k cfls and 4 100 watt 2700k cfls I need to know if everything is looking alright please help advice would be much appreciated.View attachment 3806299
first time cfl grower looking for help!
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Hi I just finished my 4th week of flowering I'm running 3 150 watt 2700k cfls and 4 100 watt 2700k cfls I need to know if everything is looking alright please help advice would be much appreciated.View attachment 3806299firsttimer09
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Hope it's just me being impatient hahafirsttimer09
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Would miracle grow bloom work ok?
Jubilant
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I would absolute never recommend miraclegrow for your medicine. I myself am a 100% organic cultivator but even if you aren't about that organic life (I don't see why you wouldn't be when it costs the same for minimal amount of plants just buy different nutes/soil) I use the Earth Juice line. I have Grow/Micro blast/Meta-K/Bloom/and Catalyst. If you haven't been hand feeding up till now however I wouldn't worry too much.
Budley Doright
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Jubilant
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Even if you aren't interested in organics for the healthier nature of them you will have more work with anything non organic as salt will build up and you have to make sure to flush them out accordingly. Also make sure to do nothing but clean water for the last two week of flower to flush out as well, this is regardless of organic or non organic nutes.
idfuckmyplants
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Flush is proven to be more of a preference then a must .
I personally do it myself but am aware now from research that the way the plant works , stores and uses it nutrients it isn't actually essential and could possibly be more harmful then beneficial .
Plant looks good to me
Would imagine miracle grow bloom might not be the best choice but could possibly be beneficial.
Start at 1/4 recommended strength and work up maybe?
Could be wrong.
Could of made the entire thing up.
Noobs input.
Jubilant
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yeah the flush two weeks before may not be necessary but the flush of nute salts is a must if you use nutes that leave salts (IE anything non organic)Flush is proven to be more of a preference then a must .
I personally do it myself but am aware now from research that the way the plant works , stores and uses it nutrients it isn't actually essential and could possibly be more harmful then beneficial .
Plant looks good to me
Would imagine miracle grow bloom might not be the best choice but could possibly be beneficial.
Start at 1/4 recommended strength and work up maybe?
Could be wrong.
Could of made the entire thing up.
Noobs input.
firsttimer09
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Thanks for all the input guys much appreciated
idfuckmyplants
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I'm not going to debate on the matter as I'm not a pro and only know what I've done and what I read up on .
I do know that a proper flush where everything gets stripped from the soil can be harmful , as for salt build up I'm not entirely sure but if your soil has good drainage and you've not gone mad on nutes I would assume you'd be ok .
Read people on both sides of fence when comes to flushing and as I said I personally do it myself , but after research do believe it's more a preferance unless needed
Could be complete bollox.
Could be a botanical breakthrough.
harris hawk
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Great grow - you know that you can get 650 watt self-ballast cfl's and use 100 watt cfl's for side-lighting One can grow "killer" weed with cfl's
idfuckmyplants
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I've got 300w CFL . Was largest I could find . Do you have a link to a 600w CFL please as would be interested in one myself ?
Thanks.
harris hawk
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"1,000 bulbs.com" can get you the product # if you want me to - great site , quality product, ect go to " Hortaculture" they also have some good high bay reflectors 16 inch -22 inch diameter - what is the size of grow space? type of reflector/s' are you using ?
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idfuckmyplants
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My growspace is a cupboard so about 1m2 but with plenty extra height.
I'm using a single 300w self ballast CFL dual spec 2700k 6400k with a typical shade reflector . And the walls are covered with reflective diamond Mylar.
Was debating an extra 300w but if can have a single 600 and stick with CFL then happy days
Silence 208
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Ive never been a fan of cfl's why not just get a 250W MH and HPS it's cheap I picked mine up with ballast for 125$ with both bulbsMy growspace is a cupboard so about 1m2 but with plenty extra height.
I'm using a single 300w self ballast CFL dual spec 2700k 6400k with a typical shade reflector . And the walls are covered with reflective diamond Mylar.
Was debating an extra 300w but if can have a single 600 and stick with CFL then happy days
idfuckmyplants
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It's a small area which is enclosed so CFL's keep temps down, only really grow as a hobby so it also keeps electricity costs down .
Seeems to be doing fine so far though and I imagine two would be plenty for the area and still cheaper.
This is the light.
harris hawk
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You will find what you need there - will help ifMy growspace is a cupboard so about 1m2 but with plenty extra height.
I'm using a single 300w self ballast CFL dual spec 2700k 6400k with a typical shade reflector . And the walls are covered with reflective diamond Mylar.
Was debating an extra 300w but if can have a single 600 and stick with CFL then happy days