I want seeds!!!!!!!!

[JayDubb39963]

So I have a 65watt cfl from home depot, and two 25watt florecent tubes, is this enough light to get healthy seeds? I have 3 plants assuming my seeds gerinate and if the dice roll in my favor ill get two female and a male(probly wont end up that way) but if it does I was hopeing to get a small handfull 0f some decent seed, is this a realistic goal with my light set up?

 

[machnak]

If your question is can I grow weed....then more than likely yes. You won't yield very high running so little lights. I'd recommend you do a plant or two at a time. Will be worth it in the long run compared to doing more with the same set-up. You can continue to add more lights as your grow progresses. Enjoy!

 

[prep1801]

that is more than enough light for seedlings. However, probably not enough for fully growing plants. I use two 20w t12s (fluorescents) for seedlings. When they have 5 sets of leaves or so, I transplant them and put them under my 600w HPS. 600w will grow 6 plants very well. 400w would grow 4 or 5 plants. 250w would grow 1 or 2 maybe 3.

 

[Carne Seca]

So I have a 65watt cfl from home depot, and two 25watt florecent tubes, is this enough light to get healthy seeds? I have 3 plants assuming my seeds gerinate and if the dice roll in my favor ill get two female and a male(probly wont end up that way) but if it does I was hopeing to get a small handfull 0f some decent seed, is this a realistic goal with my light set up?

Is that actual wattage or equivalent wattage? If it's equivalent, then no, you don't have enough lights. You need at least 100-150 watts per plant to get decent growth and flowers on your plants.

 

[prep1801]

if you want good, quality seeds, the best way is to not be paranoid and order online.

 

[Monkeyfloss]

Ive got a few runs in my growroom under my belt and get my soil grown plants to about 4.5ft tall in 11L pots. How many seeds could I expect if I were to pollinate one of my ladies?

 

[prep1801]

polinate the whole plant? hundreds. pollinate a branch? 20-30 maybe? be careful in only trying to pollinate 1 of your ladies.

 

[JayDubb39963]

Is that actual wattage or equivalent wattage? If it's equivalent, then no, you don't have enough lights. You need at least 100-150 watts per plant to get decent growth and flowers on your plants.

actual wattage, i just want a handfull of seeds, not any smoke, and after i get some seeds i was going to grow a mother with the same light set up, it seems like it would be enough for a mom and a few babies

 

[JayDubb39963]

i just got some urban poison from nirvana, but im doing a test run with some bag seed hoping to get a small handfull of seeds out of the deal, that way i can tweak my room if any problems should arise

 

[irieie]

what are you planning on using to grow buds? that is your end goal right?

 

[JayDubb39963]

my end goal is to make some more seed out of my bag seed and then grow a mother and some clones with the same light set up

 

[JayDubb39963]

what are you planning on using to grow buds? that is your end goal right?

my end goal is to make some more seed out of my bag seed and then grow a mother and some clones with the same light set up

 

[irieie]

my end goal is to make some more seed out of my bag seed and then grow a mother and some clones with the same light set up

dont you eventually want to grow some buds? why grow a mother and clones if you dont plan on flowering them?

 

[JayDubb39963]

dont you eventually want to grow some buds? why grow a mother and clones if you don't plan on flowering them?

yes but i can also trade off clones for bud, and if i do flower out some clones then i have plenty of light just don't have good wiring were im at so try not to push the circuit breakers, that's why im trying to run off min watts possible

 

[irieie]

yes but i can also trade off clones for bud, and if i do flower out some clones then i have plenty of light just don't have good wiring were im at so try not to push the circuit breakers, that's why im trying to run off min watts possible

if electricity is a limiting factor you may want to look into using leds. the initial cost is still high because it is a new product, but i have seen people get decent harvests with leds. they make dealing with the heat much easier as well.

 

[JayDubb39963]

if electricity is a limiting factor you may want to look into using leds. the initial cost is still high because it is a new product, but i have seen people get decent harvests with leds. they make dealing with the heat much easier as well.

i was looking into leds, but really i dont have enough cash, i was hoping to find someone to trade 600 watt hood/bulbs and ballasts, for an led, so far no takers

 

[irieie]

i was looking into leds, but really i dont have enough cash, i was hoping to find someone to trade 600 watt hood/bulbs and ballasts, for an led, so far no takers

this could be a true measure of their quality...

 

[Jogro]

So I have a 65watt cfl from home depot, and two 25watt florecent tubes, is this enough light to get healthy seeds? I have 3 plants assuming my seeds gerinate and if the dice roll in my favor ill get two female and a male(probly wont end up that way) but if it does I was hopeing to get a small handfull 0f some decent seed, is this a realistic goal with my light set up?

To actually answer the question, 115 watts of fluorescent should be enough to take 2 plants through flowering, if you don't grow them too big and don't need too heavy of a yield from them.

Unfortunately, to create uniformly viable seeds usually takes a lot of light; either true sunlight or high-power HPS type lighting. You certainly can get seeds under your 110 watts, but under that relatively lower intensity of light the seeds may not be fully developed and many of them may not sprout.

The problem is that if you go to the trouble of fertilizing your female plant(s) and the seeds aren't viable, not only will you not end up with good seeds, you'll also not have much quality weed to show for your 3+ month grow. Its sort of the worst of both worlds.

You might consider topping or otherwise training your plants to create multiple colas and then trying to only fertilize the one(s) closest to the light.

With fewer seeds to grow, the plant can devote more energy to those few, increasing the likelihood that they'll be good. Also, with some unfertilized tops, you'll also have a better chance at getting some quality herb along with the seeds.

Don't even bother fertilizing bottom branches, since they probably won't create mature seeds. In fact, you might want to prune off any lower growth here.

 

[ChairmanMaow]

To actually answer the question, 115 watts of fluorescent should be enough to take 2 plants through flowering, if you don't grow them too big and don't need too heavy of a yield from them.

Unfortunately, to create uniformly viable seeds usually takes a lot of light; either true sunlight or high-power HPS type lighting. You certainly can get seeds under your 110 watts, but under that relatively lower intensity of light the seeds may not be fully developed and many of them may not sprout.

The problem is that if you go to the trouble of fertilizing your female plant(s) and the seeds aren't viable, not only will you not end up with good seeds, you'll also not have much quality weed to show for your 3+ month grow. Its sort of the worst of both worlds.

You might consider topping or otherwise training your plants to create multiple colas and then trying to only fertilize the one(s) closest to the light.

With fewer seeds to grow, the plant can devote more energy to those few, increasing the likelihood that they'll be good. Also, with some unfertilized tops, you'll also have a better chance at getting some quality herb along with the seeds.

Don't even bother fertilizing bottom branches, since they probably won't create mature seeds. In fact, you might want to prune off any lower growth here.

Replace "Fertilization" with "pollinating"

 

[JayDubb39963]

Replace "Fertilization" with "pollinating"

why does it matter we got the jist????