i bought 2 auto flowering seeds online i just want a small little grow, i bought a shop light from walmart that hold 2 t8 fluorescent tubes, i bought 2 32 watt 6500k for the veg ciycle and 2 32 watt 2700k for the flowering stage. will this be enough to flower them? are should i add some cfl light to put more light? if anyone could help that would be great this is my first grow. thank you
grow light help plz!
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shrxhky420
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You want a min of 100 true watts per plant. If I were you I would use everything you have for the entire grow. A mixed spectrum is good, won't hurt anything. Remember its the light cycle not the spectrum that flowers your girls. Stay high.
shrxhky420
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Oh these are auto... don't think light cycle matters, just use all your bulbs... stay high.
brotherjericho
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Well, since they are autos, light cycle will not do anything except decrease yield if not enough light hours
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Hettyman
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It also depends on how small your space is, I found keeping it tight with CFL's is essential. If you use all those lights through your grow and keep the plants fairly small (have no experience with auto's) you can still get a good smoke, just don't expect massive yields. One of my early grows was 4 small ladies, some VERY basic LST, and 35w per plant, produced 8-9g of very strong smoke, and I have since found out I have been seriously under feeding.
Keep the air moving, the bulbs close, and it'll be a good learning grow. Why spend fortunes on set up lots of plants before you know if you're gonna hack it. Growing weed takes a lot of learning and care.
Keep the air moving, the bulbs close, and it'll be a good learning grow. Why spend fortunes on set up lots of plants before you know if you're gonna hack it. Growing weed takes a lot of learning and care.
shrxhky420
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thanks for clarifying.... I caught myself with the autos and new light cycles were different with autos but wasn't sure how. +rep to youWell, since they are autos, light cycle will not do anything except decrease yield if not enough light hours
stay high
Hettyman
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That was one plant, underfed, load of other mistakes and only 35w. I've been smoking 12 years, and been to Amsterdam over 20 times, and it was really really strong. Thats not a boast thing either, I've had a couple of appauling harvests, but with only a little practice its amazng how easy you can grow lovely smoke!
Gnomercy
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I see your Ginsu scissors there and I approve
DJAJGROWSTOO
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hey check out my box. i was wondering if my lighting is okay? i have 2 bright white 23 watts and 2 23 watt warm whites with 3 plants is that okay??
DO3SHA
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The 2700k are garbage I have some sitting in my closet, the 6500k are good for veg I would do two Ot three of those shop lights if you want to use the 2700k in them but also accompany em with some CFLs I had to do this on my last grow
lagarrettBLUNT
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well a couple cfls wouldnt be a bad idea. since space is limited for you id suggest a power strip, two adapters plug-socket [found at walmart in fixtures section] 2 y splitters [at menards, homedepot] and even if you only put 4 13 watters in those thats still 52 more true watts. Good luck
-also keep the cfls 2-3 inches away from plant. 6 inch max if you really cant move it that close. some gorilla tape can hold the power strip and anything you put on it if your lazy like me
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