hey whats up guy im a little late but ill be posting my pics on here for now on but to the point ive got 7 23w>100w cfls 3 are soft white 2700k and 4 are daylight 5800k and one is 1100 lumens daylight but dont know the k soil is miracle grow moisture control which i know is not a good choice ill change next time and they are 8 days old above ground tell me what you think and emergency blankets will be added soon
1st Grow stealth cfl
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JohnyPotHead420
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with being cfl lights you should move them close like a inch away or 2 they can be close bc cfl lights dont create heat also with them being close your plants will not stretch they will be bushy bc they are not stretching to get the light
ya i got that i had them next to the lights 2-4 inches i know just gotta find a way to lift every plant and i have sheets of aluminum foil on the back side of the lights to keep the light shooting down on the plants then emergency blankets will be the refelctive for the wall and ill lay it on the backside of the lights and after i have that im going to get more lights in the corners and the in the middle of the box wanna be running 20000 lumens as im running 12300 right now and i wanna be running 250 watts for a foot and a half square feet as im running 160 right now and im going to be adding a intake fan as i have my fan blowing out with a normal house fan in the inside blowing on the plants to make them stronger i have a humdifier for when humidity is down i just need ph testers but so far thats all i can think of anymore help is appreciated i like to have as much knowledge so fill my journal with info, facts, opinions, etc thanks everyone
JohnyPotHead420
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they have light sockets that you can just plug into a power plug and screw the light in you could look into maybe 2 power strips for each side and then buy 4 of the plug in light sockets for each that would add alot of light and not much change to your grow box/room or you could have say them screwed on the side and keep moving them up as the plant grows just keep moughting it higher so next grow you could do the same but with no work bc you already have the screws to hold the power strip as the new plants would grow up
RetiredMatthebrute
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lookign good man, they dont seem to be stretching much so i wouldnt concern yourself with getting the light as close as possible, if they start to get stretchy then move the lights closer.
do you have a fan blowing on them? imo more important than shoving 10 CFL's up thier ass, a light breeze will keep them from stretching and keeping the lights a little further away will keep the temps down and they actually grow better in mid 70's temp thank 80+ and if them lights are close the radiant heat will be warm to them and they wont like it. not saying the lights should be 5 ft up but around 8-12 inch should be plenty close enough. mor ebulbs more bulbs more bulbs when growing with CFL but all them bulbs do get hot..
do you have a fan blowing on them? imo more important than shoving 10 CFL's up thier ass, a light breeze will keep them from stretching and keeping the lights a little further away will keep the temps down and they actually grow better in mid 70's temp thank 80+ and if them lights are close the radiant heat will be warm to them and they wont like it. not saying the lights should be 5 ft up but around 8-12 inch should be plenty close enough. mor ebulbs more bulbs more bulbs when growing with CFL but all them bulbs do get hot..
sounds good but the problem is i just found out my sq feet is 3 sq ft only being 2 feet tall and 19 inches wide does my box seem to small and ill be getting more lights to match the wattage per sq feet
JohnyPotHead420
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being that small you should do 12/12 from start to skip veg and go straight to flowering grow short and still have buds to smoke in 2 months
good for new growers bc you will see the sex of your seeds soon so you dont waste alot of time on males your just gonna trash any ways
good for new growers bc you will see the sex of your seeds soon so you dont waste alot of time on males your just gonna trash any ways
I was planning on lst'ing the plant and scrog it also
Also would it be better for me to go with 12/12 as a new grower or should I do lst and scrog methods for better experience?
also i just realized you cant see the pistil/leave growth but its right above the cotyledon leaves their are little pistil like things growing off of it and frosty leaves are thats good right? help a noob out
guessing i should work my way over back to the grasscity forums cant seem to get any help out of you guys
