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  1. thc1114

    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Alright i am stoked to start flowering the plants. Over the coarse of last week i gradually changed the light cycle until last night which was the first night of 12 hours of darkness. I took out all the daylight bulbs and replaced them all with 2700K bulbs. I had 8 26 watt cfls in there for a...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    haha ok thats cool. Then maybe ill harvest half or so at each time cause i love both of those highs...lol. I guess ill just get one of those pocket microscopes around 6 weeks of flowering.
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    spiralstaircase's 2nd grow (bagseed+cfls)

    yo man what are the details on your lights. How many do you have, spectrums, watts? For the babies i mean.
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Thanks dude i appreciate it. Yeah im thinkin for my next grow ima get some dank shit, like white widow, ak47, or big bud and LST it. I did a little googling of LST and i think i can do it for sure with a really good yield. I was also wondering if anyone knew how long i was going to have to...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Over the past week the plants have built up a lot more structure and are growing at a very steady pace, but a good pace. They look the healthiest that they ever have looked. I rigged up a cooling fan setup which is seen in the pics. When adding this setup the temp dropped to about 87 when it was...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    I got 4 more cfls today so now i have a total of 8 26 watt cfls. Thats 208 watts total and 12800 lumens. I have had the extra lights in for maybe a few hours and i can already see that they are growing faster! i Didnt get a fan today so im just going to keep my box open. The temp stays...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Thanks for the advise. I think i will get another fan tomorrow and put it on the opposite side of my current fan. See how that works and i f i need to lower the temp some more i may have to do minor reconstruction on my box but thats no biggie. Its all for a good cause. Oh and i also got my...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    i went to the store today and got a thermometer and a humidity guage. I set in the room for about an hour and the results were 90 degrees F and 48% humidity. I dont know anything about ranges that eaither category should be in. Can someone tell me if i need to lower or raise either of these...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    The plants are now 5 weeks old (35 days old).....and wow this has been the longest 35 days of my life!, but i am really excited to see how the plants are looking. I can see growth every day and the plants are looking very strong. The tallest plant is around 8 inches tall and the shortest is 6...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Thanks for the feedback. Our utility bill comes soon and if i cannot see a significant difference ill go out and get some y adapters and some more cfls. ill post an update tomorrow with some nice pics. The plants are lookin dank guys. Later.
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Ok im a little late on the update, but its all good. Look at the pics.....you can really tell a difference since last week. They are growing really good and staying nice and green. The stems are getting some good structure and ridges in them and more sprouts are coming out of the bottom of...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Thanks for the comments....Those lights are 43 watts.....i dont want to use too much light cause i dont want to run up the electricity bill cause i split it 3 ways with my roomates....just lookin out you know. I am going to double the lights with 2700k soft white bulbs in there when i start to...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    One of my plants named Virginia has some leaves on the bottom that are curling down around the entire leaf. I have pics to show. She is really the only plant that is doing this so i figured i didnt water her as good as my other gals last time i watered. So i watered my plants today since it has...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    haha their names are: That Ho, Rita, Wanda, Little Debbie, Sarah Lee, Sweet Thang, Virginia, Foxy Lady, Trick, and Jessica.
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    The Box has been made!!:-P The pics are in pretty good order. First is the box itself and then in the closet and finally with the mylar in it. It looks awesome. I really hope this helps give my plants some good extra light. And if anyone can ansewr this please do. would it be better to leave the...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    The plants are now 3 weeks into vegitation and are looking really good i think. Some 5 fan leaves are out. The new light fixture has helped them grow a little better as well. I think that when i move the plants into the new box i will put them on a 18/6 light cycle.....That seem like a good...
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    I started to make a box about 2 days ago so i can remove the plants from my laundry room and into my room. But while the plants remain in the LR i put up a new light fixture to go over the lights. The plants are looking good. Ill post some pics tomorrow of all the new projects. Peace, love...
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    First Grow! Three Plants. My Journal.

    I would wait about 3 or 4 days til you add some nutes to your water.....dont give up on that bigger plant man.
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    Growing Mids with CFL (Experiment)

    Hey fellow growers of the fine herb! This is my first grow and i am really excited. I took some seeds out of some mids i got and am gonna see what i can get out of this cheap weed. If this ends up well i will end up getting some good seeds from a seedbank. I have already started 10 plants...
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    First Grow! Three Plants. My Journal.

    hey man make sure to show us some pics of your indoor setup as well. How long have those plants been growing?
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