1st time grow with CFL lights lots of pics need help

lmaooooo thats too funny XD
I clipped the brown/dead tips of the little one
I wanted to top it but because its my first grow I decided to do it naturally, I don't have that many lights so I don't want to damage it and wait till it heals
My set up is giving me around 7,000 to 8,000 lumens I wonder if I need more?
I can't wait for it to bud, right now its starting to smell kinda funky and I'm loving it haha

juandavid1992 said:

My set up is giving me around 7,000 to 8,000 lumens I wonder if I need more?
I can't wait for it to bud, right now its starting to smell kinda funky and I'm loving it haha

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Again, to keep in mind, 10000 lumens per sqft from the sun. Keeping the lights within 3" of the plants and close to as many lumens as the sun makes the better and tighter your buds will be.

How mant sqft is your setup?

Awesome, well its small barely a one foot setup and the CFLs are about 1.5" from the plants so I'm getting as much lumens as I could possibly get.
Quick questionIf the package says "2,600 lumens" is it talking about per square feet?
if it is talking about square feet then won't my setup get more lumens than what the package says because it is less than 1 feet squared?

The lumen rating is just overall how much the bulb produces. CFL lumens disipate and lose potentcy faster than most other light sources but thats exactly why you keep them so close to the plant.

Right now my now 4 ladies are under 11700 lumens in an area 9"x16" just enough for the little area till i finish my grow cabinet. When i do...look out! Lol Cuz i'll be going to a 3-4 month cycle to have a yr round supply of Dank buds

However i'm looking to invest in an LED setup cuz i've been reading a bunch on Nanometers and photosynthesis. And in a small cabinet i'll get as good if not better results than CFL and HPS/MH. But i'm still researching and shopping around

Oh wow that sounds amazing bro can't wait to subscribe if you put it up =D
It is day 29 and I have transferred the GWS to a massive 5 gallon... The BD is receiving side lighting and Im putting her on direct sunlight for about 4 a day because I'm more interested in growing the sativa GWS. I am watering her today with the blooming fertilizer and putting her on a 18/6 cycle (she's been on 24/0 for about 2 weeks now).

Looking good yo! You've got those bulbs nice and close, got good tight nodes. Most beginers keep their lights too high and end up with stretched plants. Keep it up

By the way, are you still considering topping you plant or just do it regular as nature meant?

haha thanks, I tried to keep them as close as I could without burning them and with this plant I'm just gonna let mother nature do her thing and next plant ill top to decide which is better for my conditions I can't wait till they start budding

My little auto's have begun to grow hairs! At least this time they've made it past the 10 day point unlike the last batch. I tried something different this time by leaving them in the veg area under 24hr 65k light. Instead of surrounding them with 27k on a 18/6 cycle

U dont have any plan to lst or top or FIM

Whats up Juandavid! Hows the GWS coming along? I just harvested my only plant, yeilded 3.75 oz

3.75 oz thats nice imlovinit how are led differnt then cfls? i grow with cfls and never had a differnt kind of light. i heard hid lights are better but ive never heard anything about leds

Well to start off I left my autoflowering plants in a 20/4 cycle since seed and I got worried because after 7 weeks my plants never budded. I emailed Dr.greenstore and complained and they send me this

Hi!
• Use a photoperiod of 12-14-16 hours of light for faster results
(OUR BEST RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WITH 12/12 and 14/10
PHOTOPERIODS). If you leave it at 18 hours, you will
have to stop feeding with growth fertiliser after two weeks and
force the plant to flower, leaving it in darkness for 24–48 hours
and then resuming the photoperiod. In any case, WE DO NOT
RECOMMEND USING OUR AUTO-FLOWERING VARIETIES WITH PHOTOPERIODS
OF OVER 16 HOURS, AS THE PLANTS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO END THE
PROCESS, TENDING TO GROW TO A HUGE SIZE AND RISKING GROWING
BEYOND THE GROWER’S CONTROL.
• Use high-pressure sodium lamps.
• Good results can also be obtained by switching from a longer
photoperiod to a shorter one (for example, reducing from 20 hours
to 12–14 hours to stimulate flowering and accelerate the process).
For the seeds that haven't germinated, we can include them with
your next order (do not forget to write it in the comments box
during check-out)
Thank you!
Paul

I don't know what to think I thought autos didnt need a light schedule but whatever I guess, there's nothing I can do now so I started 12/12 cycle and it has been about a week and 3 days in flowering mode
I attached some pics
enjoy

juandavid1992 said:

Well to start off I left my autoflowering plants in a 20/4 cycle since seed and I got worried because after 7 weeks my plants never budded. I emailed Dr.greenstore and complained and they send me this

Hi!
• Use a photoperiod of 12-14-16 hours of light for faster results
(OUR BEST RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WITH 12/12 and 14/10
PHOTOPERIODS). If you leave it at 18 hours, you will
have to stop feeding with growth fertiliser after two weeks and
force the plant to flower, leaving it in darkness for 24–48 hours
and then resuming the photoperiod. In any case, WE DO NOT
RECOMMEND USING OUR AUTO-FLOWERING VARIETIES WITH PHOTOPERIODS
OF OVER 16 HOURS, AS THE PLANTS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO END THE
PROCESS, TENDING TO GROW TO A HUGE SIZE AND RISKING GROWING
BEYOND THE GROWER’S CONTROL.
• Use high-pressure sodium lamps.
• Good results can also be obtained by switching from a longer
photoperiod to a shorter one (for example, reducing from 20 hours
to 12–14 hours to stimulate flowering and accelerate the process).
For the seeds that haven't germinated, we can include them with
your next order (do not forget to write it in the comments box
during check-out)
Thank you!
Paul

I don't know what to think I thought autos didnt need a light schedule but whatever I guess, there's nothing I can do now so I started 12/12 cycle and it has been about a week and 3 days in flowering mode
I attached some pics
enjoy

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Wow seems like 1 of many possible things. 1, dr.greenstone hasn't officially stabilized the autoflower gene's in it. 2, your seed could've been a dud and the auto gene's didn't get passed on and you got just a feminized seed. 3, high heat can stress a plant and make it act differently thus affecting its budding. My Short Riders durring my last and current grows have all been under 24/0 cycle, though last grow I experimented with light cycles early with that grow then settled on 24/0.

Overall your plant looks freak'n great, nice and tall and bushy still

Wow 3.75 oz!!! That's amazing for an auto, great job imlovinit. I think it could have been genetics or a dud because I use cfls so heat isn't a problem.
The gsw is almost reaching my head measuring the bucket as well and I'm 5'10 lol
I feel like at by harvest she's gonna overgrow me, both plants look awesome even the BD that's in the quarter-gallon bucket

I also trimmed a lot of leaves and lollipopped them

No my kaya gold wasn't auto, the short riders I have earlier this year and am now again. The kaya is just feminized.

But WOOOW, including the bucket its at 5'10"?! Holy shit! You're gonna get at least 6 oz considering my Kaya was just inder 4'. Congradulations man

Ohhh ok not auto and mine is not quite 5'10'' yet its more like 5'3" right now but she's growing almost an inch every two days
The buds are starting to compact

Hope that auto is treating you good! Looking forward to an update on that sexy bitch in the closet lol