First CFL Grow, Check It Out

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jun 3, 2008

• #41

the author got the $7.98 42W cfls from target. i have 8 of them on my 4 plants and they are working great. i turned the lights to 12/12 two days ago and watered the plants yesterday. once again i watered the 2 sour diesel plants 4 cups of water and the 2 grape ape plants 5 cups of water. the pH of the water was 6.8.

 

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noober

Active Member

• Jun 3, 2008

• #42

$7.98 is a good price. What's the Kelvin rating (not lumens)?

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jun 28, 2008

• #43

*UPDATE*

So it has been a long time since i've updated this or put any more pictures. i have been really busy with work and stuff. the plants will have been on 12/12 for 4 weeks on monday. i'm watering them once the leaves start to droop and the pot feels light. some of the leaves are starting to turn yellow, why is this? let me know what you guys think i can do for the rest of the grow to get the biggest yield possible.

 

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dankiestdank

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #44

Have you started nutrients yet? If not get some blooming nutrients...

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jun 28, 2008

• #45

i have not started nutrients yet. i found this out in the garage. will this work? it is maxsea, seaweed brand plant food micronutrients, blossom booster 3-20-20.

 

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tom__420

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #46

Yeah that should work good man

Tom

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jun 28, 2008

• #47

perfect. should i start it today or wait until i water again next? it says to use one heaping tablespoon for every galloon every 7-14 days. should i go by that or use more or less?

 

brendon420

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #48

molasses will help as well, and so does brown sugar if you dont want to go track down molasses

 

jackOFspades

Active Member

• Jun 28, 2008

• #49

wait until next watering dont drown the pretty ladies now ya hear

 

dankiestdank

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #50

Apple Juice works good too, I hear. And yes, next watering... but I'm not sure if you want to use a 1/4th of that dose of nutrients or not...?

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #51

on the bottle of nutrients there are a few different catagories to pick from for the directions. 1. outdoor containers, orchirds and greenhouse plants 2. indoor houseplants 3. roses, flowers, herbs, tomatoes, & vegetables 4. shrubs, citrus, trees, & vines 5. transplants, bulbs, & seeds. i don't know which on my plants fall under. remember now they are clones. what would you say?

 

brendon420

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• Jun 29, 2008

• #52

indoor plants

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2008

• #53

i watered them with the nutrients today. i followed the directions for indoor plants and the dosage for every 7-14 days. i mixed up 3 galloons of water and put in 12 teaspoons of nutrients but ended up only using half of the water. any other suggestions?

 

brendon420

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• Jul 2, 2008

• #54

keep your thoughts positive.

 

dankiestdank

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• Jul 3, 2008

• #55

if that's a pic of you in your avatar zjinternational you should change it.

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jul 3, 2008

• #56

correction it was actually 6 teaspoons of nutrients. no that is not a picture of me, it is devin the dude.

 

zjinternational

Active Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #57

so i watered the plants again yesterday with nutrients. i think the sour diesel is getting ready to harvest. i'm thinking early next week to harvest it. the grape ape i think still has a couple more weeks. when should i harvest the sour diesel? harvest the grape ape? the first two pictures are the sour diesel plants and the second two are the grape ape. the last picture is some of the god's gift purple i picked up from the club today.

 

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KushMaster

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• Jul 11, 2008

• #58

Looks Good Fam

 

BRSkunk

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• Jul 11, 2008

• #59

Cant wait to know the yield...?

 

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VirginHarvester

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• Jul 11, 2008

• #60

zj, check out this thread and the reflectors being used. If you can get a reflector setup on your bulbs you'll get a much better result.

Each of your lamps probably came with a hood screwed on. One option is to buy the aluminum cooking trays(?) cut a hole, slide in on and screw it down to act as a reflector. You know what I'm talking about?
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/89289-cfl-grow-pics.html