Help please

greengrower2

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so i am in a unfortunet situation. my plants have been growing outside in the ground for the past month and 1/2 and i now must put them in pots and bring them inside. i have about 10 plants about 3ft tall(dont know if males or females but i do know when to pull them)
i plan on 4 4' T5 HO 6500K and 4-5 2700K CFL'S
I also plan to continue their vege inside with 18/6 light cycle, in about a month want to switch them to 12/12 to flower. The small room will also be covered in reflective material

ANY SUGGESTIONS. you can save me from the dilema i am faced with, and help my harvest survive
 
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it just has to be done. lot of ins lot of outs. but what was out must now come in. i kno HPS is the best but it just doesnt fit into my application.
 
First off, are you sure you can't see some sex on those plants? If they have vegged to 3 ft. tall, most strains would have shown by then. Your T5 and CFLs are not going to be anywhere near enough light to flower those properly ( maybe if you got a TON of CFLs)- you would need a 600w minimum to really do them justice.

And you want to veg them another month? So they get bigger ? You are going to need 1000w HIDs for those 5 footers..
 
positive that i cant judge the sex, the internode area is still producing leaves.
but isnt 4 4' t5's 216 watts
the the 5 cfl's @125watts each
so that totals out at 841watts
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That light will not be enough for 10 plants that are 3+ ft. high , soon to be 5-6ft. high after the flowering stretch.....it's not just the watts you need to look at, it's single source vs. a bunch of little lights that won't put a dent in your 10 plants.
 
well without the use of the HPS how can i make it work?
also my plants are by no means full with vegetation in the bottom half. tall and kind of skinny but very healthy. that is why i feel the need to vege for a little once they go inside. dont forget that i dont know the sex so a week into flowering several plants might be coming out.

maybe bring them in and switch right to flowering better idea?
i kno its a bad situation but i just need to get it going.

I HAVE FAITH IN MY BABIES(just point me in a better direction
-thanks
 
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