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Just remember that they will be a lot less when they are dried.....
cause I kind of went in reverse, built the spaces first, spent most my money on the spaces and nice mirror doors, and then started with a couple fixtures to grow a couple plants after getting that CFL book....I was turned on by the price...or lack there of.....then added a few CFLs, then a few more....then a few more....you know how it goes....if one is good, two is better!......Also the way I do it is modular like, moving lights around for the right coverage...I kind of like the routine of adjusting the lights. plus I got a screaming deal on 42 watters for about 5 bucks apiece. Anyways......I just built another closet for my Moms and little ones, I have three 42's covering my seedlings, and four 42's on my moms. the moms are under the seedlings and clones, the lights from the mom space provides a free warming mat for the little ones on the stage above them. Works killer! I also like to make stuff, so I made some real cheap, but very effective reflectors for the CFL's on the moms. I am running a total of 470 watts of CFL's in the 6.75 sq.ft. flower room, 70 watts per sq. ft......don't really know lumens per sq.ft....but it seem to be working very well, with very managable level of heat....79 degrees, and 40% humidity constant (average) in both spaces.....simple and fun......but yeah...someday soon I will take the plunge on an HPS unit for the flower room....but I love my CFL's on my moms and little ones, and probably won't upgrade to a T-5 unit or something comparable. Here are some pics of my new veg space....Peace and LoveHOLY CFL ! why not get one HPS? you obviously spent about the same in all the fixtures and bulbs
Yeah bro, the Trin is very nice, and kind of a local legend. There was only one flowering specimin left in the area, and she was about to become extinct, she also does not clone very easily, but we took a cutting in pure desperation off this lady when she was only 4 weeks from harvest, and with 24/7 attention , one of them made it, and this is her. I have been trying to get some clones off of this one, and after about 10 tries, I am happy to say I have, this morning, I have one that has took!!! I also pollinated the original mom with our local Diesel, so I will have at least 1/2 of her in bean form, I just wish I had her 100% in bean form.Great job bro. Very nice looking set up. I grew the Trin about ten years ago. It was one of our favorites back then. I have not been able to find it since. Happy harvest.