1st cfl grow opinion?

Ajdaaron1987

Ajdaaron1987

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Strain...
Critical sensi star
Medium... My own mix composted cow manure/seed starter 50/50 then 1/3 volume perlite
Lights 26w cfl x8 6500k veg 2700k flower during flower also added a 42 w 2700 in addition
Nutes...gh flora trio as needed(soils was fairly hot already)
Grow space...
Bathroom cab repurposed measuring 13"w 28"h and 22" l
Ventilation...
80 cfm bathroom exhuast fan 5" circular fan for air movement
Training...
First fim'd then topped several times followed by Lst via scrog plus some tying down
Veg 42 days
Flower 4 days thus far
Day 1
Day 10
Day 20
Day 30
Day 42 veg complete
Day 4 flower
I will be posting updates regularly open to any advice / criticism this is my first cfl grow/experiment plus my first public grow journal I'm hoping for 3 ounces from this plant but would be satisfied with one anyone care to predict tell me what u think thanks in advance
 

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richard26

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Looking really nice there ajdaro and very healthy plant can't wait to see more of your progress. . I am a first time grower aswell just experimenting like you but your setup looks really good compare to mine I am at week 4 of flowering with about the same amount of lighting as you but not such a good setup like you.. For me the first 3 weeks of flowering felt really slow in progress and now in week 4 I'm getting a bit excited as they have picked up speed in flowering.. your plant looks amazing though.. peace dude20150123_182416.jpg
 

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richard26 said:
Looking really nice there ajdaro and very healthy plant can't wait to see more of your progress. . I am a first time grower aswell just experimenting like you but your setup looks really good compare to mine I am at week 4 of flowering with about the same amount of lighting as you but not such a good setup like you.. For me the first 3 weeks of flowering felt really slow in progress and now in week 4 I'm getting a bit excited as they have picked up speed in flowering.. your plant looks amazing though.. peace dudeView attachment 3338203
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Thanks for the response Richard your plants looking good as well yours looks a lot taller than mine I think that will be a pretty big bud on top!! This isn't my first grow but it is my first with cfls and the Lst this far I'm definatly seeing the benefits of breaking up the dominance of the tops everytime one takes charge I tie it down then all the others start growing faster not having done this before its seriously amazing me. From soil to top of canopy is only like 8" but the Canopy is over 1 square foot with over 30 tops there were more but I didnt think they would reach the light so I cut them so the others would grow faster I will be checking in on yours as well I want to see your final yeild
 
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richard26

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Thanks I'm not waiting to get a lot from my plants as I didn't have the resources and a nice setup but I just wanted to experiment a little to see with my own eyes how cannabis plants grow and generally get the hang of things as I want to do a good grow next winter with hps lamps and good strains from the Internet.. and I've seen a few grows online like yours were you snap the branches to create this effect it looks very impressive I would like to do something like this but I'm afraid cause I haven't got much experience maybe next winter I will try this technique with just normally seeds I get from friends here I don't want to risk it with bought seeds incase I ruin them lmao. But this whole growing weed is quite exciting I love it.. il definitely keep an eye on your journal very impressive plant you have there hopefully one day I will be able to achieve something like this....
 
Hotshot123

Hotshot123

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Aj, your plants look great, Never seen a scrog with CFL's, Richard yours looks good also, but you need to turn your lights sideways or drop them lower and sorrond , so your buds will benefit from more light. More light from the curls, than from the tips. good luck and happy growing guys.
 
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Ajdaaron1987

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Hotshot123 said:
Aj, your plants look great, Never seen a scrog with CFL's, Richard yours looks good also, but you need to turn your lights sideways or drop them lower and sorrond , so your buds will benefit from more light. More light from the curls, than from the tips. good luck and happy growing guys.
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Thanks hotshot it's actually just one plant with a lot of spread out tops and yea I did the scrog to make the best use of a limited light source "cfls" hoping this will counterbalance some of what I'm missing in light intensity
 
Ajdaaron1987

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richard26 said:
Thanks I'm not waiting to get a lot from my plants as I didn't have the resources and a nice setup but I just wanted to experiment a little to see with my own eyes how cannabis plants grow and generally get the hang of things as I want to do a good grow next winter with hps lamps and good strains from the Internet.. and I've seen a few grows online like yours were you snap the branches to create this effect it looks very impressive I would like to do something like this but I'm afraid cause I haven't got much experience maybe next winter I will try this technique with just normally seeds I get from friends here I don't want to risk it with bought seeds incase I ruin them lmao. But this whole growing weed is quite exciting I love it.. il definitely keep an eye on your journal very impressive plant you have there hopefully one day I will be able to achieve something like this....
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Yea I understand not wanting to f$$$ up but you got to try to learn plus I didn't supercrop which is where you slightly break the branches I just bend them over with our causing damage and hold them in place with wire or tuck them under my screen I didnt want to try supercroping either it's a high stress training method I used Lst or low stress training which is anything that doesn't physically harm the plant that way there's no recovery period I did defoliate some though just to allow better light distribution across the board
 
Don Uk

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I am also a first time grower with CFL and she's on her flowering stage.Your plant is very greenish with thick leaves. It's a good sign, so it can suck all the good from your lights and produce energy that the pant needed for flowering (according to some blogs I read :)). Hope to see some pics of her with Big Big smiley faces on tops. Roll it up.
 
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Defoliatio
richard26 said:
What does defoliate mean? Sorry for being a noobster lol I'm still learning
richard26 said:
What does defoliate mean? Sorry for being a noobster lol I'm still learning.
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defoliation is a tech involving the strategic removal of leaves-(foliage) throughout the plants life in order to evenly distribute light while also slowing down certain areas if necesary or boosting growth at different times during its life and don't worry about questions we all have to learn somehow
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Don Uk said:
I am also a first time grower with CFL and she's on her flowering stage.Your plant is very greenish with thick leaves. It's a good sign, so it can suck all the good from your lights and produce energy that the pant needed for flowering (according to some blogs I read :)). Hope to see some pics of her with Big Big smiley faces on tops. Roll it up.
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Thanks don im gonna check out your grow soon and ill be posting regular updates!!!
 
Hotshot123

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Ajdaaron1987 said:
Thanks hotshot it's actually just one plant with a lot of spread out tops and yea I did the scrog to make the best use of a limited light source "cfls" hoping this will counterbalance some of what I'm missing in light intensity
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I believe you will reach your 3 oz goal. I got an oz just out of one toping under Cfl's.
 
Ajdaaron1987

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Awesome I hope I do if I go by the 1/3 gram per watt rule of thumb could be looking at around 4 o I'm adding another 55 w 2700kelvin 3400 est lumen output bulb in tommorow hopefully that will kick it up a notch ill then be running 305 actual watts and just under 19,000 lumens in the 2700 k range on a little over a 1square foot area with all cfls
 
Hotshot123

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No, it is reporting an error. I have had the same problem at times. You just have to hit more options when it does that and put it in again.
 
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