cfl 3weeks veg. and so short!

[shatterproof86]

ok my plants have been veg. for 3 weeks and they wont get tall. the leaves coming out of each node are produceing quick...they are bushy to me and the lighting is 2 75 watt cfls in a 2x2x4 and 2400 lumens ...so plz tell me if i am doing something wrong here are some pics of them from today..2 differ marijanes

 

[CganjaFARMER]

how far away is your lights the closer they are the bushier they get but if you put them to far away they stretch.... i am using the same exact lights as you and i keep them about 3-4 inches from the top of the plant

 

[shatterproof86]

my lights are 3-4 in. away and did u see how big the new growth is in th innernodes...being so short good?

 

[CganjaFARMER]

if you dont have a tall space then yes goood but i prefer taller plants raise your lights about 6-7 inches away to get them to stretch... GOOD LUCK BRO....

 

[winkdogg420]

i keep my lights within 1-2 inches of my girls if i wanted to grow them taller i might move it up to 6-8 inches but i like them short because cfl light wont penatrate a deep canopy! check out my shortys! IM AT ABOUT SIX WEEKS AND I JUST SWITCHED TO 12/12 TO FLOWER!

WINKDOGG

 

[shatterproof86]

awesom!....so if i keep the lights about 4in. for another 2 weeks thenswitch to 12/12 off...and i got a 40watt red house light can i putit in there during flowering up in the top corner...will it help flowering remember i only got 2 75 watt cfl's?

 

[CganjaFARMER]

i dont know anything bout the other light you have so i cant help you there and yeah keep 4 inches away unless you dont think there getting tall enough quick enough

 

[winkdogg420]

awesom!....so if i keep the lights about 4in. For another 2 weeks thenswitch to 12/12 off...and i got a 40watt red house light can i putit in there during flowering up in the top corner...will it help flowering remember i only got 2 75 watt cfl's?

the more light the better as long as it s not incandesent or halogen!


Winkdogg

 

[shatterproof86]

if my plant is aprox. 8 inc. at 6 weeks would that be ok to start flowering?

 

[T@ll T33]

yes 6 inch minimum your good to go kind sir

 

[shatterproof86]

will i be able to flower in the rubbermaid it is in if i start flowering at 6-8 inches with two 75 watt cfls 1200 lumens apiece.

 

[xxgmrxx]

maybe 1 plant but youll want as many lights as you can with keeping temperatures manageable look into 42w=150w equivalent get maybe 3-4 more for 3 plants

p.s bushy plants with fat fan leaves like thats is good, its a sign of good genetics

 

[winkdogg420]

maybe 1 plant but youll want as many lights as you can with keeping temperatures manageable look into 42w=150w equivalent get maybe 3-4 more for 3 plants

p.s bushy plants with fat fan leaves like thats is good, its a sign of good genetics

i put mine into flower at about 8 inches and they grew 2 inches in two days right into the lights!(no burn from 23 watters,i run 16 of them)

winkdogg

 

[shatterproof86]

i got a 75watt 1 1/2 in. away from the girls now and the fan is constantly moving the plant and leaves so they don't get hot. well no matter how tall they are in 2 weeks i can flower 2 plants with about 6 75watt cfls at 1200 lumens apiece. two plants now with two lights in a rubbermaid the stalks are very thick...i started them under 2 tude fluoro's 40wattsx1...so they were really short when i put the cfl's on them.they had 2 three petal leaves on them. my nodes are 1/2 in apart or shorter...good?..i got my 4th node on the way workin hard....

 

[PTsilence]

are you talking about 75w replacement? or 75w CFL which is like 200 something watt replacement?

 

[shatterproof86]

yeah replacement so i went bought 4 24 watt replacement of 100 watt to add to the 2 20=75 so 8,800 lumens alltogether

 

[T@ll T33]

yeah thats way better

 

[indica1088]

awesom!....so if i keep the lights about 4in. for another 2 weeks thenswitch to 12/12 off...and i got a 40watt red house light can i putit in there during flowering up in the top corner...will it help flowering remember i only got 2 75 watt cfl's?

dude think of it this way...ur replacing the sun for them. the brighter the sun the better.

 

[PTsilence]

yea def way better than before