First Grow CFL Setup

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Alright so I am considering an indoor grow using CFL Lights,
Currently I have 1 CFL 15w 2700k Light bulb, I am as broke as can be. I am thinking I can put the pot in a corner of the kitchen with white wall paint, I am also lucky because when the A/C is on it will blow air out for me on the plants. If this grow goes well I can sell 95% of it and make at least $50 to buy some more equipment. I have seen that I need at least 3000 lumen on my plant I have calculated that my 1 CFL bulb will put out 900 lumen, considering the lamp will be 2 cm above plant I will subtract about 150 lumen, that gives me 750 lumen. Will that work for some small baby seedlings? And I would love to have some tips, advice, critique. I want to hear everything that has to do with this.
Maybe when I get some money which will be around $15 most, I can buy another lamp and bulb or 2. Everyone wish me luck!

 

[jonnymafia]

I dont know much, but I know you need way more light than 15w. I would look for a 65 watt CFL.

 

[More Mota]

You want to get around 100 to 150 watts of cfl for 1 plant and around 50watts for each additional plant

 

[More Mota]

oh ya and you want 6500k for veg and 2700 for flower, that bulb you have is for flowering

 

[abuvdaalienz]

I'm starting the same setup as u bro. But I'm gonna use an aeroponic system and cfls for lighting. Not sure mow much I need yet. Keep me posted man. Wanna see how urs come out.

 

[Anjinsan]

1st: you are using a warm white cfl...(it's orangish light...right?) That is the color for flowering stage...not for the veg stage. You can use a 23 watt cool white cfl to start a plant. I've done it...by week 3 you need another cool white cfl...and in flower you need a lot more but warm white.

Read the cfl forum sub section and learn.

 

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I plan on Vegging for like 2-3 weeks, and then flowering the rest until buds are nice and ready. The only way I can make money right now is if I beg for some(which I'm not good at). It's an Orange light, and if anyone can, what is the price range for 50-100w CFL? I can pay for my part of the electricity bill, but for anything above $1.00 I cannot do.

 

[Anjinsan]

I plan on Vegging for like 2-3 weeks, and then flowering the rest until buds are nice and ready. The only way I can make money right now is if I beg for some(which I'm not good at). It's an Orange light, and if anyone can, what is the price range for 50-100w CFL? I can pay for my part of the electricity bill, but for anything above $1.00 I cannot do.

Collect soda cans and turn them into a recycling center for money. I knew a homeless man who came by our college everday...he said he made $300 a month by collecting cans.

You need to get approximately...$30 to do the lowest budget grow that will actually work.

 

[BUDDZY]

a 6 pack of 26w cfls are like $10 at walmart. And the adapters for each bulb would be $2 So your total investment would be ~$25

 

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is it possible that i can flower immediately after sprouting?

btw the strain is unknown it is from a bag of good weed though.

 

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The seeds are germinating in a red cup with water soaked toilet paper on the bottom and the seed on that, and then soaked toilet paper on the top, the whole thing is wrapped with a grey sweater. I started the process at 6:35pm today, so by 6:35pm tomorrow I can check on them to see if it cracked open, and there's a sprout.

 

[Smokiebear]

Hey man,

Im a noob grower that is in your same place, im using two 13w CFL that are supposed to be the same as a 60w reg bulb or something, but anyhow. I am going to put some pics on here and ask as many questions as possible lol, just thought i would say good luck, and keep me updated if you can. Broke Blokes for the win.

 

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Hey man,

Im a noob grower that is in your same place, im using two 13w CFL that are supposed to be the same as a 60w reg bulb or something, but anyhow. I am going to put some pics on here and ask as many questions as possible lol, just thought i would say good luck, and keep me updated if you can. Broke Blokes for the win.

Good luck, I will make a journal and upload if all goes well.