1st Grow With CFLs

askiba · Aug 6, 2010

My DIY mother/clone/maybe veg? cab:

$30 cabinet from walmart
$5 worth of mylar
$2 worth of foil tape
$10 worth of fans
125W cfl bought for $70 with wing

Day 37 Veg (mom!)
(she would be thicker but I have been trying to learn how to clone)

One downfall is that she cant get much taller. The pot shes in, is too big for this cabinet

Hefty · Aug 6, 2010

Nice man looking great so far..I will be starting my first CFL grow soon so im gonna keep an eye on yours subd

askiba · Aug 10, 2010

Day 43 / Flowering Day 12

I decided to do a DIY and made a bubble cloner. Should be much more efficient!

askiba · Aug 12, 2010

Day 45 - Flowering Day 14

Pistils at last... it's only my first grow but I am pretty sure those are pistils!

lue · Aug 12, 2010

beautiful

askiba · Aug 14, 2010

Flowering Day 17

CAUTION.... BABY PORN!

new guy25 · Aug 14, 2010

mr pankaks said:
lookin good =) although i strongly recommend upgrading to some HIDs

agree I switched from cfl to a 400 hps and il never go back' the buds are proper dence and more of them. Saying that though iv seen some very good looking plants done with cfl.

askiba · Aug 15, 2010

realistically how much does it look like i will yeild with this setup? i have 6 42w cfls all close to bud sites

new guy25 · Aug 16, 2010

would not be able to guess sorry pal I have seen some large buds by clf though. try that cfl club thats on here https://www.rollitup.org/groups/low-watt-cfl-cartel.html
hope its usefull for ya Good luck

askiba · Aug 19, 2010

Total Days 52 Flowering Day 21

Not much has changed, except the appearance of baby buds on many bud sites.
I took some clones off the mother plant then I moved the mother plant into the flowering tent. The cabinet she was in, was too small because of the size of her pot.

askiba · Aug 21, 2010

Flowering Day 22

[video=youtube;Vcvm-4AznD4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcvm-4AznD4[/video]

askiba · Aug 23, 2010

Misc Update - Flowering Day 24

The trichomes are really starting to develop.

One of the Top Colas so far...

The 2 remaining clones that rooted, since my veg cab has too much heat issues, I transplanted them into a soil/sand mix, I didn't have much soil, and I would have felt bad if I just threw them out *shrug*

new guy25 · Aug 23, 2010

looking real good What you feeding in flower????

kether noir · Aug 23, 2010

looking great. ill be back to check it out again

askiba · Aug 23, 2010

new guy25 said:
looking real good What you feeding in flower????

Some cheap MG Blooming food, at about 1/2 strength... Income has been slow, otherwise I would have went with some foxfarms nutrients.. I have heard mixed thoughts on MG stuff so I will feed them sparingly and will of course flush at the end.

I appreciate any tips and feedback on this journal - it's my first grow, and if it turns out good, I hope I can give hope to people who want to grow with CFL.

new guy25 · Aug 23, 2010

Looks like good stuff gonna get me some of that!!!! could you put a link up of exactly what it is please?

askiba · Aug 23, 2010

well I didn't get seeds from online I got it from a dispensary

But here is the same cross:
http://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Big_Skunk/The_Seed_Bank/

The buds smell like skunk and the plants smell sweet. If I keep the door closed the whole room smells sweet but not like weed. Hopefully my carbon filter works good enough, lol.

OH if you meant the flower food it's Miracle Gro Bloom Booster flower food.. about $5 from walmart's garden section.

new guy25 · Aug 23, 2010

cool Il be getting that food soon then. thanks

askiba · Aug 25, 2010

Sorry forgot to get pics, but I will later tonight. They are lookin' even sexier now.

I stole a bud from a lower branch, I couldn't resist to just try like one sample. I swear, hands off till harvest now! Tasted like miracle grow, but hopefully it won't after flushing at the end.

The good news is that smoking that small bud gave a good mixed high. Super relaxed and happy, awesome!

askiba · Aug 28, 2010

Flowering Day 29

They are starting to stink up the room. I have a carbon filter I just need to mount it properly.

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