3rd grow, First time CFLs!(Pics)

This is my 3rd grow, first time using CFLs though. Let me know what you think? suggestions welcome.

Specs:
lights- As of now 1 150w Spiral CLF(plan on geting another one soon)

Soil - Miracle grow with moisture control

Nutes- Miracle grow plant feed 20-20-20 during veg( i used a small fraction of what the instructions said to use). for Flowering using a rose bloom 18-24-16(again using only a fraction of what is recommended)

Air/filtering - using 3 computer fans run off an old pc power supply unit. 2 bring air in one(the larger of the 3) pulls air out which leads into a filter to eliminate odor.

Seeds - random mix of bag seeds ive collected over the last year or so.

First couple of pics are at 2.5 weeks, and the last couple of pics are at 3.5 weeks (the box they are in now was made today, they started to out grow the storage tub and i couldnt raise the light any higher.) I will post more pics of the box once im done making it ( just threw something together.) i just started my 12/12 cycle. im not going for a huge yeild at the moment. just testing things out. As you can see space is kinda of cramped, but thats all i can allow at this point in time. its a stealth grow so unitl i get into a bigger space im limited. Also im very limited on my budget. Thus far this grow only cost me around $25, because i had to buy the light, light socket, and the pots. Everything else i either had or made.

let me know what you think, and ask if you want to know anything else.

hey and welcome to RIU
you got alot to go, for 4 plants, first off the color on that 65W CFL (it's not 150 or 300, it's 65) I use em too, home depot has a better one it's 68w with 400 more lumens.
You need to get 1 of those per plant, they won't get too big the way you got em so 4 of those would do well.
Yeah I know all about limited budget, that's why I dont have any furniture, I sold it for my grow lab LOL

Ok first off great grow so far! Keep up the nice work!

2Cnd off is that an old X-Mas box!?! Santa will deliever this!

3rd. are you going to transfer from there to a bigger grow box or LST them?

4th. How much are you watering and how often?


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DaCDaC

DaCDaC said:

Ok first off great grow so far! Keep up the nice work!

2Cnd off is that an old X-Mas box!?! Santa will deliever this!

3rd. are you going to transfer from there to a bigger grow box or LST them?

4th. How much are you watering and how often?


Laters
DaCDaC

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Ashville huh¿
Howdy neighbor LOL

Phenom420 said:

hey and welcome to RIU
you got alot to go, for 4 plants, first off the color on that 65W CFL (it's not 150 or 300, it's 65) I use em too, home depot has a better one it's 68w with 400 more lumens.
You need to get 1 of those per plant, they won't get too big the way you got em so 4 of those would do well.
Yeah I know all about limited budget, that's why I dont have any furniture, I sold it for my grow lab LOL

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Yea your right about the wattage. i got it at lowes and late one night i looked the actual wattage up on their site. so i dont know what i was looking at the time. i will be getting more soon hopefully,but thanks for the welcome! i know what its like to have to sell furniture and belongings. i once had to sell $2500 worth of guitar equipment just to make rent, and i didnt get anywhere close to that much for it.

DaCDaC said:

Ok first off great grow so far! Keep up the nice work!

2Cnd off is that an old X-Mas box!?! Santa will deliever this!

3rd. are you going to transfer from there to a bigger grow box or LST them?

4th. How much are you watering and how often?


Laters
DaCDaC

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Thanks ima try to. Yes that is a X-Mas box. Hoping Santa comes early this year. As for the transfer, the last 2 pics above are in the new box which is a little wider and about 3.5 - 4 ft tall. so no i don't think im gonna do any sort of LST. Once i pick out any males since i started flowering early I'll move them into bigger pots. they should have enough room in the box. During the veg stage i watered every 2-3 days with Nutes being added every other watering. Flowering is the same 2-3 days but fed Nutes every watering. Thus far i haven't had any Nute burn of any kind. All but one plant still has its Cotyledon leaves, and are a healthy green.

motionelement said:

Yea your right about the wattage. i got it at lowes and late one night i looked the actual wattage up on their site. so i dont know what i was looking at the time. i will be getting more soon hopefully,but thanks for the welcome! i know what its like to have to sell furniture and belongings. i once had to sell $2500 worth of guitar equipment just to make rent, and i didnt get anywhere close to that much for it.

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Yup yup.
Yeah I bought 2 or 3 before I saw homedepots was CHEAPER and BETTER.
Lowes has lowest CFL and Floro tube prices Ive seen, cept the big 2700k CFL

Neighbor : )

I like Neighbors! : ) Esp. a smoking neighbor!!! : )

Oh very cool, didint look into the last 2 pics good enough!

Oh I see. I dont know anything about nutes. If im flowering from seed do I add grow nute or bloom nute?

How old were they when you started flowering?


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DaCDaC

DaCDaC said:

Neighbor : )

I like Neighbors! : ) Esp. a smoking neighbor!!! : )

Oh very cool, didint look into the last 2 pics good enough!

Oh I see. I dont know anything about nutes. If im flowering from seed do I add grow nute or bloom nute?

How old were they when you started flowering?


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Hey man, yeah big ol toker(s) over here.
What stage you in?
You can flower after 3-4 weeks if you want, but I veg for atleast a month, 2 on my bigger stuff.
You start on gro nutes, bloom when it's that time.

Here are some new pics. finished the box except the other pair of CFLs that go on the other side of the big light. I had them but one of the sockets doesnt work, one CLF blew up in my hand and the other one just didnt work at all. so i have to make another trip to lowes...

mine are at 3.5 weeks today.

how are you gonna keep them small when they flower??

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how are you gonna keep them small when they flower??

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thats one of the reasons i built this box. they still have a 1 1/2 ft of room to grow in this box. they are about a ft tall now. i also started flowering them early. they have been on 12/12 for the last 3 days. after i pick out any males that develope i'll have some more room, and if they out grow this box i'll just make it bigger or LST them as a last resort.

motionelement said:

thats one of the reasons i built this box. they still have a 1 1/2 ft of room to grow in this box. they are about a ft tall now. i also started flowering them early. they have been on 12/12 for the last 3 days. after i pick out any males that develope i'll have some more room, and if they out grow this box i'll just make it bigger or LST them as a last resort.

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Man I hate to break it to ya (like this is really a bad) but during flower they CAN grow 2-3 times their size, you just switched so in a few weeks their hormones will change and she will explode, not just buds but growth. Especially when treated well.

Might need more space man.
How close are your lights?
You kno if you got another 2 or 3 of those 65/68w CFLs you would get a big response outta your plants sooner.

Get those lights about 2 inches from em.
Last is that alunium/tin foil?? If so goto walmart get some of those emergency blankets and line it with them, they work better you prob only need 1 or 2 they are 2.88 each. If that's mylar then that's best.

Happy growin bro!

Phenom420 said:

Man I hate to break it to ya (like this is really a bad) but during flower they CAN grow 2-3 times their size, you just switched so in a few weeks their hormones will change and she will explode, not just buds but growth. Especially when treated well.

Might need more space man.
How close are your lights?
You kno if you got another 2 or 3 of those 65/68w CFLs you would get a big response outta your plants sooner.

Get those lights about 2 inches from em.
Last is that alunium/tin foil?? If so goto walmart get some of those emergency blankets and line it with them, they work better you prob only need 1 or 2 they are 2.88 each. If that's mylar then that's best.

Happy growin bro!

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Hey thanks man! no bad news though I'm aware of the growth during flowering. they have already started growing more since i switched. and like i said if i have to make adjustments because of their growth i will. As i mentioned in the first post im not looking for a huge yeild from this grow. once i get into my new place i'll do a larger scall grow. I dont know anyone around my area that sells or even smokes for the matter. Its been 4 months for me, so any size yeild is a good size for me. i just want it to get it done as quick as possible without damaging my plants.

And yea that is aluminum foil...its only temporary though. im gonna paint the inside flat white when i get the chance to. Unfortunately had to move back in with the folks after college and painting a cardboard box white will raise questions since one of them is always home, so i have to wait until they get out of the house for an extended period of time. most likely will happen this thursday. wish i could get mylar but no store close to me sells it.

as far as my lights go. they are about 2 inches away from the tops. if they look higher in the pics, its because they are hanging from the lid of the box, and when i lifted the lid to take pictures it raised the lights. i probly will get 2 more of the big ones tomorrow, i do have 2 more 26w 2700k cfls but one busted in my hand when taking it out of the packaging and the other one in the same package didnt even work.

Phenom420, got a question? i noticed with the 26w cfls, they seen to produce a lot more heat than my 65w. Is this normal, or do you think something could be wrong with my lights/setup?

motionelement said:

Hey thanks man! no bad news though I'm aware of the growth during flowering. they have already started growing more since i switched. and like i said if i have to make adjustments because of their growth i will. As i mentioned in the first post im not looking for a huge yeild from this grow. once i get into my new place i'll do a larger scall grow. I dont know anyone around my area that sells or even smokes for the matter. Its been 4 months for me, so any size yeild is a good size for me. i just want it to get it done as quick as possible without damaging my plants.

And yea that is aluminum foil...its only temporary though. im gonna paint the inside flat white when i get the chance to. Unfortunately had to move back in with the folks after college and painting a cardboard box white will raise questions since one of them is always home, so i have to wait until they get out of the house for an extended period of time. most likely will happen this thursday. wish i could get mylar but no store close to me sells it.

as far as my lights go. they are about 2 inches away from the tops. if they look higher in the pics, its because they are hanging from the lid of the box, and when i lifted the lid to take pictures it raised the lights. i probly will get 2 more of the big ones tomorrow, i do have 2 more 26w 2700k cfls but one busted in my hand when taking it out of the packaging and the other one in the same package didnt even work.

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Hey Man
I figured they prob were closer hard to tell for pics alot of the times.
Dont bother with paint, get the emergency blanet stuff, here is what they are
def better than flat white man.
Broken lights suck, mercury beware!!!
Dude it's not cool to grow in mom and dads, im know times are tough but that's just not a cool way to go about it.

It go against my whatever you call it so i'm gonna have to say bye bye to this thread.

Good luck.

motionelement said:

Phenom420, got a question? i noticed with the 26w cfls, they seen to produce a lot more heat than my 65w. Is this normal, or do you think something could be wrong with my lights/setup?

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Im unsubing this thread you will have to pm me or however if you write me again.

I dunno, r they the same brand?

Also if you have a home depot they have a 68 that is $1 cheaper than that 65w (if it came from lowes that is) and has 400 more lumens. Also has a reflector on the ballast part.