all i want is 2-3 oz

im doing a perpetual harvest thing with clones. want to harvest every two weeks. i figured the best plan would be 2or 3 plants in flower every 2 weeks. how can i make sure to get at least an oz off of each clone. right now i have 252 w of cfl. 16,200lummens total. all 42watters. is this sufficient??

...keep everything optimal. Your question will take pages to answer fully. Give more info. In general, strain would be the biggerst factor. Then your looking at the question of veg time. You need good air flow if your not using co2. Temps got'a be right. I've never attempted to bloom with a cfl, so I couldn't answer that one....but, I'd say you should look into a HID. You shouldn't have any problem getting what your seeking with a 250/400 watt High Pressure Sodium if you keep things optimal and you have a good strain.

grower001 said:

im doing a perpetual harvest thing with clones. want to harvest every two weeks. i figured the best plan would be 2or 3 plants in flower every 2 weeks. how can i make sure to get at least an oz off of each clone. right now i have 252 w of cfl. 16,200lummens total. all 42watters. is this sufficient??

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...if one single bulb only produces say 2k lumens, that's all your plant will be exposed to is 2k, no matter how many bulbs you have( if all bulbs are the same). The lumens don't stack and add up. In other words, your plant isn't exposed to 16,200 lumens...it's only exposed to the lumen output of one single bulb's lumen output.

i don't think you have thought this out, your expecting to take 2 clones every couple of weeks? its going to take 2 months for the first 2 to complete so by that time you will have another 6 added. You not doing any of this with no lights. The lighting you have is good for ONE plant at best

i have a seprate chamber for my mom and clones with a few 6500k cfl's and than i put them in the flower with the 6 42w

trichlone fiend said:

...if one single bulb only produces say 2k lumens, that's all your plant will be exposed to is 2k, no matter how many bulbs you have( if all bulbs are the same). The lumens don't stack and add up. In other words, your plant isn't exposed to 16,200 lumens...it's only exposed to the lumen output of one single bulb's lumen output.

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and how does this make sense? if i understand wut your saying than a grow room with 4 1000w hps's are only exposed to 1000w???

I've heard that, also, but I don't quite believe it, myself. Now, I don't have a full grow under my belt so my experience is limited. I've been doing tons of research about growing and about growing with CFLs, especially. Can anyone else throw an opinion out there? I guess I've seen grows under one 150-250 watt CFL produce less bud than some with 10+ CFLs. To answer your question, Grower001, keep the plants as close to every bit of plant as you can without burning them. Maintain proper temps and watering/feeding schedules and you should be alright. Space will also be crucial as you'll need enough room to veg a plant large enough to support 2-3 oz of dried bud. Search the forums for posts by Chipp. He grew a single Super Lemon Haze in a home made box, gave it plenty of room and light and yielded 6-7 oz. So the results are out there, you just need to give it 420%!!! Haha! Happy growing, my friend

Lumens are cumulative. If you don't know about cfls, don't claim to know with absolute certainty.

For CFLs, multiply the total actual watts by 60 and you have your lumens. Its not 100% accurate, but its a good ballpark.

If you want 2 oz per plant, then FIM and LST like a mo fo and veg for about 3 months.

grower001 said:

and how does this make sense? if i understand wut your saying than a grow room with 4 1000w hps's are only exposed to 1000w???

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Thank you! So does that logic apply to the rest of my equip too. If I run 8 fans and they're all rated at 700cfm, I'll only produce 700cfm. Sounds like someone doesn't understand what a Kelvin is. So a 150w and 1000w with the same kelvin rating are going to the same thing...NO! Kelvin is a scale of color spectrum and color spectrum only. In no way does it represent intensity of light discharged, just the color.

trichlone fiend said:

...if one single bulb only produces say 2k lumens, that's all your plant will be exposed to is 2k, no matter how many bulbs you have( if all bulbs are the same). The lumens don't stack and add up. In other words, your plant isn't exposed to 16,200 lumens...it's only exposed to the lumen output of one single bulb's lumen output.

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im calling b.s. on this but maybe its just wishful thinking...

dank nug said:

im calling b.s. on this but maybe its just wishful thinking...

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Agree 100%. Although fiction can be fun, but maybe it should be left out when trying to give helpful advice. It's good to be helpful, unfortunately it only works if you know what you're talking about.