CFL and Flowering / bud development

andyfibb

Member
So i started flowered on 2/01/13:eyesmoke: so its been about 11 days and my most formed bud site looks like this100MEDIA_IMAG0073.jpg100MEDIA_IMAG0074.jpg(sorry lights on hard to get good photo with my phone if any tips ill take em so i can get better pics up in the future shots taken from a Droid Evo 4g smartphone)


the other budsites are just a little behind i think cus they are lower on the plant and not close to the light. I am wondering if this is OK bud production for 1.5 weeks of flowering. i am growing tahoe og seeds from cali connection, have been giving her full strength nutes for a watering or two.. but am only using floragrow and florabloom nutrients cus its all i have available right now. so maybe because i am only using those 2 parts of base nutes will it take longer for me to see more bud production and ultimately finish flower later? Using 4 26w 2400k bulbs on one plant. -- im just curious about how fast the plant makes buds, when they really form and look like buds, and when they start to swell up etc. Thanks !! and i am doing "feed, feed, water... feed, feed, water" for my schedule since flowering and have not seen any nutrient burns yet so all is well so far. This is my first grow.. just looking for some more information about flowering!:joint:
 

bundee1

Well-Known Member
Double your wattage and add a fan to keep temps down. Ive done 2 successful cfl grows. Each time I had about 300 watts on each plant. I yield about 2 oz per plant with 4-5 week veg.
Molasses helps too.
 

andyfibb

Member
Double your wattage and add a fan to keep temps down. Ive done 2 successful cfl grows. Each time I had about 300 watts on each plant. I yield about 2 oz per plant with 4-5 week veg.
Molasses helps too.
i appreciate the input but im growing in a stealthy way with very limited space so upgraded lights cant be done (wont fit) and i know this are proven to be enough lighting to finish a crop but im not sure if it affects how long..? I am sure i will yield less than your 2 ounces per plant cus im using less wattage though. but if i get around and ounce... ill be plenty happy for a first grow
 

clayman187

Active Member
Doesnt look to bad for only 104 watts of cfl's. I had 2 plants under 402 watts of cfls and got 2 oz wet/ 1.3 oz dry on my 1st grow.
If you have 4 sockets you might want to try switching them out for 65 watt 2700k cfls. its a few more watts. I got my 65 watters at lowes for 10$ each
 
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