First Cfl grow stealth closet dresser

So I started about 11 days ago with some bag seeds from a successfull outdoor grow this summer... Was attitude seeds ak47... Wanted to use these seeds because i spent alot on the summer seeds and it should work out fine!! Im using a closet system with an old dresser i found at a yard sale.. I cleaned it with spitfire and stripped the draws and the middle draw skeleton. I use a wick system because I work freeky hours and im not always home to water... i do mist with a spray bottle twice a day. I have 2 daylight 27 watt cfl on a power strip with 1 23 watt soft white to give it alittle change of spectrum... i have also 2 more 27 watt daylight mounted on the side for the undergrowth when it matures....

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The temp has been getting up to almost 90 degrees so ive added some fans and tommarrow im adding ceiling store space ventalation.. controling the heat seems to be important but its not affecting the growth all that much.. maybe it is comments?

I have another area for flowering when the time comes I am flowering with cfl's also because this is a experiment and ive had several successful grows already with Hps 150. Fun fun..

Not adding nutes and will keep you guys updated on the progress... I know i have to add light so I ordered a 105 watt full spectrum cfl for 30 bucks + shipping.

If im not responding its cause i spent my dsl money on more seeds and bulbs... ahaha... stay with me im patient and this will a full cycle.

Im getting so pissed off.... I cant figure out how to vent my box outside the closet.... I punched a hole in the ceiling to make a spot for a vent tube but im not having any success getting the air out of the room.. What im confused about is ive used smaller spaces with larger watt lights and it didnt get this hot.... i know that the space is insulated but can that cause the problem...

Cleaned it up a bit new fans and shes looking great IMO... saw alittle leave deformity but might of been from the light i was using got some daylight cfls and shes sproutting new sets that are almost picture perfect anyone think i should trim the deformed leaves off or is that to much stress?

week five... new growth is lush.. heavy green fan leaves with huge amounts of undergrowth... had some problems with the setup... planted four seeds per pot took two germing sprouts and left this one with another one.. some how the sprout got to close to the root system and was taking nutes from the plant... bad bitch not sharing.. almost lost them both.. pulled the problem and waited a day to water...

Tueday this week watered till drainage appeared to run out the bottom. New growth has been fast and lush... bounce back has me happy... hope its a female... two more weeks of veg and then im going 12-12.. Crosses fingers for a lady!!

new pics are in here take a look....

Using mg organic no additional nutes needed till flower then using 1/4 recommended with aired water tiger bloom....

2-27 watt daylight cfl getting 1 85 watt today.... sides are getting light from 3 - 30 watt full spectrum cfl...

I am proof so far that cfl do work not as fast as hps but half the energy!

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looks good. I veg with CFLs too. Might be better to put one of the three bulbs mounted vertically into the Y-splitter. CFLs emit more light out of the side than the top so setting them at 45 degrees is a lot better. Either way, you probably won't need any more light for veg. I use two 26watt bulbs per plants and they get nice and bushy even at two feet tall.

mared juwan said:

looks good. I veg with CFLs too. Might be better to put one of the three bulbs mounted vertically into the Y-splitter. CFLs emit more light out of the side than the top so setting them at 45 degrees is a lot better. Either way, you probably won't need any more light for veg. I use two 26watt bulbs per plants and they get nice and bushy even at two feet tall.

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Thanks for the comment... i know it gives more light at a 45 but im limited on the spliters moving the bulb to far away from the top.. my ability to hang the lights is restricted in the stealth chest of drawers... later i will remove it and just use the closet but I needed to cut down the sq feet to get usable light on the plant.. people may think im crazy for saying that but I started in just the closet and the growth was slow and not nearly as bushy as in the chest... There could have been other factors but in here I can get light to bounce back touching the undergrowth nicely... How much did you harvest with your cfl veging the plant?

Well I've vegged quite a few plants with CFL and then flowered with HPS. Let's just say I'm disappointed with less than 3 oz a piece. But I do grow them to 4-5 feet tall. I've been cramming six 5-foot-tall plants under one 400 watt HPS and pulling over 4 oz off of some of them. A lot depends on the strain and health of the plant but I've recently added a 600 watter to the 400 watt so now I'm hoping for more than 4 oz off every plant.

dam im germing two more bag seeds from some killer i got in mass.. not sure how it will work but we'll see. This one went threw the ringer with handling and transplant so im glad it is alive... had a stragler rogue seed i must of poured in two by mistake it was growing up agains the main stem and stealing nutes and water.. found it flipping the dirt with my finger... im worried about hps here in my town two friends used 400 and both had pigglets knocking on a random talk... neither got poped but they think its the electrical use jump... with 300 watts of cfl im only using 34 dollars a month.. at least triple that so they turned em off and i gave them some cfl... was thinking an early harvest auto flower might work nice with hps high yield and elecrical use break every couple weeks.

What kind of yield you think ill get flowering with 3 23 watt soft white 3000k or so cfl.and two 45 watt full spectrum lights....letting them get to 3 ft tall. not dense i know but still a half oz per plant?


keep checking back ill add more photo's

homegrwn said:

im worried about hps here in my town two friends used 400 and both had pigglets knocking on a random talk... neither got poped but they think its the electrical use jump... with 300 watts of cfl im only using 34 dollars a month.. at least triple that so they turned em off and i gave them some cfl...

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My 400 watt HPS costs me $26 per month in extra electricity at 12/12. 400 watts is not a lot. My 42 inch plasma tv uses 340 watts. The cops WILL NOT be onto you if you use a 400 watt HPS. The electric company does not work for the police department nor do they let the police monitor their customers' usage. They appreciate the extra business and have NO reason to turn in their best customers to the cops. I especially don't understand why you wouldn't mind using 300 watts of CFLs but 400 watts of HPS is too much. A watt is a watt is a watt. 300 -> 400 is not a big jump.

homegrwn said:

What kind of yield you think ill get flowering with 3 23 watt soft white 3000k or so cfl.and two 45 watt full spectrum lights....letting them get to 3 ft tall. not dense i know but still a half oz per plant?

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I have no idea what kind of yield you would get with CFLs. Not worth the effort IMO. All that waiting for buds that could have been so much better? HPS puts out MORE light using the same amount of energy. One of my buddies on this forum decided to try flowering with CFLs after using HPS for years. That was a one-time only experiment LOL. He was quite disappointed.

looking good man, fingers are crossed...

alright im updating for you sons of bitches... jp....

Repoted my mj into a bigger pot same kind but centered... no nutes still just keeping with the MG organic mix.. changed lighting to get more concentrated.. now using

2-30 watt bright white cfl
2-37 watt daylight cfl
1-40 watt daylight cfl

one plant... I had some trouble it was sick.. Had a stragler seed up against the main stem stealing nutes and water I believe caught it as it sprouted.. pulled it and repotted it.. It didnt live... oh well..

was watering once every two days one cup of water... that aparently wasnt enough so i waited a couple of days then when it was bone dry and the leaves started to curl down I drenched it till the water started draining out and left it for three days to dry.... that worked great nice response and the new growth has been amazing.... im about two weeks from throwing the lights on 12-12 so keep posted for the final results....small closet stealth grow bag beans and CFL's lets see if it produces any buds or ends up male.


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looking good is that foil on the wall?if so idd pitch it and get some mylar.

captcannabis420 said:

looking good is that foil on the wall?if so idd pitch it and get some mylar.

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Yea I put the foil up as a last ditch effort to get some reflection.. i noticed only one burn hole on a leaf that has some nute defficencies so ill cut it off anyway to get the stem some light... cant wait to see some bud or nuts on this biotch its making me impatient lol but it is what it is

joint:

thanks bro I checked out your journal lookes freaken awsome!! hope mine is as pretty

homegrwn said:

Yea I put the foil up as a last ditch effort to get some reflection.. i noticed only one burn hole on a leaf that has some nute defficencies so ill cut it off anyway to get the stem some light... cant wait to see some bud or nuts on this biotch its making me impatient lol but it is what it is

joint:

thanks bro I checked out your journal lookes freaken awsome!! hope mine is as pretty

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thankswhat strain is ur plant???my plant showed sex in 2 days i didnt have time to be impatient.

captcannabis420 said:

thankswhat strain is ur plant???my plant showed sex in 2 days i didnt have time to be impatient.

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attitude ak 47

my next batch of three will be

autoflowering dwarf lowriders cant beat the price of the beans and i dont have much space to spit up the cycle so im using the auto flowering to keep a single room full of lushesness....

tell your cfl crew to send some love my way... i think im ready to sport the tag

thanks again and keep checking back for updates

another update.. its week 7 almost and one more week till flowering... holy shit it has exploded with growth from every area possible even some mini leaves on a branch on a branch lol..... hope the pictures do the cfl club justice its very impressive to see the first couple of photo and then these.. hope you enjoy comments please...

na you know what fuck that im not updating shit... if you want pics pm me but im done with this journal, this site and the assholes that are on it

just playing wanted to keep you on your toes... fucken brilliant imo... the plant has exploded in growth since my last update... here are some pics.. let me know what you think.. im gonna pop the lights to 12-12 in a week and flush the nutes so i can add big bloom or tiger bloom not sure which.. regardless im hoping on a half oz or less.. no high expectations on cfl's after reading and seeing pics on this forum of similar grows...

comment without being a prick please... love you all

danm its getting nice and bushy

looks good, is it a girl? ive got an ak47 growin too.

thanks captain and floridasucks,

Ive added some light and changed my watering schedule it seems to like it... i have to start flowering on monday of next week... its getting to big and after i flower i know it will outgrow the space i have... sucks cause i have some germed seeds i wanted to pop in ill have to find another way to do that.. only one room now to grow in and its likely i could cut that in half but need the funds to do it... lol... CFL are doing justice man i cant believe the growth.. and its hella bushy... all my other hps grows were long lanky and stretched... i might keep vegging with cfl and grab a 250 watt hps for flowering.... http://www.insidesun.com


god damit crosses fingers for a girl!!!!