first cfl w/bag seeds

driftwoodg

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so here it is....Ive been reading this site for a couple days now, and since i started a cfl grow on 1-1-09 if figured I'd share with you all as well. Please feel free to coment @ any time.

On 12-25-08 I pulled 4 seeds from hudreds i've colected over the course of about 7 years... I picked the 4 best seeds I could .... simply put them in some year old miracle grow potting soil, and watered them.....all four in the same little clay pot... three days later they were up.....we had guests from wisco for 3 days so I was constanly trying to find out of the way places to put them ,as my wife is house proud, and had to show every room and the cellar.....

to the point. I didn't have any lights when I started this grow.... so I bought a 200 w light bulb ( just a plain bulb)
they sat under that for 3 days... started stretching a bit, but i halted that.
On couple days later, I found this sight. I went directly to k-mart and stocked up.

3 42w soft white
3 20? daylight
4 emergency blankets
1 light clamp
spliters x 3
today I got 2 65w cfls

I built a box 4' x 4' x 6'
I am using the lower 3' , and 2' depth.
I'm growing in 1gal milk jugs so far, that and dixy cups, and water bottles.
everything is bag seed, and has been under cfls for 12 days.
organic grow.... worm castings and water.

so give me some input....

the pics I have are on the 8th day under lights.
 

indianaman

New Member
cuz you're not going to be able to grow good weed with an incandescent bulb. it is the WORST light for conversion of electricity in to light. do some more research before you buy supplies.
 

driftwoodg

Well-Known Member
CFL's work tho i didn't see those, but for flowering get the HPS.
I was thinking about the hps and md lights..... trying to save on bills.. this is a med grow...thanks for the input indiana.
thats all I had at the time, but a trip to lowes, and It's bright as fck with the right combo of lights. ipm running around 17,900 lumens with the 2 65w cfls, and 7 25-42w cfls...
 

driftwoodg

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here are some more,... of the grow box, and a couple of the plants.... this is 12 days under the lights.

has anyone used white stirafoam as a reflective surface? I am....seems to work ok. it bleads a little light, but the walls of the box have mylar on them so alls good.
sweet, well ima goin' to check everyone elses progress

peace love and kind bud:weed:
 

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driftwoodg

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yeah, thanks for the compliment.... they are about 6 inches tall. nice and bushy.... they're root bound by now, so today I picked up 6 - 3gal buckets and some bat guano along with 2 more bags of pro grow.... tonight I'll trans them, and after a week of resting under lights, i'll go ahead and flower 'em out. ...
 

cronusoner

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listen to this giy he knows what hes talking about! cfls are a joke for flowerin

cuz you're not going to be able to grow good weed with an incandescent bulb. it is the WORST light for conversion of electricity in to light. do some more research before you buy supplies.
 
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