How is my Colombian Gold CFL grow doing?

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smokefrogg

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is this the world of seeds columbian gold that you ordered from attitude?

if so, i've seen it grown out and just beginning to flower outside (they let me get 2 cuts hooray!), it was lanky but nothing like yours, if there is any way to get more light in there i feel like it'd make a huge difference! subscribing to this, curious to see how it pans out, it can take a really long time to flower but will be worth it!!
 
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noxzious

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Yeah dude, you *REALLY*..... *NEED*......*MORE*.....*LIGHT*

As cost effective and cool as CFLs are, they are a lot weaker than HPS.... & Even then HPS is much weaker than the sun... Soo...

How many Watt cfl have you got atm? Id recommend 300 per plant

And i wouldnt give your plants a full strength dose on nutes as theres not enough light for them to work it off.
 
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noxzious

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NYCrez said:
Update. How they looking? Why is there purpling stems?
My 85watt broke, replaced with a 6600K bulb, bad idea?
What would happen if i cut off some of the top buds early?
Peace:peace:
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Must admit there looking decent here now that i read its sativa loool you can really tell which 1 of those buds is closest to the lights though, how many weeks are they?... Yeah anyways you should go the 14 week mark i recon bro just to make sure!

Or atleast be watching closely around the 13 week mark

The premature oranging is nothing to worry about and varies from strain to strain - hence why the oranging of the hairs is a less prefured method of determining the maturity of the flowers.

Also there wouldnt of been a better time for your red bulb to be replaced with a blue as blue encourages more trichomes at the end of flowering :)
 
NYCrez

NYCrez

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I'm thinking about ordering 400W HPS, but I wasn't sure if it would really make a difference at this point. They're almost at 9 weeks of flowering.
@noxzious - never heard that before. mind giving a little more detail? thanks

Thanks for all the feedback. :peace:
 
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noxzious

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Of course not. A little more detail of what?

And for sure it would make a big difference, i mean there would already be more wattage & Plus its a more intense light source, if its an option to you i cant see why you havnt got hps already lol
 
NYCrez

NYCrez

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@Noxzious. tell me more about switching to blue toward the end?
I ordered the 400W HPS today from HTGsupply. Can't wait to get it.
 
letitgrow77

letitgrow77

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I switched to a 400w hps for this grow, you won't be disappointed...just make sure you get your heat under control
 
NYCrez

NYCrez

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@letitgrow...any reccomendations? I've got one fan in there now, i'm definitely buying 1 or 2 more. I can't afford a cooltube/ intake/outtake fan or any of that fancy stuff.
 
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noxzious

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NYCrez said:
@Noxzious. tell me more about switching to blue toward the end?
I ordered the 400W HPS today from HTGsupply. Can't wait to get it.
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Cant remember exactly but something about the Blue spectrum has more UV or Radiation in it, but Red light helps flower/growth/size - blue helps potency/taste. Blue light is more damaging to a MJ Plant there for it creates more trichomes as a defence mechanism.
 
letitgrow77

letitgrow77

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NYCrez said:
@letitgrow...any reccomendations? I've got one fan in there now, i'm definitely buying 1 or 2 more. I can't afford a cooltube/ intake/outtake fan or any of that fancy stuff.
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same here dude, I just have 2 box fans circulating and a small window ac unit.
 
NYCrez

NYCrez

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GOT THE 400W HPS. SO. AWESOME. Why I didn't do this from the start, I have NO clue. I made it so that the closest part of each plant is a good 2 feet away from the light, and did the hand-heat test thingy. I also left a few CFL's going......is it even worth it? pics to come soon. If you think 2 feet is too close for plants coming from an all-CFL grow, please let me know asap. PEACE :peace:
 
letitgrow77

letitgrow77

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Got mine around 2 ft too, and you can throw in some Cfl's if you want too but that 400 is plenty in my opinion
 
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