Sativaseeker
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Im going to attempt to grow 6 of these plants in my closet using CFL's. how many watts do you recommend I use, also which soil mix, and nutrition type? ( i live in New York, black gold doesn't ship here )
They make FCL grow lights... i was thinking maybe 400 watts (ish) and to switch from 6500k to 2700k once flowering starts.Well 6 plants is a lot to grow with CFLs in a closet. I wouldnt grow that many plants but if you are I recommend at least 200w at thats like the bare min if you want 6 plants. I mean even 200w is not really going to cut it but honestly you can grow weed under most any lighting condition just wont grow good bud is all. I would recommend sticking to two plants if you are grow for personal consumption. You can grow two decent plants with 200w.
separate lighting, 250 from overhead, 85 from 2 sides facing in to hit the lower flowers, and make sure those buds develop.I've never seen a 400w CFL tho....I've seen a 200w but not 400w. Link?
I appreciate this comment alot, i was originally planning on MH/ HPS but i honestly don't have the cash, and living with my parents this might cause a pretty big spike in electric bills. My budget is pretty much 450$ so im planning on growing three plants my first time, selling a good chunk of the harvest, repeat that one more time and then use the money to make a cheap aeroponic model i found that will cost about 120$, buy some new seeds, and hopefully get some better quality lights.First let me say that there is not one right way to grow. Second, the possibilities are endless. Everyone has different methods and techniques. My advice to you is to browse around more and look at other people's grows and then make a blueprint for yours. That's what I did when I got into this hobby not too long ago. With that being said, fork out the money for a HPS light if you have it. MH/HPS is what growers typically use. There is a reason for this....I'm not saying you can't grow with CFL's because you can. Hell, they are good for seedlings. But if you want dense buds and big mcnuggets, then go with a HPS.
haha you're pretty much my hero right now. i've seen the T-5's but i was thinking i want it to be the best i can get it, and its mostly for personal consumption, so i think i want to get a fe feminized Barneys farm utopia seeds, and grow a single one. it says it grows to be 3 feet tall, but an optimum harvest is 550grams :O im thinking, i can afford some good soil/ nutrients for it, an 85 watt light to hang over it, with a reflective cover, and on top of that get a desk top light, with a 40 watt bulb which i will rotate around the plant during flowering to make sure the lower flowers produce good bud too. (i will buy both HPS, and MH bulbs for each light that i will switch once flowering starts) You think that will be enough light? and a 15-20 dollar increase won't be too much since its going into summer i can say it's the A/C, but im also going to look up energy saving tips (everyday, not like weed growing) to try to make it a little less noticeable.I feel ya. I'm going to be running a 150w HPS and I expect my electricity to be at about $15 per month running it on an 18/6 light schedule. (Got a catalog from my local hydroponic store that had all the conversions for lights as low as 96w all the way to 1,000w.) And if your parents are nit-picky chances are they will probably see the $15 jump on the electric bill. Therefore, you either have to get a lot of CFL's for 6 plants or you can try looking at investing in some T5 Flourescents. You can get them in 2ft or 4ft fixtures. Personally, that's what I would buy rather than hanging a bunch of CFL's from my closet.