Ok ima jump in here, and help ya get the most from ya LRs...
Firstly, 24/0 light schedule will work with LRs, but its not ideal..Remember we're trying to recreate nature in our indoor grow rooms, and nowhere on earth gets a full 24 hrs of sunlight. I grow a heck of a lot of LRs for my auto crosses, and the optimum light schedule appears to be 18/6 from start to finish, they really enjoy the 6 hrs off time, and grow like mad.
Its critical that you get more light in there too bro.. altho LRs will survive and flower in poorly lit areas/grow spaces, they will never reach their full potential.. If i'm growing with CFL i deploy them like this, first wk use one cfl per plant of highest wattage you can find, 20w cfl 100w equivalent will work sweet for now..2nd/3rd wk, 2 cfls again of the highest wattage available to you, as soon as they hit the 4th wk and start growing more rapidly, use 3 cfls around the sides of the plants and 1 HIGH watt cfl for the canopy...as soon as they are around 6-8" i swap the CFL over the canopy for a CFL flood light that holds 2 bulbs, the type that contain 4 pin PLC energy saving bulbs, as these are available in both spectrums 2700k and 6400k.
around the 12" mark, add another CFL to the sides for supplemental lighting.
This setup would then be used for the rest of the grow.
Also, CFLs must be approx 1 - 2" from the plant, any further and their efficiency is drastically reduced..
If you have more than one plant in there, you can just use 3 cfls for side lighting as they will share the weak light from the other CFLs that surround your other plants.
Mylar is a must too.
As far as light spectrums goes, i've done grows using 100% 6400k and 100% 2700k setups, and believe me, the 2700k setup was much better...
Veg is over in the first 10 - 14 days... so excess blue spectrum light, whilst it'll make them grow nice n healthy, also seems to restrict flowering somewhat.
When doing a CFL grow i use 70% 2700k CFLS and 30% 6400k...that way the spectrum is a lil closer to natural light, as , even in late summer when the daylight consists of high amounts of red spectrum light, there is still blue light in the mix.
Ok, the miracle grow compost might be a lil too HOT for the LRs too.
LR stains dont like high nute levels, i usually start off in john innes no1 seedling compost, then transfer to a mix of john innes and wests advanced plus, which they seem to like alot..
Most multi purpose composts have enough nutes for 4-6wks, so in theory, there isnt any need to feed your seedlings until they start to show sex around day 17 for males and day 21+ for females..
When they show sex, start with a very weak solution of Bloom booster/flowering nutes, organics work very well with this strain, and generally dont exceed 1/2 to 3/4 recommended dosage... Nutes that are high in Nitogen will not help with flowering, try to get a nute that has plenty of Phosphorous/potassium and other trace elements. the Bio bizz range for example work great.
Also as soon as they sex, start with light eeds of molasses every other watering, remembering to flush the pot after every 2 applications of molasses or the soil with get clumpy and will be hard for the plant to absorb nutes, as well as being a potential problem area for pests that like sugary stuff.
A typical example of my nute regime as soon as they sex is as follows - 1ml biobizz grow, 2-3ml of topmaxx bloom booster,ocassionally 1 drop of superthrive or 1ml of rhizotonic and 1 tsp of molasses(1tsp to every gallon)
Use superthrive every couple of waterings for the first 2-3wks, 1 drop per litre is more than enough..foliar feed or mix with nutes/water.
Here's a typical example of a regular LR2 that yielded a lil over an ounce and a half
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looks nice and full unlike alot of other lowryder grows i have seen
600w+400w hps sylvania gro-lux
i use fertilizers from hesi.nl & the soil is compa sana Ph 5,5-6,0
