Quality or Quanity???

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StellerKeller

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I have a limited area to grow about 3 feet by 3 feet. I have grown two nice plants in this area with CFLs. Should I again go with two (or more plants) or should I instead concentrate all my lights and space on one plant? I have a few plants, but will decide on who lives after I start flowering.

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If you can get a 400 watt hps light or 600 then youd be goldern. 600 watt digital ballast with mh and hps bulb with air cooled tube shipped on ebay for like $160 then you could do few different ways quadruple or more your yield in less time. Cost maybe $20 a month to run a 400 watter
 
topping is cutting above first true node to get to tops or above 2nd true node to get 4 tops. fim is "fuck i missed" which is not very reliable and from what i have read topping is the way to go. search the user uncle ben goes into great detail about this. and its the method i will use. and lst is low stress training which is where you tie it down to make an even canopy look it up reading is your friend.
 
FilthyFletch said:
If you can get a 400 watt hps light or 600 then youd be goldern. 600 watt digital ballast with mh and hps bulb with air cooled tube shipped on ebay for like $160 then you could do few different ways quadruple or more your yield in less time. Cost maybe $20 a month to run a 400 watter
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Thank you for your input, but...

The first time I grew CFL was about thirty years ago. I was working in an office and I planted a seed in with another potted plant. I noticed the seedling grew towards the light. Eureka! I thought. And I started growing in closets with cheap flourecent light fixtures with bag seed..

I never figured out how to bud a plant. I would pick and smoke the leaves as they got old. I would pinch and smoke the flowers every third tier. I'd have these bonzi looking plants lasting six to nine months giving me a couple doobies every day or so. I was happy.

Now, you youngsters have CFLs and the internets and seed breeders, and still you want more? I just want to grow enough to last a couple three years or so, without burning down the house. I got my medical MJ permit (cough cough) good for one year. The CFLs I use will eventually be put to use in the house when I'm done growing. I've done it before.



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Figong said:
Top: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/27636-how-top-plants.html
FIM: https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/200413-fimming-my-blaze-complete-how.html
LST: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/289070-prime-lst-example-here-short.html

Here's 3 decent places to start, if you have questions and those links don't cover - by all means feel free to ask :)
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Excellent resources, TY. I tried to look up FIM and TOp, but there were hundreds of threads of which I did read a few. None of which had anything to do with pruning.

About topping (and FIM), I can see where that would increase the colas when using one light source. But the beauty of CFLs is that you can stick them anywhere and everywhere. Couldn't a grower get big fat ones by concentrating light on the lower branches?
 
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