First grow with CFL's help needed

[Shady Mike]

It's my first grow and I'm using CFL's I just need someone experienced with CFL's to answer a few questions and I haven't started just need to know some things first oh and only 1 plant btw
Please use kik mine is DUDE102938

 

[daloudpack]

i started with cfls and still use them for veg whats up

 

[Shady Mike]

do you have a kik it would be much easier that way

 

[daloudpack]

nope , sorry bro im on a pc

 

[Shady Mike]

It's ok my questions are when the plants first pop up do I need to put light over them if so which king of CFL

 

[daloudpack]

you can get the regulare spiral cfls from lowes i believe they are 23 watt (100w equivalent) you have to get the 6500k it will have the color tempateure on the box..... equivalant doesnt mean shit only count the true watts..... get 4 bulbs... get a lamp kit ( plug with socket ) and get 3 Y connector sockets for your bulbs it turns one socket into two this will be enuff to get u started add a whole nother one of these when u feel u get too big and need more light..... when u switch to flower if you decide to stick wiith cfls get 2700k bulbs.

 

[daloudpack]

this is what ur light should look like

 

[daloudpack]

keep your lights about 4 inches above ur sprouts and ass ur plants get bigger dropp them to about 2 -3 inches above ur plants

 

[Shady Mike]

Thanx so many much and one more question any cheap Soil for seeds and any nutrient substitutes???

 

[tropicalcannabispatient]

It's ok my questions are when the plants first pop up do I need to put light over them if so which king of CFL

My first grow was with cfl, u need 6500k for veg and 2700k for flowering., and u need no less than 300 ACTUAL WATTS NOT EQUIVALENT to be efficient. But the money that u gonna spend in cfls extension cords splitters etc etc it would be better to put it down for an hps growing system., when i did i was so relieved., just thinking the readjusting of lights every 2 days give me chills. With the hps/mh system is so easy. Here is a link to a cheap ones. http://m.ebay.com/itm/Horticulture-600-Watt-MH-HPS-Grow-Light-System-Set-Kit-for-Plant-Growing-/121773723785?nav=SEARCH

 

[daloudpack]

i use fertilome ultimate its wonderful... anything u can find with perlite dolomite lime , peat moss , would be ideal.its ph buffering...if you cant find anything fox farms ocean forrest is good
... no nutrients for atleast a couple weeks i dont feed mine for about 4-5 weeks.... fox farm nutes are awesome u can order them on ebay ....

 

[daloudpack]

My first grow was with cfl, u need 6500k for veg and 2700k for flowering., and u need no less than 300 ACTUAL WATTS NOT EQUIVALENT to be efficient. But the money that u gonna spend in cfls extension cords splitters etc etc it would be better to put it down for an hps growing system., when i did i was so relieved., just thinking the readjusting of lights every 2 days give me chills. With the hps/mh system is so easy. Here is a link to a cheap ones. http://m.ebay.com/itm/Horticulture-600-Watt-MH-HPS-Grow-Light-System-Set-Kit-for-Plant-Growing-/121773723785?nav=SEARCH

metal hylides and hps run hot, what u will save in bulbs u will pay back in ventilation

 

[daloudpack]

mh and hps do give the best results tho

 

[tropicalcannabispatient]

Thanx so many much and one more question any cheap Soil for seeds and any nutrient substitutes???

U can use any seedling starting potting mix and get a bag of perlite, mix it at 60-70% potting mix 30-40% perlite. Start in solo cups unless they are autoflowers. GL

 

[daloudpack]

and 300 is excessive , 80 -120 for seedlings thru veg and 200 to 300w for flower

 

[tropicalcannabispatient]

metal hylides and hps run hot, what u will save in bulbs u will pay back in ventilation

All depend on ur space u growing., if it is enclosed then it will get hot if it is in a big open room is cooler., any way is not expensive to cool down., i have 2 ten dollars fans from walmart blowing at canopy with no "too hot" issues...

 

[Shady Mike]

Thanx so much for this my grow space is probably gonna be small and enclosed

 

[tropicalcannabispatient]

and 300 is excessive , 80 -120 for seedlings thru veg and 200 to 300w for flower

Im talking about optimum, not average or poor, with 300 actual watts u will get better results in flower, 200 for flower is not enough.. Just get the hps system, trust me u will thank me latter

 

[tropicalcannabispatient]

i use fertilome ultimate its wonderful... anything u can find with perlite dolomite lime , peat moss , would be ideal.its ph buffering...if you cant find anything fox farms ocean forrest is good
... no nutrients for atleast a couple weeks i dont feed mine for about 4-5 weeks.... fox farm nutes are awesome u can order them on ebay ....

Ffof is too hot for seedling., is better happy frog or light warrior for the seedling stage, after the first transplantation u can use the ffof., but if u are in a budget just get like i sed any seed starting potting mix from walmart and a bag of perlite. GL

 

[srh88]

With cfls keep em close and the more the merrier.. When I did my cfl run yearsback.. I spent enough in bulbs and other stuff to just buy a decent hid setup