Hey there, I'm growing in a 2x2x5. A high wattage CFL can do well in your little cube but you'll to LST your plant. If you can tie your plant down to expose and keep even the canopy as much as possible and keep your CFL's within 1-3 inches of your plant you can produce some yield. A scrog set up would be optimal for the CFL. If you can get your hands on a super high wattage CFL you can do decently. I have a single 125W CFL that can make a nice short bushy plant and I can even flower under it. If you're considering LED though you'll need do some research and get the right ones. In such a confined space to powerful of an LED could harm your plant as much as an HPS could being so close. Good luck.
have you considered PL-L lights for that grow space like these http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-T5-FLUORESCENT-GROW-LIGHT-110-watt-TEK-FLORO-w-VEG-bulbs-24-hydroponic-cfl-/120841968576?hash=item1c22be1bc0:g:yOcAAOSwWKtUvX3l I use this type of light in a 2ft by 2 ft vegging closet and have used them for flowering for 2 years before setting up a larger flowering closet using a standard 4 bulb T5HO fixture and they were giving me 0.7 GPW in flowering. the bulbs lasted 1 1/2 years of continuous use and were cheap to replace https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/55-watt-4-pin-2g11-plug-in-compact-fluorescents/. much cheaper than LEDs more effiecient and cooler than CFLs. these girls have been flowering for 7 weeks and have about 2 more weeks to go.I am a small PU MMJ grower on a tight budget and HIDs produce too much heat for a closet grow unless you want to put holes in your walls for a duct and blower. cheap Chinese LEDs are less effiecient (more heat) than CFLs and high end LEDs are too expensive for a non-profit PU grower. just some thoughts for your consideration.those 2G11 CFLs (pl-l 55) bulbs are more effiecient than 2 ft T5HOs so will produce more light and less heat.6500k work great for vegging but a 6500k/3000k mixed spectrum works better for flowering
hey thankz for the tips cyrus420 ive actually LST the OG kush in the video above! its working pretty damb good id say and ive also installed a scrog net that i made myself check it out in the video let me noe what you think. In my opinion i think its a kick ass grow setup. Also i just orderd a 150w CFL grow light check it out let me noe what u think
hey thankz for the tips ima have to checkk those lights out and do a little research on them Oh and by the way those buds are looking nice man great job on the grow what strains are you growing and how does ur setup look like ? id like to keep updated with it.
150 watt actual or equivalent? I have grown Cfl in small pots. Got good results using about twice the light you are.
no its not equivalent its just 150wat i was thinking about adding my other 42 wat CFL along with a couple 23 wat depending on the space i have... this isnt my first grow ive used CFLs plenty of times and they worked pretty good.
i'm growing super silver haze. this strain works best for my medical problems and for my friend who has been fighting cancer for 6 years and is allergic to opiate based pain medication. I grow in soil that a mix of peat moss compost and perlite. this crop is in 3 gallon plastic pots but for the next crop I am switching to 5 gallon fabric pots. I use miracle grow plant food and bloom for vegging and flowering. I veg for 5 weeks under 2 55 watt 6500k 2G11 bulbs using plusrite ballast and topping the plants once and flower under a 4ft 4 bulb T5HO light using 2 6500k (1) 3000k and (1) roseate bulb. I can flower 3 plants in a 2ft by 4 ft by 8ft closet.I build my own lights so this is an inexpensive grow. it generates about 2 1/2 ounces per month which I make into extracts for myself and my friend.this strain if very tasty and very strong so a little goes a long way for treating medical problems. we are both older individuals and are not stoners. it just happens that this medicine works better than prescription drugs for us. the link for bulbs I included sell commercial grade bulbs that are very high quality and low price. . I got my roseate bulbs here http://www.ebay.com/itm/261229975287?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=560206106309&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT hope this helps. the pictures are of my DIY T5HO fixture
you can get smd led bulbs with the same kinda fittings as the cfl`s have, 50w to 100w smd leds can give a lot of light
23 watt CFLs are great because you can put them basically anywhere you want if you're creative. I'd snag a few more if I were you.
Wow those are some nice buds you are going to have there my friend. Really frosty nugs. Your setup is dope bro i Dig it Why kind of nutrients are you using for those ladies u got there ?
Thank you. Through veg I didn't add any nutrients as I was using Burpee Organics Potting mix which has a small amount of organic nuts much like Fox Farm soils. At 5 weeks switched to flowering and have been feeding FF Tiger Bloom and Big Bloom at half recommended strength on the bottle. I did get a little nute burn a week ago so she's been getting nothing but plain water after I did a heavy flush. Believe it or not its from a bag seed of some unkown dank.
