First CFL grow

[Ejmi12]

I want to veg these plants till they hit 3ft...what would be a recomended pot size to transplant in from cups? and at when should i transplant?

 

[Gastanker]

grow is lookin really good man. transplant as soon as you see roots coming out your drain holes. For a CFL grow you're not going to want to veg to 3 ft or you'll end up with a 9' plant by flowering and there is no way to cover that in CFLs. Depending on how many lights you want to purchase I'de recomend 1 gallon pots and flowering at 5 nodes (6-12"). With CFLs you need the lights REALLY close and you want alot of them. I'm getting great bud with CFLs but i'm running 8x23w + 3x68w and still have to keep my plants around 3 ft tops to get propper light coverage. I'm flowering my first LSTed plant right now but it looks like it will yield quite nicely and it's pretty easy to do - when your plants are alittle bigger just bend em over 90 degrees and secure in a manner that doesn't restrict growth (i use industrial twist ties). This way you can veg alot longer without haveing tall plants you cant cover in light.

Keep it up!

 

[Ejmi12]

thanks for the advice man, i want to keep my light setup for awhile (1X300w, 1X150W, 1X130W). Im gonna add another 300W at some point, but its good to know when.
thanks

 

[dopewear]

hey dude how did you wire those high watt cfl? thanks

 

[Gastanker]

I think he is putting what they equal in incandescent. haven't seen a 300w CFL yet so he's prolly talking about a 68w...

 

[dopewear]

yah i think your right thanks gas

 

[Ejmi12]

yea its a 300W equivalent, but really 68... i just added 2 100w equiv daylight 6500k today making it 4 cfls. I have the two up top and 2 on the side. Im also transplanting today because there are roots coming through the bottom of my cups..
Ill have pics up soon

 

[Ejmi12]

Day 16 after transplant

 

[Ejmi12]

if yall are wondering why the plant in the far right is smaller, i believe it is due to over watering... there was'nt enough drainage

 

[pickleslinger]

Ya for those four plants you'll probably need at least 1 43 watt a piece at the beginning (6500k), I used 4 43w's, 4 26w's, 1 46w and 2 24" T8 Warm white's on 1 female, She's bushier than a dutch pussy though

 

[Ejmi12]

Ya for those four plants you'll probably need at least 1 43 watt a piece at the beginning (6500k), I used 4 43w's, 4 26w's, 1 46w and 2 24" T8 Warm white's on 1 female, She's bushier than a dutch pussy though

how big of a space are you using? The space I am using is very small closed off corner in my basement. I am gonna add another light or 2 some where along the way.

 

[Ejmi12]

Day 18!

 

[Ejmi12]

 

[pickleslinger]

My grow space is 2.96 square feet, I'm probably a little anal about the lights but i wanna be sure my plant doesn't grow some balls, (length x width divided by 144)

 

[Ejmi12]

anyone have advice on sexing early? I've been thinking of doing it to root out the males, but i wanna do it right.

 

[Ejmi12]

i think i will stop vegging at day 30, I have 8 more days to go. i will have pictures up soon. The plants show no signs of stretching and the nodes are growing out shoots pretty fast, making the plan lookk very bushy

 

[Ejmi12]

Day 23 since germination-
ill have new pictures up soon! I'll be switchin to 12/12 today. 3 plants look very healthy and one is getting some nute burn.
I dont have many lights so I'm gonna grow flower early. Plants are at 5-6 inches now...

 

[Ejmi12]

DAY23!

 

[Ejmi12]

Day 29, Day 6 flower

 

[Ejmi12]

I have been noticing lately that my soil as been hard as a rock even after 1 day of watering. I have a pretty good fan and the lights are contained in a small space.