First grow...CFL, I know...let the rock throwing begin---> pics
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tigerblowztreez
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i think it will most like be a bunch of small fluffy buds, depending on how much cfl lights you're using it may vary.
wyteberrywidow
Global
Plants look good.If you want it to thicken up you need to bring the cfls as close as you can without burning the plant also being that they are cfls you might want alot.Thats why alot of people use hids to keep from adding more and more bulbs.
wyteberrywidow
Global
Sounds good then they should plump up.
Temps are great! Perfectly stated by wyte about the distance. Trust me there not stretched bad at all, should have seen the first two clones i ever saw. They were stretched with a bare stock over 12 inches! Looked like palm trees lol. They more light the better, you have some room to work with around your temps, could probably throw 2-3 more in there just keep it under 85 in there.
cannofbliss
Well-Known Member
Nice looking sativa 
If you're going to have to use cfl's throughout the grow, and since your buds are not really going to plump up till wk 6 (keep in mind u still got 3 more wks after the 6th wk till harvest unless you absolutely cannot wait the total 9-10 wks, but trust me it will be worth it, not just in potency cause of time, but in general, since you have cfl's it will be about a week longer to get the most out of the flowers.)
Try to surround the already forming buds with as much light as possible, and make sure no light leakage (as in don't give them any light when the cycle is supposed to be dark) I have seen way too many people that have had their plants flower and mid-way through they screw up on letting light leak through and it totally screws up the flowering production.
So other than that enjoy the grow !!
If you're going to have to use cfl's throughout the grow, and since your buds are not really going to plump up till wk 6 (keep in mind u still got 3 more wks after the 6th wk till harvest unless you absolutely cannot wait the total 9-10 wks, but trust me it will be worth it, not just in potency cause of time, but in general, since you have cfl's it will be about a week longer to get the most out of the flowers.) Try to surround the already forming buds with as much light as possible, and make sure no light leakage (as in don't give them any light when the cycle is supposed to be dark) I have seen way too many people that have had their plants flower and mid-way through they screw up on letting light leak through and it totally screws up the flowering production.
So other than that enjoy the grow !!
Drbigcolas
Member
First of all you don't have 21k lumens if you have lets say 5 X 4200 lumen cfl's....you still only have 4200 lumens just spread out to more area on the plant. But regardless your plant is still looking healthy and looks decent to me.
riprod720
Member
well, I was thinking with the 2 X 2 area, there would be SOME loss, but not to the degree i think you may be suggesting. But, then again, i am still learning, thank you for the input!
riprod720
Member
Yes, i understand. Each 23w bulb i have is rated at 1850 lumens... multiply that by 8 BULBS = 14.8k. Then add the other 2 bulbs which are rated at 3.1k apiece and tah-dah...21k. i think we were on different pages of the thought process, it's cool, and again,i appreciate the advice.
riprod720
Member
Good lookin out! THANK YOU for the very posotive and informative response! i am going to add plenty more ligh thats for sure.Nice looking sativa
Try to surround the already forming buds with as much light as possible, and make sure no light leakage (as in don't give them any light when the cycle is supposed to be dark) I have seen way too many people that have had their plants flower and mid-way through they screw up on letting light leak through and it totally screws up the flowering production.
So other than that enjoy the grow !!
