My Plant has Real Skinny Buds Why?
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Lockdown420
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Shity light. Get more
steven7685
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+1
use at least a 600 watt HPS setup for flower cycle. 1000 Watts if you have means to cool the area and pay the electricity bill.
fishwhistle
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put me in the sunshine,pleaaaase
IAm5toned
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the answer, lies within your question.
just one cfl isnt enough lamp for a plant....
LordWinter
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I'm gonna split the difference here, OP... If you can afford a proper grow light, go with one of the HPS's you've been told about. If you're on a budget, add more CFL's.
How many plants are you trying to grow? Just the one in the pic, or are there more?
Whatever you do, the guys I quoted above are right. You need quite a bit more light in there.
How many plants are you trying to grow? Just the one in the pic, or are there more?
cool thank you all i am gonna be getting a 600 hps and tent with fan and filter but wont be on this grow 
so the bud looks nearly done apart from skinny buds do u think i should just harvest it most of the hairs are orange and buds very crystaly ? thanks for your help and no i have two more one more skinny one and one with bit bigger buds but they are bagseed and it is my first grow and very low budget
so the bud looks nearly done apart from skinny buds do u think i should just harvest it most of the hairs are orange and buds very crystaly ? thanks for your help and no i have two more one more skinny one and one with bit bigger buds but they are bagseed and it is my first grow and very low budget
dantheStonerMan
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you said 4th week of flower dude that means you got 4-6 more weeks to grow them buds... they will get bigger with more light. 
dantheStonerMan
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that pic is week 4 or 5 of a northern lights i am growing.
Nullis
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Photo taking tip: Stand back, at least another several inches to a foot from the target.
I guess they don't look that bad (not for a single CFL bulb anyways), but I bet those buds are quite fluffy\airy. In a pinch you could just get a few more of those CFL's to finish them, it isn't worth it to cut so early when you don't absolutely have to (4 weeks isn't enough bloom time). You could use [virtually] as many CFL's as you can\want, it is just that they are somewhat significantly less efficient than HID lighting is (i.e. it is going to cost more money to run them) and high wattage CFL's do indeed get hot.
Don't necessarily listen to everyone telling you to go with strictly high pressure sodium lighting, as metal halides are great as well... they actually put out more PAR (light that plants can harness for photosynthesis) and more closely mimic the spectrum of sunlight. A good HID ballast will allow you to run both HPS and MH bulbs. If you just want to grow for personal and don't smoke a lot of bud, 250 watts is the minimum I would recommend, for one or two smaller plants. If that is the case you probably don't need any high output ventilation or even an odor filter. Consider your environment and personal situation of course, but a small HID light may be cooled with a regular duct fan (a 6 inch, 250 CFM booster for instance) and a couple plants aren't likely to smell very much.
I guess they don't look that bad (not for a single CFL bulb anyways), but I bet those buds are quite fluffy\airy. In a pinch you could just get a few more of those CFL's to finish them, it isn't worth it to cut so early when you don't absolutely have to (4 weeks isn't enough bloom time). You could use [virtually] as many CFL's as you can\want, it is just that they are somewhat significantly less efficient than HID lighting is (i.e. it is going to cost more money to run them) and high wattage CFL's do indeed get hot.
Don't necessarily listen to everyone telling you to go with strictly high pressure sodium lighting, as metal halides are great as well... they actually put out more PAR (light that plants can harness for photosynthesis) and more closely mimic the spectrum of sunlight. A good HID ballast will allow you to run both HPS and MH bulbs. If you just want to grow for personal and don't smoke a lot of bud, 250 watts is the minimum I would recommend, for one or two smaller plants. If that is the case you probably don't need any high output ventilation or even an odor filter. Consider your environment and personal situation of course, but a small HID light may be cooled with a regular duct fan (a 6 inch, 250 CFM booster for instance) and a couple plants aren't likely to smell very much.
tinyTURTLE
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plant looks great!
plant looks great!