Burn A Spliff
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Damn bro, good looking plant right there. nice grow man.A few of my girls at about six weeks flowering. This is what you want to see at this time my friend.
6 weeks of flowering and still no hairs or bud! HELP ME!!!
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indipow82
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IT takes a plant about a week to adjust before you can really say she is flowering.
smokey de bear
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with the wrong spectrum as you said before. lol just change to a warmer bulb, they're cheaper too if you're going cfl.
Burn A Spliff
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and again if I can get more opionions on this light: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-America-24-Fluorescent-Grow-Light-Fixture/16879945. This is what I was thinking about using for the rest of my plants life. Will this work for flowering?
Burn A Spliff
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So maybe this is why its taking so long to form buds?
Burn A Spliff
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Basically, if someone can just tell me exactly what type of lights to buy and how many of them I need for flowering. I need:lumens, color, wattage, ect. I am completely clueless when it comes to lights, so please, just tell me what to get.
smokey de bear
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warmer spectrum light like 2700k, what's your budget because a hps would be best but is doable with cfl
Burn A Spliff
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I can only spend like 30 bucks on lighting right now
Burn A Spliff
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Oh shit so would 4200k be to much? cause they have that at walmart for cheap lol
smokey de bear
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You got something like a habitat for humanity re-store or something like it, to get cheap building supplies including bulbs some times.
smokey de bear
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look for one that says warm light not cool light
Burn A Spliff
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Okay thanks bro, another thing I need help with: If I have two of the 4200k lights on the side of the plant and 1 of the lighting im already using on top of the plant, is that bad? or will that work? is it bad to have 2 different spectrums on one plant?
Go to walmart and look for 2700k 25w/26w CFLs. They have them for like $2 for a 3 pack at the walmarts near me, usually on the bottom shelf. The packaging looks like THIS. Get 2-3 packs and get them set up in there along the top and sides of the plant. With these you should be good for 1-2 plants. If they have them there, you could get 2700k 42w CFLs (much larger), but I've only seen 2 at the walmart near me, ever.
Basically, you want the most ACTUAL (not equivalent) wattage of 2700k CFLs that you can possibly stuff around your plants.
4200k I think are a little too far towards the middle of the spectrum to really do too much, which could explain why they are stretching, but they really just need a few more lights. The lights you have look to be 25w (100w equivalent, which doesn't really mean much) CFLs, and you can certainly use those, but your just gonna need a few more, especially with a stretchy plant.
As far as mixing spectrums, no it is not a bad thing! However, you definitely want a majority of the bulbs in flowering to be 2700k.
Basically, you want the most ACTUAL (not equivalent) wattage of 2700k CFLs that you can possibly stuff around your plants.
4200k I think are a little too far towards the middle of the spectrum to really do too much, which could explain why they are stretching, but they really just need a few more lights. The lights you have look to be 25w (100w equivalent, which doesn't really mean much) CFLs, and you can certainly use those, but your just gonna need a few more, especially with a stretchy plant.
As far as mixing spectrums, no it is not a bad thing! However, you definitely want a majority of the bulbs in flowering to be 2700k.
Burn A Spliff
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Thats the answer I have been waiting for. THanks man!
No Problem.
joseph112284
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Man just go out and get a better light if you want that plant to produce descent buds. A small amount of light leak in that room wont affect flowering at all!! as long as it isn't brighter then a moon in that room at night. Go out and grab yourself a 150watt hps if money is tight you can get them in most places for $60-$80. To grow with the big boys you gotta spend like the big boys 
been growing for 5 years now and I have learned alot. Any real good grower could point the problem out!! Have any questions add me as a friend and I would be more then willing to help you out.
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been growing for 5 years now and I have learned alot. Any real good grower could point the problem out!! Have any questions add me as a friend and I would be more then willing to help you out.Later
papapayne
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Maybe check you dollar tree as well. The dollar tree by my house also sells 26watt 2700k CLFS. You can get 2 for a buck. Wall mart or kmart or lowes or home depot should have bulb socket splitters as well to turn 1 socket into 2. Those are usually like 2 or 3 dollars. So pick up 5 splitters, and 10 bulbs = 20 or so bucks = approx 10 thousand more lumens. That will definitely get you going better then you are now
Burn A Spliff
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I live right next to a dollar tree lol. I get paid tomorrow so ill charge my card tonight
Keep checking back on this thread cause I will post pictures of my updated grow room later tonight. Thanks for everyones help and input. Just helpin a brother get more stoned