1st time grow with cfls!

reuben85

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my 1st cfl grow:1 bubbleberry,1 great white shark,1 maui
my grow box is 19 inches wide by 4 ft long and 5 ft tall,only 4 ft tall tho of available space.i have 1 125w (2700 k) 8500 lumens,4 x 26w lumens 1750 each,2 x 23w lumens 1650 each,1 x 20w lumens 1550 ,1 x 13w 1000.lumens total box = .so how many total watts do i have because on the 26 and 23 watt bulbs boxes they say 100 watt.i have 6 inch inline duct fan,250 cfm booster air flow, with a 4 inch carbon filter.an thats at the top of my box.then on the other side but at the bottom of box,i got a 4 inch computer fan 85 cfm,3000 rpm.the box has glasss doors and there covered in mylar, the walls are covered to.my temps are 74-80 day temps,68-73 night temp.humidity is 30-50% night time and day time.im useing for nutrients,bc boost,bc grow,bc bloom,root 66,awesome blossoms,magical,thrive alive b-1 green,thrive alive b-1 red,sugar daddy.when watered with nutrients ph is 6.8 and when just watered ph 7.0,and then last rootech for clone cuttings.soil just a good potting soil from the grow store.the pics i post now are of my bubble berry.then tomorrow i will post great white and maui,the lights are off right now.plus some pictures of my grow box.i wood like to hear from some just cfl growers not hps an cfls.just cfls,thanks
 

Mr. Leafy

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I have been growing good at about 2500 lumen per sq ft of grow space. Veg at 6500k and flower at 2700k. Don't worry about any nutes for the next few weeks and don't over water. If your box is hot, stays on the 75 degree side, you may water more often. Right now in my box that is about the same as yours I water every 2 to 3 days. Your PH in the soil will increase with the growing of the root system. I keep the water in my PH to about 5.5 to 6.0 in my water with Nutes. With the PH rise in the soil it balances out real nice. Be patient! You can give them light, water, nutes and love....but they will need time to do their thing, just let them. Post some pics!

I just put my plants into flower and it is a complete CFL grow. I am using organic soil and good water and basic garden nutes. The plants are just raging! Here is a link to my grow. Maybe it will help you out!

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/294179-i-think-i-can-first.html
 

reuben85

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This is my great white shark the top buds are starting to look funny.the leaves around the bud are starting to twist,but the lower buds look fine,normal.its about 2\2 half ft tall,my 1st mistake with this plant i grow it to tall an then put it in to flowering.when useing cfls dont let your sativa's grow to tall,i let mine grow to 16 inches an then started flowering.i just put my maui it to flowering too,i let it grow to 9 inches we will see how big it is when done.im looking to get them to be 2,2 half ft tall.Any help wood be nice.the 1st picture is of my great white shark,the two other pictures are my maui.
 

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