23 days into veg/party cups.....looking good???

Hey everyone. Just wanted you guys opinion on these snow whites. Looking healthy n good? Its into its 23rd day of veg.

They look really nice and healthy, good job so far!

Hah thanx. I'm using 2 cfl only. Can't afford hps right now lol.

use more CFL's then

Yea I'm going to grab some more. You think using 4 would be fine? I'm going to try and get hps when I flower. Or should I get a t5 instead of more cfl?

db7cuzcuz said:

Yea I'm going to grab some more. You think using 4 would be fine? I'm going to try and get hps when I flower. Or should I get a t5 instead of more cfl?

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Depends on how well you can control the temp. With an HID you'll need a cooling system but it'll be worth it.

For 4-6 plants you'll want 400-600w and at least 3 gal pots.

A lot of growers do go with T5's and like the results also.

im doing an all cfl grow in my closet, i got 6 cfl's on 2 plants (1 a few weeks into flowering, the other a month into veg).. i think 4 are fine for now but once it really starts to get big and fluffy and tall i would totally add more lights. i cant stress that enough because its something i should of did in the beginning. now my bottom flowers are taking a huge hit.
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i would do hps but i live in a apartment so 1) the electric cost would probably kill me, 2) the heat, 3) cant afford a hps. So im sticking to CFL's

ps: dont let ppl on here push u around and tell you to get this and that. they dont know how much total you have to spend on your op or living situation. everyone will tell you to get a HPS, including me, but if it isnt in the cards dont stress yourself out. work w/ what you have for now, save a little, then use what you know from your first grow and carry it over to the 2nd op. thats what im planning to do. knowing what i know now, plus im saving, my 2nd op should be a really good yield.

good luck man. id go w/ 6-8 lights

edit: just saw u had more then 1 plant. lololol. sorry, wake and baked so im a little woooo.
i was told 2 cfl's per plant.... 1day light, 1soft white in a Y adapter 4'-6' from your plant (if u hold ur hand under the light between the plant, and its too hot for your hand, its too hot for her). once it starts getting bigger, when u see light really isnt reaching the bottom parts of your plant, add another set of 2. day light and soft white. if u go with cfl's the whole way thru keep adding sets of 2 as it grows, and watch to make sure they arent too close so it doesnt burn the plant.
but then if you do go w/ HPS, after about 40 days(?) or so switch her over to hps and u should be good to go.
hope this helps a bit. good luck!!

Yea true. vedder what you said is freals lol. I can't afford it all (hps). I'm having hard times with bills. And I live.in.an apartment also. My PG&e is only 15-30 bucks. And if my yield is good then I think I might stick with cfl all the way too. But just might toss.a t5 in also lol. I do.hear cfl can make great grows am.I right?

I hear that, its like my situation to a T. and not only that, i guess im raising 3 girls if you include my girlfriend. LOL. so theres more $$$$ right there. i would totally toss a t5 in there. theres 2 lights that im waiting for the price to go down:

http://www.hydrofarm.com/pb_detail.php?itemid=117 for vegging x2
http://www.hydrofarm.com/pb_detail.php?itemid=116 for flowing x2
http://www.hydrofarm.com/pb_detail.php?itemid=1957 for its cord. x2

i'll probably have enough by the time i start my 2nd op for those. but i totally agree, you can have a great harvest with cfl's all the way. they wont look like the plants you see in high times or some of the plants ppl have here but you totally can get a really really good harvest off cfl's. light on top of water and soil. mmmmmm should be a tasty smoke

Lol yea. So u got.3 girls. Yea ill prolly add a t5 to this. If u consider this as kids n girl then I'm raising 7 girls including my daughter n girl.n one son. Lol.I hope I get at least 2oz off each plant.

Im scribed, i used to grow using cfl's years ago thats how i started and its like a blast to the past seeing this, good job and goodluck on the rest of the grow ill be watching.

Yea. Ill keep it updated n post more pics! I'm planning on flowering maybe around 20 more days. Good timing?

What does anyone think about me going into flower about 21 more days? And topping now with 5 nodes. Kind of planning on not topping tho. Want your opinion.

hmm... i would probably veg for longer. what type of plant again? size your planning on your plants getting, etc?

i would veg for longer, maybe 60 days? then switch to 12/12.
and for topping, i havent done that yet so im not fully sure -- but i think the rule of thumb is the 2nd set of 5 nodes. (i think. not 100% sure). im kinda intimidated to top

I'd say go for it IMO... I got some seedlings veggin now that I will be topping as of UB's method and LST'ing.

Just wanted to throw a pic of my cfl plant in if you don't mind.... This is a Bubba Kush plant under 10 cfls. (200w total)

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I like cfl also being a fellow grower on a budget.

...Happy Grown...

More light, kinda small for 23 days.

beautiful plant kmk!! how long have you been using CFL's? in your opinion, how have your yields been?

sounds like db7 you and myself are kind of alike --- growing on a budget. would love to hear how all of your plants turned out?

Honestly that Bubba Kush is my first plant I ever tried growing, started with 2 t8s for veg and eventually replaced them with some cfls, got 6 above and 4 on side for the one plant...It's 71 days into flower!! and I'd say got another 20-30 days to go! Ridiculous... But things went so well with this one I ordered some beans off the tude and got the Bk, plus 3 other strains veggin now for my 2nd grow.

I saw another cfl grower on this site do this and thought it was genius, check out pic of homeade $25 120w (360w equiv.) cfl light fixture that I am using.

holy hell thats genius! ive been dealing with that coat pole in my closet and trying to center my cfl's on/around it. i never thought of something like that! good job! lol thats awesome!

Wow that's nice. Yea I want it to be around 3 ft tall that's it. And I'm growing snow whites. And yea I'm trying to get more light rite now. Well my plant was taller but I added more soil to it. Still small for the time its been?