auto flowering question

nez678

New Member
First time growing autos. I Will be growing 5. i know how much light i need. My question is what type of cfl light do i use? 6500K or 2700k? Ive looked around and i see different answers. Please help.
 

cdnbudder

Active Member
you want blue spectrum for veg, and red for flower. With 5 autos you're gonna need a shit tonne of cfls though.
 

little butch

Active Member
my last run was 5 autos and I have about 1300 actual watts of cfl, worked good 400 each side and 500 above. you can actually use all 2700 K bulbs due to the short life cycle, but I put 3 2700 K to 1 6700 K and spread them out. works great every time. Now for photoperiod it's another story... peace & be kind.
 

cjmade

Active Member
Second the little butch :) I'm in 1.5 month with my auto ww and she is great with similar setup
 

vostok

Well-Known Member
Autos are only gonna be with you for 2-3 months so at a gallon per month, use 2-2.5 gallon pots, now you need a cfl array that will cover that 5 x 2.5 gallon pots, budget on 2 cfl per plant at full grown 3 is better, design and build your cfl array, stick to 2700k or warm red light color as you want autos to stretch in the first place, top on the second lateral for another half oz, keep a fan and a temp gauge in there, and read up shit loads ...good luck
 
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