Masterkush123
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my plant is bearly a little sprout but im wondering if it will grow or do i need more energy? please let me know if you have done this b4 and whats a good amount of bulbs i need for the flowering stage.
Can 1 plant flower off 3 cfl bulb?
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violator kush
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yea use daylight bulbs and get the biggest ones u can
You can flower with a small amount of light, and you will get a small amount of bud. THe more light you are able to add to the equation, the more bud you'll get. There's a whole forum of cfl grows if that's what you are going to use. check it out and you'll get a good idea of how much you can expect to harvest with different number of bulbs.
Masterkush123
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kk thanks alot bro
connorbrown
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i use four cfls and get enough for me.
sunahura
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you can flower a plant, but you have to have at least 400 watts worth of cfls to make it worth while.
make sure u mix them 5000k and 2700k and u will be adjusting the lights constantly, u will need Y adapters and plenty of adjustable arms. Two inches from the plants are recommended. Anything less than 400 watts worth of cfls is a waste of time.
4 -6 weeks 24 hours, 8 - 10 weeks 12/12 and u got a nice harvest u should get 25 grams in good soil, 75-100 grams in good hydro.
TheConstantGardner
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I've flowered 6 plants with ~430 watts of CFL and pulled about 28g dry each plant in DWC.*
The key is placement, and making the most of each bulb. It's a lot of work adjusting multiple lights sometimes as much as twice a day.
*results may not be typical and are not guaranteed
Masterkush123
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ok im lost how do i adjust them??and whats the point of adjusting them cant i just leave them in one spot??this is my first time so ye...
A lot of cfl growers use gooseneck and clamp type lights and have them all around the plants and move them constantly to try to get best light coverage.
I mount my lights to the top of my grow box and manipulate the plants to grow into an even canopy to provide best light coverage.
With 6 23w CFL, 4 6500k, and 2 2700k, in a 14"x14"x24" box, growing scrog style, i've harvested 55g dry. That's my example to offer. definitely check out better grows inthe CFL forum.
I mount my lights to the top of my grow box and manipulate the plants to grow into an even canopy to provide best light coverage.
With 6 23w CFL, 4 6500k, and 2 2700k, in a 14"x14"x24" box, growing scrog style, i've harvested 55g dry. That's my example to offer. definitely check out better grows inthe CFL forum.
Masterkush123
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Thanks burn you made it very clear man. But is there anything else i can use besides clamp type lights?
This is the box I used for that grow, which could have yielded much more If I tried again, but it makes a better mom/clone box for me.
The second pic is the sockets i used, just regular bulb sockets from the hardware store. When I flowered in it, I used 3 of the y-adapters for 6 bulbs total. I don't know what you're growing in, so I don't know if that helps much.
The second pic is the sockets i used, just regular bulb sockets from the hardware store. When I flowered in it, I used 3 of the y-adapters for 6 bulbs total. I don't know what you're growing in, so I don't know if that helps much.
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piffsmokingmaniac
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U need 6500k's not 5000 and 24 hours light is not good plant needs darkness i like to use 20/4 then i switch to 18/6 then 12/12 u wanna keep things as close to nature as possibly
Masterkush123
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wow mr bud lol 14 plants... are you using bulbs? im only growing 1 plant so 3 lights will be enough right?if i get two 6500k and one 2700k? and also is these lights good for the vegetative state?
GidgetGrows
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2700k is better for flowering and 5000-6500k is good for vegetative and stem strength. If you have limited space I would put 2 2700k and 1 6500k and put your lights on 12/12.
I am currently running 3 females outta 8 plants on 14 CFL's all 2700k now since I switched to flowering.
You can do it with little light, the more light the more bud possible.
GOOD LUCK!!
I am currently running 3 females outta 8 plants on 14 CFL's all 2700k now since I switched to flowering.
You can do it with little light, the more light the more bud possible.
GOOD LUCK!!
Masterkush123
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o ok thanks alot cause right now i have 1 2700k light running for my tinny little sprout but when it gets about 2 or 3 weeks old im going to add 3 more 2700ks and in the flowring stage im going to add one 6500k.One 2700k cfl light will grow a little sprout right?thats like or 6 days old?
mrbud2010
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TAKE A LOOK AT MY PHOTO ALBUM THERE JUST GROWING WITH 5 CFL.S AND NOW IN 12/12 <all im using is cfls from the kitchen that go underneath cupboards to light up the sideboard also using 3 energy saving lightbulbs that are around 1.500 lumens each and 2 with 3000k each...