First time growing need some help PLEASE

hello everyone, im fairly young and only expeirence i have with weed is smoking it lol, my friend gave me a clone because hes got a bunch of them and im trying to get it going and then im planning on buying a bunch of clones. before like an idiot i had a 100 watt standard light bulb and 40 watt one on it for most of the day and the tips started turning brown so i said that was enough of those. then i found this wonderful forum and started reading, SO now i got 4 Greenlite 13w/els-M/Z 4100K 120v 60 hz CFL's on there how long should i leave it on for and shit like that y'kno, my plant is like 9 inches or so tall. any help is highly appreciated.

useless lights

use bright white 6500k for veg...soft white 2700k for flower...keep within a few inches of the plant cfl lighting is almost useless at over 5 inches


4100k is useless does not have either colors the plant needs, green light is invisible to plants, you can use them to light an your area during dark phases without interrupting the night cycle

check out my grow with cfl's

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/186038-first-grow-any-input-would.html#post2401977

for veg leave lights on either 24/0 or 18/6 for flower 12/12

oh fuck eh, do you know how much those would cost at like home depot or something? and is using a spray bottle to water it a good idea?

lol, I got my lights on clearance here(misprinted energy savings), they are like 92 cents each at wal-mart, the dollar store has them, lots of places, gotta get em before there all gone...may only be in my area though...just remember mj wants at least 3000 lumens per sq ft of grow space... my room has over 6000 lumens per sq ft, so you wouldn't need that many, but it would help... They also have larger bulbs, the 300 watt equivelants put out around 4000 lumens or something(would have to ask someone who has them) But you will need more and better lights if you want it to grow decently.

sweet man im glad i talked to you i would have thought oh this shit has to work lmao how many lumens would 1 5100k cfl put out you think?
thanks a bunch bro

4000k to 5000 k is almost useless... bright white 6500k 14/15 watt about 900 lumens 26 watt 1700 lumens, and range in between...soft white 2700k 13/14 watt about 850 lumens 23 watt 1650 lumens and range in between there are larger bulbs also that put out higher amounts, but I was going cheap and had enough sockets and y adapters to put 14 in my room. 6500k for my veg and 2700k for flower

k my closet i have it growing in is like 3 and a half feet x 3 feet, and my PLANT is just starting to flower im pretty sure, should i get like 3 or 4 of those 2700 k soft white ones?

yeah, if you are switching to 12/12 get the 2700k, 3-4 should do for a plant that size, but makes sure to keep the lights close and at different levels as the plant grows in height to get the lower levels of the plant...I would try to enclose your area the more light that can be reflected back at the plant the better.

FCSoldier said:

yeah, if you are switching to 12/12 get the 2700k, 3-4 should do for a plant that size, but makes sure to keep the lights close and at different levels as the plant grows in height to get the lower levels of the plant...I would try to enclose your area the more light that can be reflected back at the plant the better.

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yeah i already started covering the walls with tin foil, thanks for the help man