flowering ur sativa with cfls

FATTIE J 024

FATTIE J 024

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ight so i got a sativa that i just put into flowering and im not sure if the lighting i have for it is sufficiant? i have 6 26w cfls (216w) or 600w incandesent. the plants 15" tall. its in fox farm ocean forrest soil. so what do u think do i need more or is that good??????
 
DownOnWax

DownOnWax

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Take the plung and switch to HID man, you will be real happy you did :)

CFL's just don't have the ass to back up some serious plants.
 
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gsljacobb

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DownOnWax said:
Take the plung and switch to HID man, you will be real happy you did :)

CFL's just don't have the ass to back up some serious plants.
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You dont need to listen to that, if CFL is what is going to work for you then so be it. I have seen several grows that had amazing results. They might not be the biggest harvests, or may not be what a HID can produce. But they can certainly satisfy small time growers looking to medicate theselves.Just try and maintain size and have sufficient lighting. When posting expect to hear people dissing cfls ALL DAY. I say eff em, lets try and prove em wrong!:joint:
 
FATTIE J 024

FATTIE J 024

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if by spectrum u mean where its at its in my closet pro 4'x4'x7' but its up on some plastic drawer thingys from walmat so its prob 5-6' off the ground. its not even 1.5" from the lights i wish i had camera imma try and get some pics up tommorro when i can borrow a camera. but do u think itll flower alright and produce well or should i get some diff type of cfls? i dont have the cash for hps mh lighting yet im stuck with good ol redneck enginuity and walmart supplies...lol also do u thinnk it will do ok with no nutes in just the fox farm ocean forest or do i need to get some nutes.
 
formula42

formula42

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you need 2500k for flowering.. my local hardware store had 26w cfls for $1 as part of the local power company discount program. Switch 5 out of six of those lights you already have with the 2500k bulbs and you should be fine. Check out the link in my sig to see my setup.
 
Corbat420

Corbat420

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DownOnWax said:
Take the plung and switch to HID man, you will be real happy you did :)

CFL's just don't have the ass to back up some serious plants.
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i fully agree. for Veging plants, and cloning CFL's are good, i think there great for cloning. but when it comes to flowering i personaly say you need at least 2 150 watt HPS to get the real potential of the plants.
 
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gsljacobb

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You can flower with CFL's also, just not the same results. Not even comparable so why bring it up? Just comparing by opinion.
 
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