foxfarm and flouresscents

Im gona be gowing with cfl's for one feminized seed i bought off the attitude and i wanted some good advice on lights like (how many) it would b better if it was not so many.Also im trying to grow it in the pot it will grow and bud in without me transplanting so how big of a pot wud i need or can i make one if possible and i wanted to use foxfarm oceanforest soil and use the foxfarm happyfrog or original mix any tips would be helping and ill throw corners on da respect for repliesjournal commin soon

What kind of seed are you growing? Is it an autoflower or big plant?

Its tutanhamon from pyramid seeds on the attitude it said its supposed to be a short plant with high thc.

Either way.
On the soil, you dont want it too "hot" for seedlings, FF soils are notorious for this, unless you use Foxfarm Light Warrior, it is great for germinating seeds, then move to Your ocean forest. I would use FF Potting mix with Bat Guano and earthworm castings instead of happy frog, but thats just me. also make sure you use plent of perlite so that your roots get better air and water flow.
If you growing Autoflower plants, go with 3 gallon pots, if your going regular go with 4 or 5 gallon pots to save you from transplanting.

The bigger the plant you grow, the more lighting your going to need. Check ebay for t5's, they are pretty cost effective and put out alot of light. you should also think about mylar or panda plastic if your using the minium lights possible, as you need to reflect what little lumens you have. You can build a CFL setup with around 20 lights for about 150$ finished, and do it to your likings. The great thing about CFL's is that you can strategically place them to improve growth in seperate parts of the plants.

you could also run a 150 HPS, that would be more than plenty of lighting for one plant and they are like $80(i think) on ebay.

When i put the perlite does it matter where or should i mix it and is there something i should be putting on top of the soil like woodchips pebbles for the drainage when i water it and how would i germinate em in a big cup maybe

what is the difference in cost in the electric bill using the hps or the cfl system.

blazedallday91 said:

When i put the perlite does it matter where or should i mix it and is there something i should be putting on top of the soil like woodchips pebbles for the drainage when i water it and how would i germinate em in a big cup maybe

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Mix your perlite, Ocean Forest and Potting mix all together at once, make one big ass tub and makes sure you mix it well. I always put hydroton on top of my soil to help even out the water distribution.

blazedallday91 said:

what is the difference in cost in the electric bill using the hps or the cfl system.

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Couldnt tell ya, Mine didnt jump much, but Im also running Pumps, Ventalation and fans, Id say a 150HPS would probably bump your bill 10-20bucks a month if that.. Its when u get serious about it and start running heat control and other things that the money starts to add up.

hell ya goodolboy u hookd it up ima get the 150hps it looks like it would be better and im going to do everything with soil like you said hopefully i dont have to give it to much else thanx alot and damn bro your plants look incredible

how much perlite do i mix with it

is there anything else i can use for the top of the soil that is around my krib or sumware close by like rocks or somthin

alot of people like to use a 40% perlite mix with there soil or there abouts, and as for cost of lights you have nothing to be worried about for my 12/12 cycle at 6cents KwH its only about 13$ more for my 400watt
EDIT: also you could try putting somthing over the soil so it doesn't get direct light like a paper plater with a slit in it...