JUST bought a mini water meter meter runs from 1-4 dry being one wet being 4 what sould i keep my soil at???
also if i use cfl's what wattage and lumins would i want??
i have a 13 watt and a 26 watt 1750 any input appreciated
use both lights.... if using cfls then use as many as you can. don't look to keep the meter at a certain level, like dude above said, just check and see if it's moist or dry, then if it's dry water it.
I use the same moister test (finger).
2000 lumens per sq.foot to start, 6,000 for veg and flower start, 10,000 lumens per su. foot (optimum) for flowering.