How Does This CFL Grow Look??

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dodobird

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For Veg only, I'm using 6 GE Daylight bulbs rated 6500K and 3050 Lumens each. The bulbs are T12 40W each.

Total Lumens = 18300
Watts = 240W CFL
Room Size = 4 x 4
Plants = 10

Is this enough for 10 plants or should I add a few more "screw-in" type CFL bulbs around the upper-sides???

They have them at Lowes and they are 3000Lumens each for like $10.00 cdn.

Any suggestions or opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.







 
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dodobird

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I'm just using this for veg only, the girls will go outside all summer and I don't want to spend the cash and have the heat issues...these lights cost me under $90.00.

CFL growers chime in please....................Is this light set up sufficient??????
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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The room looks amazing but I use around 60% of the lumens / watts you have in my pc case grow.
 
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dodobird

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Yes i think I'll go back to Lowe's and buy 4 of the 3000 Lumen screw-in bulbs and clip them onto the top of the T12 fixture to add another 12,000 lumens. Giving me a total of
30,300 Lumens.

OR

I could put up 2 cardboard walls around the 10 plants and line it with Mylar...therefore shrinking the room from 4 x 4 to 1 x 4. Which would make my current set up of 18300 Lumens enough output for a 4ft sq. space.

Opinions or suggestions please??
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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The new bulbs will get you in the ballpark.
Keep all the bulbs under the reflector, along with that mylar it will help a lot.
Plants should be within 1 - 2 inches of the bulbs at all times. If the pots don't allow this then move them around as regularly as you can. With a bit of luck you should be ok.
 
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dodobird

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What about shrinking the room though??? I think shrinking the room by 1 or 2 ft would also help....what do ya think??
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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Shrinking the room would be good. Those pots are bigger than I would use for babies too.
 
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dodobird

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Yes i thought they were too big...I'll take them back and get the smaller size because yes I'm only gonna have them in the room for about a month or so and then I'll introduce them to the outdoors around June 1st when the risk of frost is gone. I'm in Toronto.
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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Careful with your personal details.

The pots look like maybe 15 litre. 7 should be fine for your needs.
Remember that if they are going outside you will need to dig a hole as big as the pot just to get them in. You were looking at a lot of digging with those pots!
 
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dodobird

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Thanks alot for your help buddy...I'll post new pics once I get the cardboard in place, add another light, and get smaller pots.
 
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dodobird

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The Marijuana Bible says for 2-6 weeks of veg growth stage I should use a 4" 10cm sized pot. So yeah I think the 6.83 litre is still too big for what I'm doing. Like i said before these babies are only gonna be in the closet for about 4-6 weeks then outdoor they go.
 
v12xjs

v12xjs

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My mistake. Pics make them look real big.
You won't harm the plants putting them in those pots but if you could get better light coverage by going down 1 or 2 sizes then that should be fine too.
I make it 12 weeks to June. Do you plan to repot them in 4 - 6 weeks or are they in there for the full duration?
 
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dodobird

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Yes after 4-6 weeks indoors most of them will be transplanted into the ground, but 2 will be transplanted into larger pots. I think I'll start germinating my seeds around middle of April.
 
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