Low-Wattage CFL Growers!

ok, i've been skimming through and i was just wondering what cheap veg lighting would be good... i've already got a 150w hps for flower

23 w daylight CFLs..

bulb to plant ratio?

This is my first grow. Below are some details:

Space: 2x2x8
Seed: Northern Lights Auto Flower/Fem.
Plants: Two plants.
Lights: Cfls 4 X 23 watt (6500), 1 x 23 watt (2700) (I just ordered three 105 watts to replace three of bulbs).
Soil: MG Moisture Control (NKP: 20-7-14). No supplement nutes.
Pots: 2 1/2 gallon pots.

Pics below setup and plants on day 10.

Question: does a cfl emit more lumens w/ a reflector on, or does a cfl emit more lumens without a relflector on and turned sideways? Not sure what the answer is. Anyone w/ a lumen meter can test or has tested it?

Hi there,

I may be going a bit low in watts but this is what I got:

A pc grow box
- For vegetation: 2x22W (2200lm, 6400k)
- For flowering: 1x23W (1450lm, 6400k) + 1x18W (??lm, 2700k)

A 3 drawer nightstand (in inches: h16-w18-d12)
- For vegetation: 2x23W (2900lm, 6400k)
- For flowering: 1x23W (1450lm, 6400k) + 1x18W (??lm, 2700k)

My first grow box and pc box and my first grow indoor. I'm having some troubles because the plants are getting too big and some of the leaves get burned but I'll try to fix that in the next crop.

I've got a couple of things in mind: a scrop, training them to grow in horizontal or/and buying some auto-flowering strain.

Good grows everybody

highnotlow said:

bulb to plant ratio?

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2-23 watt cfl's per plant seems to be plenty for the first month of veg.. I vegged 3 plants under 2 23watters and they grew very nice and bushy. So 1 would probably be fine for one plant depending on how bushy you want it.

redwolf666 said:

this is my grow space as it evolved(all plants in these photos have been harvested or killed due to stupid mistakes(first grow)i have since moves to a new home and started again with 6 seeds, strawberry haze will be the last of my mail order seeds(have not planted yet) my setup is still the same as the last photo without the wooden shelf. total wattage...approx 240w

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LOL thats a freakin sick set up i use y joints myself but never thought of creating a structure like that. props +1

Auto NL x Bonkers 2x36 watt daylight for veg then 125watt red spec for flowering... love the CFLs its the future ...for shaw

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hi, i just started an cfl grow. (my first grow) one of my buddy's gave me a clone of one of his outdoor sativas. i transplanted her in a 12" pot of some great compost we have here on the farm. shes under a 12" round light fixture atm with 13w cfl. also built a 12" tube of white aluminum flashing (stuff you trim your house with) lined with mylar around the pot and the light fixture moves up and down on a retractable clothes hanger. its a single pot tube pod for a 1 bulb system. after the 13w for the cloning veg will be one 42w 6500k, then 42w 2700k for flower. after this pod gets to flowering, im going to build two other pods for cloning and vegging to have a sustainable cycle.

1st grow 3 bag seed showed pistil on 8/8

Its funny to me the people who have one of every wattage bulb on their plant.. no disrespects just entertaining lol

13 days from pistil aint she cute?

victhaog said:

13 days from pistil aint she cute?

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She sure is!

Day 28 of flowering for the first pic "ShortRider" and Day 18 Of flowering the second pic "WonderWoman."