My First grow, CFL, total noob

flyboyx

Member
hmm.. that'd be odd. it stays 73-76 in my closet, minus the lighting.
After looking a little closer its not so much purple as it is just darker, so idk. looking healthy though. already noticing differences in the two strains, leaf wise one plants serrated leaves are more downward growth while izzie has more upward perk to em. cant wait until next week or two when i get some serious definition to the plants
 

Archminister

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Hey, just a couple of suggestions =)

1. When you buy new bulbs, don't read the "100w equivalent" look for the actual wattage used, as that is that actual wattage of the bulb
2.Just noticed a bit of a typo, you said you have 6700k and 2500k bulbs, what you actually have is 6500k (veg) and 2700k (flowering) bulbs
3. You should add more light on them babies shortly.
4. Get the light bulb as close to the actual plant as possible. You're aiming for no bigger then a 2 inch gap between the plant and the actual bulb. Cfls don't put off too much heat so there shouldn't be any problem.
5. Take it from me, make sure you are buying the best bulbs you can, I spent a lot of money on a bunch of 26w flowering bulbs, went back a week later and found 43w flowering bulbs, so now I'm out the money and stuck with a bunch of bulbs I don't even use haha
If you want an example of cfl light placement take a look at what I have going. I have been following the 2" rule prety much the whole grow. I am currently using 23w cfl's and it hasnt hurt me yet. I use a lot of them though. I will go to 42w for my next grow to see what kind of difference it makes. Im thinking it has do with light penetration.

Anyway keep it up man..have fun with it. You can do a lot with very little money with your grow. Ill sub in and take a seat!

Arch
 

flyboyx

Member
If you want an example of cfl light placement take a look at what I have going. I have been following the 2" rule prety much the whole grow. I am currently using 23w cfl's and it hasnt hurt me yet. I use a lot of them though. I will go to 42w for my next grow to see what kind of difference it makes. Im thinking it has do with light penetration.

Anyway keep it up man..have fun with it. You can do a lot with very little money with your grow. Ill sub in and take a seat!

Arch
thanks alot man, im trying to do what i can, and im enjoying all of it :) i've seen plenty of budget to high budget grows on here, and i could easily afford alot more of a grow setup if i stopped spending money on guns and hookers lol, but i figured i'll see what i can do with what little i am now, and work my way up :) we'll see how the ladies turn out, im sure they'll be plenty good for my intentions :hump:
 

Archminister

Well-Known Member
thanks alot man, im trying to do what i can, and im enjoying all of it :) i've seen plenty of budget to high budget grows on here, and i could easily afford alot more of a grow setup if i stopped spending money on guns and hookers lol, but i figured i'll see what i can do with what little i am now, and work my way up :) we'll see how the ladies turn out, im sure they'll be plenty good for my intentions :hump:
Guns I can understand..hookers..hmmm...lol. I Like guns..fall in love with them..hookers...not yet. My downfall used to be the strip clubs...thats worse because I got nothing out of it..lol. Now its growing..got plenty of weapons..lol. Strictly for sport that is.
 

flyboyx

Member
Guns I can understand..hookers..hmmm...lol. I Like guns..fall in love with them..hookers...not yet. My downfall used to be the strip clubs...thats worse because I got nothing out of it..lol. Now its growing..got plenty of weapons..lol. Strictly for sport that is.
I have weapons for many purposes. self defense being a key one. strip clubs were great when i was in south texas, because your dollar went farther if ya know what i mean *wink wink* lol. hookers are lower maintenance. guns, even lower. lol. my ladies in the soil, not so bad :)
 

socaliboy

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and thats a 5 word sentence, assuming 26 and watt were intended to be hyphenated. we still stating the obvious? lol :P
I believe it is a four word sentence either way. "26" is a number, not a word, unless written as "Twenty Six", so technically it remains a four word sentence
 

flyboyx

Member
I believe it is a four word sentence either way. "26" is a number, not a word, unless written as "Twenty Six", so technically it remains a four word sentence
phonetically, a 5 word sentence, semantics wise, i would say you're right lol. either way, doesnt effect the price of weed in china, ya know? :P
 

flyboyx

Member
just got a full size humidifier in the closet, i'll take some pictures of the girls when the lights cycle back on, izzie's sister who remains un-named is just getting her second set of serrated leaves coming in, they've both looking great, ive started a light dose of the grow food for them so we'll see how it works out. buddy of mine has some seeds coming in from attitude, ive inspired him to do a lowrider grow so i'll probably incorporate that in my grow thread, he wants to set up a whole room :)
 

Derrickb16

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just got a full size humidifier in the closet, i'll take some pictures of the girls when the lights cycle back on, izzie's sister who remains un-named is just getting her second set of serrated leaves coming in, they've both looking great, ive started a light dose of the grow food for them so we'll see how it works out. buddy of mine has some seeds coming in from attitude, ive inspired him to do a lowrider grow so i'll probably incorporate that in my grow thread, he wants to set up a whole room :)
what's up with some pics?
 

flyboyx

Member
Sorry its been a few guys, ive been sick. but I picked up a few bagseeds from a friend (since, long story, i CURRENTLY dont smoke, at all.) But i decided to see if they would germ. Didnt really care too much since from what I was told they were just some decent mids anyways, turns out they all 4 germ'd, 2 of them after a day had over 1 1/2 inch of roots, shocked the shit out of me. got them all in soil, 1 in its own pot, 3 in another pot (i KNOW thats wrong in so many ways, but its going to be my experiment, so hush).

also picked up a walmart grow light, which i chuckled at. 7800k, only 17 watts though. figured im slowly gonna acquire a few more of these to help build my light setup.

without further ado, some pics.

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my two favorite ladies... :)
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the bastard children....
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p.s. Lowryder seeds have not made it in yet, should end of this week, will try to keep updated. The plan is a larger grow when those seeds come in so we'll see what i can throw together, guerrilla style :)
 

flyboyx

Member
well, recently had some issues. I got the lowryder seeds in, however long ago it was, and a few days ago they died. i dont know what happened, did exactly what i did for the two plants i got now, they just didnt make it to seedling, kinda depressing. the three bagseeds i had, i ended up transfering to individual pots, they wilted and arent doing too good but i figured i'd give them time to adjust, so we'll see.

so back to my two main plants... one showed sex about 4 days ago, seems to be doing fine, still a little short, but shes looking pretty.
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second plant, has been doing great up until now. shes always looked a little funny, but im starting to get concerned with the growth. been feeding and watering exactly like first plant, but ever since seed shes just looked different. idk. you guys tell me.

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just started sagging a bit, im questioning my water schedule and amount, but really i think i was going a little light on the water. and the leaf shape and growth has always seemed odd....

and im about 3 weeks into it, they're only about 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches above the soil, still small. i've doubled the lighting to include 2 walmart special grow light fluorescents, as well as my 26watt CFL's which there are 2 of about 3 inches from each plant.
 

Allister

Active Member
glad to see that you are still going at it. Been a while since I have seen this thread updated! Keep on trying, they might just surprise you yet!
 
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