Newbie. Bulb question. Help plz!

Hey, im planning on having a 2'x2' grow room/box and i was wondering what type of bulbs i should use. im only planning on having 1 plant at a time. it will be a lowryder so not very tall. it kind of has to be discrete aswell. any input would be greatly appreciated.

and i was also wondering since im only going to have one plant in such a small growing room is it possible to only need 1 bulb? preferably one that can twist in. not one i have to set up wiring for.

any help would be great. thanks !

Soplain said:

Hey, im planning on having a 2'x2' grow room/box and i was wondering what type of bulbs i should use. im only planning on having 1 plant at a time. it will be a lowryder so not very tall. it kind of has to be discrete aswell. any input would be greatly appreciated.

and i was also wondering since im only going to have one plant in such a small growing room is it possible to only need 1 bulb? preferably one that can twist in. not one i have to set up wiring for.

any help would be great. thanks !

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that size i would go with cfl`s

6500k for veg , 2700k for flower ,

also if you can you might be able to get one of those pll lights in their

EDIT ,

these are pll lights ,

http://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/product-420/pll-long-single-turn/55watt-4pin-colour-840-cool-white-pll

sweet thanks. this is the exact info i need. haha thanks alot! and thanks for replying so fast! i was just actually reading your post with the Lst grow thing. not entirely sure what it is (im a super noob) but it looks interesting!

one more quick question above you said i needed a 6500k what does this refer to.

idk if its too much to ask but could you maybe post a link to a 6500k cfl from like homedepot.com or something? just so i can have a general idea?

Soplain said:

sweet thanks. this is the exact info i need. haha thanks alot! and thanks for replying so fast! i was just actually reading your post with the Lst grow thing. not entirely sure what it is (im a super noob) but it looks interesting!

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no problem ,

LST is a training technique to keep the plant short and expose more light to lower branches, if trained enough you can create a very even canopy and grow denser buds.

you can start LST at about 3 weeks into the veg stage, make sure your plant was watered the day before or at least an hour before attempting as a dry plant will break very easily.

what you want to do is secure the stalk and loop something over the top at least 1 node down and bend her over being careful and going slow, going too fast can snap a plant too so go slow and easy and she should bend over 90 degrees no problem.

theirs different brand names for cfls ,

but here is one link

http://www.lowes.com/pd_296884-371-60057_0__?productId=1243165&Ntt=6500k+cfl&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3D6500k%2Bcfl

also here on ebay

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=cfl+grow+light&_sacat=See-All-Categories

ahh so youre bending the stalk to the lower part of the plant can get as much or around the same amount of light as the top parts of the plant?

Soplain said:

ahh so youre bending the stalk to the lower part of the plant can get as much or around the same amount of light as the top parts of the plant?

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pretty much ,

the lower branches get the same amount of light ,

then all the branches grow to try to be the main colas ...

i edited my last post and gave you a link for the cfl`s....

nice avatar lmfao

yeah i saw that =D thanks alot for the links. they helped a ton. i found exactly what i need now. thanks so much for the help Goten.

and thanks Cannabis! haha

the k rating refers to color of the bulb they range from abot 2700-6500k in cfl. anywere from 5000-6500k is ideal for veg and the 2700k are for flower. k = kelvin rating. or you may have soft white, warm white, or daylight. here is something i found online to describe it.

What is the color temperature?

The color temperature of light is rated in degrees Kelvin (K). For example, a candle is rated at 1500 degrees Kelvin and produces a "warm" light with a red tint. The typical incandescent bulb is 2700 degrees Kelvin and produces a more "yellow" light. At 4000 Kelvin, a "Cool White" Fluorescent light is considered neutral. A "daylight" fluorescent light is rated at 6500 Kelvin and provides cool light with a blue tint.
Typically, you'll find the color temperature of the bulb rated on the package in degrees Kelvin or as Cool, Neutral or Warm.

ahhh ok. thank you. i found a post all about cfls. lol ive learned alot within the past 15 minutes haha

thank you everyone for all your help!