Waterfarm Closet Grow [PICS]

Hey, nice grow so far! Seen you posting on bakedat420's post and thought i'de check out your op. Looks pretty nifty. Thought i'de chime in about flowering under CFLs - If you can get an HPS i'm sure that would be the best but CFLs can definately throw some good bud. I've been growing small plants under CFLs and the smoke is amazing and the yield pretty decent as well averaging 25g a plant with just a 20 day veg. Hope you dont mind me posting pics but want you to know that you can get great bud from CFLs if need be.

Definantly some nice looking plants and the CFL's are good for small grows, seen alot of people with cfl grows that are very sucessful. Anyways nice job keep it up.

Gastanker said:

Hey, nice grow so far! Seen you posting on bakedat420's post and thought i'de check out your op. Looks pretty nifty. Thought i'de chime in about flowering under CFLs - If you can get an HPS i'm sure that would be the best but CFLs can definately throw some good bud. I've been growing small plants under CFLs and the smoke is amazing and the yield pretty decent as well averaging 25g a plant with just a 20 day veg. Hope you dont mind me posting pics but want you to know that you can get great bud from CFLs if need be.

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bro i would fuck that third picture

Lol, it could have been worse than protastic .

Trippy is working out her second set of leaves already man. Like day 3 or 4 i think lol.

Will do pics later!

prot(astic)

Gastanker said:

Hey, nice grow so far! Seen you posting on bakedat420's post and thought i'de check out your op. Looks pretty nifty. Thought i'de chime in about flowering under CFLs - If you can get an HPS i'm sure that would be the best but CFLs can definately throw some good bud. I've been growing small plants under CFLs and the smoke is amazing and the yield pretty decent as well averaging 25g a plant with just a 20 day veg. Hope you dont mind me posting pics but want you to know that you can get great bud from CFLs if need be.

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Nice....I'm glad to hear that...I need to check out your thread...Those buds look outstanding.

Hi everyone...

Just thought that I would give my input on the indoor grow equipment issue... this might help some save a buck or two in the long run...

I sprouted my first seed over 20 years ago, but did not move indoors until very recently...

Also, I am saying what I am about to say from personal experience, this is not something I read on the computer or a book...

I started small... really small... in a hotel room nightstand, with an Aerogarden...

I upgraded the lights... 17.8 times...

I upgraded the "ventilation" 13.4 times...

When I harvested, I had so much crap, it wasn't even funny...

So I decided to go bigger.. one light instead of 22.37 CFLs...

Choose to go with a 400 watt digi (hps/mh)...

Then, following my instincts, last minute I switched to a cooltubed 600 digi...

I built a tent, bought a bigger fan than I thought I needed...

Basically I choose what I wanted and upped it one step....

Best decision I made in my op...

Today, even though my op has grown, every bit of equipment I bought for the tent is still in use... and performing flawlessly...

My point is that if know you will be growing for a while, invest in the right tools for the job... and keep in mind that if you get a bigger light than you think you need, the only downside will be having to tie up the HUGE COLAS that will form...

A 600 digi with a cooltube and a fan not only will keep your plants happy and the heat at bay, the monthly cost is not that much ... I don't know where you are, but one bud from such a set up will pay for the extra electricity...

On the same hand... cfls are very worthy for what they are, and some people manage to get great results... I know I did!

But another thing to consider is the Gram per Watt rating of your op...

I have seen "budget" grows put out some of the most expensive herb on the planet...

Good Herb, don't get me wrong, but if you look at how many dollars you "burned" for each gram you got to smoke... you will have to agree with me that NOTHING other than the SUN will beat an HPS for flowering cannabis...

SOoooo...

Go with what you know, but if you invest in a complete CFL set-up that will give you less bud, only to upgrade in the future...

So my advice for anyone serious about growing their own bud is to buy the biggest light and ventilation system you will EVER need... so you only buy one light... one fan... etc... forever...

Remember, in the end it's the G/W rating of your op that will say how cheap your buds really are...

I have gotten up to 1.8 G/W in my SOG op... with 1G/W being what most growers strive for...

So even if my bill is higher, my buds are still cheaper...

OK.. I am not even editing this... it's a straight shooter...

Sorry about the ramble, but I am heavily medicated and still in a fair amount of pain...

Anyways...

Cheerio!

GypsyBush said:

Hi everyone...

I have gotten up to 1.8 G/W in my SOG op... with 1G/W being what most growers strive for...

So even if my bill is higher, my buds are still cheaper...

OK.. I am not even editing this... it's a straight shooter...

Sorry about the ramble, but I am heavily medicated and still in a fair amount of pain...

Anyways...

Cheerio!

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1.8g/w? Seriously? I'm about to set-up a 4kW op and could sure use your advice if you're getting 1.8g/w when the rest of the big time growers here are topping out on 1g/w and happy with .75. PM me if you don't mind.

DOWN YOU WILD BEASTS!!! haha just kidding, thanks for all the stories to read, i'm mindblown that an entire page was dedicated just to my readers/fellow growers testimonials. oh how we growers love to brag.

all that aside. kids are looking LOVELY, bushing out nicely. I'll take some pictures tomorrow, they should be looking extra sexy by then.

shackleford, out!

Sorry about the hijack...

I am on planet funny right now...

I'll try to control myself in the future..lol...

GypsyBush said:

Sorry about the hijack...

I am on planet funny right now...

I'll try to control myself in the future..lol...

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bro im on planet of the sheep

time for a stupid question. i know topping leads to branching (its how i trained my basil in the garden outback) but where does it branch out? the lower nodes will start to become fuller?
i'm sure i'll see the effects i'm just having a total brain/memory lapse right now. what should i expect to see?

Shackleford.R said:

time for a stupid question. i know topping leads to branching (its how i trained my basil in the garden outback) but where does it branch out? the lower nodes will start to become fuller?
i'm sure i'll see the effects i'm just having a total brain/memory lapse right now. what should i expect to see?

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ey check out my new journal

so i can expect those sites to branch? i see the leaf development is in full force, that leafy goodness leads to the branching?

Shackleford.R said:

so i can expect those sites to branch? i see the leaf development is in full force, that leafy goodness leads to the branching?

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Sure does... those are nodes... and that's why it is important to have nodes when you clone.. so you get branches when it grows...

Good stuff!

they become totally new tops

you know how when you top your plant it sprouts two new tops, well lets just put it this way, every circle will be a new top

Hey Shack...

I was just wondering if you have found your way through the GrowFAQ yet...

Lots of good info there... I browse it all the time...

Cheers...

i'm keeping them short for veg, i dont plan to allow them to grow taller than about 10 inches TOPS! should i force flower with 12/12 after i have a good bit of leafiness?

oh and yeah, i check out Grow FAQ often, most of my questions get answered there first. when i want some depth/detail i come here. appreciate it bro.

Right on... I was just making sure you weren't missing out...

As for flowering, I thought you were going to train them...

Anyways,, if you are just letting them go, I would switch them when they get to be about half the size you want the to finish at...

They will keep growing a good bit in flower....

But dude... I thought you were going to veg them for a long time and put a screen over it...

Am I mixing grows here? oops!

no no you're not mixing grows. i plan to train through topping, just branch like crazy. i've decided LST is too bizarre for me, and i can't really grasp the proper technique given the way my grow is setup. it becomes rather difficult to train 5 kids in one planter.
(time for the obvious "well why not put them in separate planters?!" well the reason, i dont have the space for it)
anybody else get woken up by their girlfriend for no good reason today?