This is my first indoor grow. I used miracle organic soil mixed with about 10-5% perlite. I have 5 24" grow light fluorescent bulbs and 1 23 watt cfl. Should i use more bright white instead of grow fluorescents for the vegatative stage? Give me any advice you think possible. Thanks

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hey good to see another fluorcent grower. i use 30 26watt (daytime) fluorcents to flower my girls and i use 6 26watts (cool white) to veg. i would throw a few more in for your flower. i havent used the light bars so i dont know how much lumas those put off. go to your local wally world and you can get a box of 6 for 5 to 6 dollars. but the more lightsyou put in the better. i know i wish that i would of used more for my veg but im happy with how she is doing with the six that i have in there. i will be posting pictures here in a little and then you can see what i got with the lighting that i am using. good luck with your grow.

Use every lamp you can. ...... always.

Thanks. What about nutrients im using a 10-15-10 right now.

Also new myself... but I have been doing a great deal of research and most people say to have a fert high in N for veg (20-5-5) and one stronger in P&K for flowering (5-15-15). N is Nitrogen, P is phosphorus and K is for Potassium. I am trying to do my entire "experimental" grow on stuff that I can buy at either Home Depot or Lowes and I am using all CFL's... as soon as I transplant my seedlings I will start posting pics.

The height of the tubes is going to make your plant stretch towards it. You'll get lanky, scrawny looking plants in the end. I know it's hard to adjust the heights of your lights, but you'll want it around 1-2 inches from the leaves. Use dental floss (regular, cheap stuff) as wire to hang them if you need to (it usually holds.. very strong)

Cool&Warm combo for veg.

also i am doing a 24 on for veg is that good or should i go with a 18/6

24/0 is fine. lowwer your tubes to an inch above the plants then raise it has they grow. im using t12s duel 40 watts and a 20 watt four foot t5 tube. they work great. put a fan on your seedlings on low to strenghten the stem.

thanks i just raised the platform the plants were on now they are about an inch tor two away. I wil post more pictures soon.