so i am new at this i had one plant last year but when it was done it smelled like corn and tasted like corn to. but is was covered in crystals and stuff but i was just nasty tasting.

and this year i have about 8 plants they are only like 2-3in tall. and i am using 2 20 watt 60hz grow lights "they are the 24in ones u can buy at Mal- Mart" and 1 compact fluorescent twist bulb. and i am wondering is this is good or if i need a HPS bulb or what should i do.

your plants will grow with what you have, but you need more cfl's for 8 plants. If you want more bud from the plants, you should get a hps. I use a 150 watt with a 4 pot DWC. It will grow 4 plants, but I only end up with 1-3 females and its enough power for me. For 8 females,you would at least need a 400 watt hps for good bud production.

If you want to do it right by a hps sytsem for the flower stage.

I use two 6500k daylight four foot fluorescent tubes for vegging. The unit was $15 and the two bulbs were $10.00.

No such thing as doing it right logansmith. Everyone has their own preferences. If I were this guy I would choose to use CFL's. It's only his first real grow attempt. If he isn't satisfied with the results then maybe he'll make the decision to dump CFL's and try new lighting.

I would rather veg and flower under CFL's. I used to use an HPS and i hated it so much that it sits in a box in the attic now. Give me ten or fifteen CFL's and I'm much happier.

Either way you definately need more light than you have.

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question what is dwc.

Okay so i should use the 6500k daylight from now until they start to flower.
and then switch to the hps when they start to flower. and i can only find the 40 watt hps bulbs everywhere i go, so can i use like two of those.
and where can i find the 6500k bulbs.

I forgot to mention that my plants are just starting they aren't clones.
they just sprouted like 2 or 2 1/2 weeks ago.






and these are some i have starting.

lol, try using dixie cups, 1 plant per cup.

mal-crane,
can i just use like 5-10 clf bulbs.

Definately go buy yourself some pots or dixie cups, you don't want your seeds to all sprout in the same pot. And yes 5-10 cfl bulbs are fine depending on how many plants you plan to grow.

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Ganji is right about only putting one plant in each. You need to do that so the roots won't get tangled later on. Try and get them seperated now because it will get harder as the plants develop. Good luck and let us know if you have any other questions.

By the way, DWC is deep water culture, its a different form of growing if your interested check out the GROW FAQ, it has a lot of good tips about growing.

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