Hey all im new to this im planning on buying three 36" flourescent tubes tommarow there 40 w each and should put out 2500 lumens each. does this sound okay for 5-6 plants for the first stage? Also planning on using 6 CFL lights. For the veg and flowering stage a metal halide light sound okay? Also one crucial ? that I dont see ansrewd nywhere is which way do u plant the germinated seed sprout up or sprout down. Also the Strain of Seed im using is Red Dragon shit is pretty good.

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LOL the little white part sticking out of the seed is a tap root it needs to be placed downwards to go in the soil.

If you have the money use a metal halide light for veg and HPS for flowering. You plant the germinated seed with the white tail facing downward.

thanks also what would u recomend using for soil during the first stage (or whatever u call it) also id like to know if those lights would be enough for six plants. Or is there a standard amount of lumens for one plant.
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Also i will have alot of space b/c im groing in my freinds attic so should i build a small grow room or should i leave them in the open attic
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Make a grow room up there... so u can manipulate the tempeture to stay where you want... there is also humidity.... you gotta do a lot of reasearch before u grow... if you dident know which way the root went into the dirt... you got some homework to do on this site... like my sig says... browse threw the site

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ive been looking through the site for the past couple of days but ill continue

pics to come within 2 days of the grow room

okay so today i bought

2 4 foot flourocsecnt lights 40 w each bout 2000 lumens each
4 CFLs i bout the ones that were 90w and said daylight for spectrum color

does this sound okay to start i know im going to need atleast 4-6 more cfls for 6 plants

THANKS for The Posts

that will get you going.

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if you can get general hydroponics all-mix(bio-bizz) its the best(hard to find sometimes). for soilless sunshine#4 or promix hp are both good and very common