Potency & CFLs??? Anyone know???

iTzJT

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Soooo... Light this blunt right quick. so does anyone know if growing with CFLs will effect the potency???? I know it will potentially the size and rate of growth. but i need to know if it will effect potency. help me out. Later.

:joint:Puff,Puff,Pass!!! :joint:
 

frmrboi

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Soooo... Light this blunt right quick. so does anyone know if growing with CFLs will effect the potency???? I know it will potentially the size and rate of growth. but i need to know if it will effect potency. help me out. Later. :
if anything it's better, CFLs are rich in UV light which is said to enhance THC production.
 

hoss12781

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currently running 550w HPS and 350w CFL as side lighting around my closet area for 4 plants. They dig the combo, growing autos and have yet to pull less than one oz off each one.
 

iTzJT

Member
thats my set up but all cfls. 4 on top and one on each side for both chambers. really nice. good turn out. u know any discrete seed banks??? +rep. please.
 

hoss12781

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also if you're just running CFLs I would suggest going with an auto flowering plant as lumen essence decreases more rapidly than HID lighting the further you get away from the bulb. You can produce some nice autos with just a simple CFL set up.
 

iTzJT

Member
Thats why im runnin one on each side also. That is a good idea though. What kind of yield could i expect from an auto flowering strain. Opposed to a reg. Im also wondering would it be a better pick also for a limited grow space such as a closet, cabinet, etc. because you have to keep your plants smaller and flower earlier? Know what im sayin?
 

hoss12781

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I use my basement closet which is approx 3 ft wide by 5.5 feet long. I can only fit three, sometimes 4 adult autos in there at a time. They'll get big if you use big pots and treat 'em right. I've never pulled less than 1 oz off one plant. I average about 1.3 oz per plant. Keep in mind I'm using a 400w hps air cooled, with about another 400w CFLs so its pretty frickin bright in there. Short Stuff Seeds are good I've grown Auto Assassin, Snow Ryder, MI5, and Blue Diesel all of which I would recommend to anyone.
 

hoss12781

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pics from last growIMAGE_019.jpgIMAGE_020.jpgthese were taken when three largest were about 35-40 days old pulled anywhere from 1 to 1.8 oz off each in a 75 day grow period.
 

loquacious

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thats my set up but all cfls. 4 on top and one on each side for both chambers. really nice. good turn out. u know any discrete seed banks??? +rep. please.
Nirvana is awesome and they don't charge extra for discreet shipping which by the way is top notch!
 

hoss12781

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I've used Dope-seeds.com several times. The stealth shipping to USA never takes more than two weeks, I've had about a 90 plus percent germination rate, and the ones they told me would be female were. They also tossed in several freebies. Last time I ordered 10 fem seeds and got 9 free seeds (4 were from a short stuff promotion, and 5 from placing an order over 50 Pounds Sterling.)
 

McSock

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No reason at all to just do auto flower plants. I have a 2x4 grow cab with 250w of cfl and a 5x5 tent with 1k hps. The cab is for head stash and testers before any strain makes it into the tent. I just pulled 5 afgoo, 3 NL#5, 3 White Rose and 2 Kandy Kush from the cab. Granted not the yield per plant, but every bit good smoke as the hps. No need to just run autos
 

Bongman

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Nirvana is awesome and they don't charge extra for discreet shipping which by the way is top notch!
Doubtless man. I have ordered from them 4 times, and they are fast and safe. Legit varieties too, and their fems are actually fems. Harvesting some of their ak48 and master kush tomorrow. Short ryder is next, yes I will be using a high output T5 fixture for the entire proceess with 13 ladies.
 
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