FarmingToronto
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Beautiful setup, I'm going to start veggin some babies under cfl and see how it goes, might try my first full grow with cfl's was going to flower under HPS, but your grow is a inpiration to stay cfl all the way !!
3000 watt CFL Garden
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Proph
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nice i like it, dont listen to people if they put your set up down because your not using HID, your bud is looking good. I am actually considering flowering under my veg CFLs just to expieriment and see the diff. If i do that ill get a journal going to show diff between HPS flowering and CFL flowering.
ReinventinBudz
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if you use the veg cfl's it will come out crap. you must use 3000 kelvin or flowering cfls. veg cfls are rated at 6500 kelvin. see the plant uses more red in flower and blue in veg, if you give it only blue with very little red in flower then buds will be crappy. fyi. so go out and buy some warm white (street name) or 3000 kelvin as they focus on the red spectrum like 20 times more than the other spectrums (like blue green etc. are only a fraction of the light in warm white lights).
techhead420
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I use CFL for veg, they work quite well for that purpose, and HPS for flowering.
The suggestion on getting low color temperature CFLs for flowering is good advice. The blue light found in high color temperature CFLs is going to supress the amount of auxin (a class of plant hormone) which will likely cause a lower yield. We want to supress auxins a bit in the veg stage due to excess elongation so we use a CFL with more blue light for veg. We want lots of auxin in the flowering stage so we use a CFL with more red and less blue light.
The suggestion on getting low color temperature CFLs for flowering is good advice. The blue light found in high color temperature CFLs is going to supress the amount of auxin (a class of plant hormone) which will likely cause a lower yield. We want to supress auxins a bit in the veg stage due to excess elongation so we use a CFL with more blue light for veg. We want lots of auxin in the flowering stage so we use a CFL with more red and less blue light.
Shaun420man
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I have both spectrums, and i use more low K for flower and vice versa for veg
Shaun420man
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tech is right...and when i say do not be greedy with nutes....dont think more nutes=more buds give it just enough nutes...not too much.
and tech i have HID which are more efficient than CFL's just not ideal for my grow..I support anyone who grows cheeba anyway its grown under any light in any medium on any land as long as uncle sam keeps his hands out of the stash.
and tech i have HID which are more efficient than CFL's just not ideal for my grow..I support anyone who grows cheeba anyway its grown under any light in any medium on any land as long as uncle sam keeps his hands out of the stash.
Shaun420man
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ok heres pics of harvest MAD BUD CFL baby
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PsiloTeonanactl
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wow.
im impressed. Those buds look delicious. And way more than i would need for a personal stash. I need to do this.
Explain your setup please?
Your cuttings case has how many of what kind of light?
And your grow room?
What was your total yield for that harvest. Looks to be like 5 oz at lease
im impressed. Those buds look delicious. And way more than i would need for a personal stash. I need to do this.
Explain your setup please?
Your cuttings case has how many of what kind of light?
And your grow room?
What was your total yield for that harvest. Looks to be like 5 oz at lease
E=MC420
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Excellent work. Enjoy the spoils.....
What is the highest watt CFL you are using? I recently added two 42w cfl's to my cab and I had to move them further away from the plants than I would with 23w or 26w bulbs because they were gonna burn the shit out of my girls. It seems to me the 42's burn much hotter than the smaller watt cfls. Thoughts?bongrippinbob
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This is just not true. Many growers use a 6500k spectrum light for flower, they are called metal halide. You can use the "blue" lights without a problem. Yes your yeild will go down, but your plants will actually produce more resin.
Many experienced growers will mix their MH and HPS to get the best of both worlds. Plus, growers spend big money on HPS lights with an enhanced blue spectrum, such as the Hortilux which has like 30% more blue than standard HPS bulbs.
Yes your buds will be a bit smaller with the 6500k than the 2700k, but the amount of THC and resin will be greater if grown under the 6500k. This is just kind of a trade off growers make. If you want, use half 6500k and half 2700k and you will have a great mixed spectrum. For my veg I use 200watts of 6500k and 50watts of 2700k, and in flower I use a 600watt HPS with the enhanced blue and it works great.
Shaun420man
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4 plants 6 oz 1000 watts of CFL's all 26 watt ype half blues half reds
I use a veg box with 4 26 watt blue CFL and a flower box with 27 CFL 4 4ft long floro mounted horizontaly good reflecter setup and a MOTHER load of fans and an AC
I use a veg box with 4 26 watt blue CFL and a flower box with 27 CFL 4 4ft long floro mounted horizontaly good reflecter setup and a MOTHER load of fans and an AC