Cheap Lighting for newbs.

This is how I started and as you can see from my other posts the plant can grow nice and healthy and as big as you want.
All for just $60

I got:

4 - 42watt (150watt equiv.) CFL's

2 - Alumunum shop light holders with clips

2 - 2 way light bulb splitters
(found right next to the lights in Walmart)

And I even foiled the walls.
(dull side out of course to minimize and hot sport)

I think that is fine, how many plants do you have? over how big of an area?

likes2skatebabe said:

I think that is fine, how many plants do you have? over how big of an area?

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My closet is 3foot wide and 3 foot deep, and around 9 feet tall.

I have One big Plant, and 2 small plants.

They are all in flowering, even the babies, check out my other posts for more on that.

thats cool, I just have 2 fou ft flor tubes and (120w) and 2 21in flor tubes (50w) and under that I have: One 3gal pot with 5 plants between 6in and 1ft tall; 2 3gal pots with 3plants in each between 1ft and 22in. I started them on 12/12 2 weeks ago 4 out of the 6 big ones are flowering and I have already picked out the males. 2 out of the other 5 are flowering. Im working on a budget right now Im just trying to find the right light and from a website that will take money orders!

Have you tried

Light bulbs, Rope Lights, Halogen and Fluorescent bulb - 1000-Bulbs - The Light Bulb Superstore

That are trustworthy, cheap and have a nice variety

they dont accept money orders

get a pre-paid visa or mastercard and order from them.

I suggest the All-Access Visa card, it is accepted anywhere in the world that takes visa, they are the best.

They have cards in , $25, $50, or $100 denominations

A $25 card cost about $28

Rb51180 said:

This is how I started and as you can see from my other posts the plant can grow nice and healthy and as big as you want.
All for just $60

I got:

4 - 42watt (150watt equiv.) CFL's

2 - Alumunum shop light holders with clips

2 - 2 way light bulb splitters
(found right next to the lights in Walmart)

And I even foiled the walls.
(dull side out of course to minimize and hot sport)

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dull side out to what? and also, whats the color temp on them CFLs? you want some daylight (6500k)... but good shit man

If you use foil to line the inside of the closet, apply the foil so you can only see the dull side and you will greatly reduce the number of potential hot-spots, and burns to your plant.

three letters for lighting. H-T-G. Hot spots made me ditch the foil, turned in either direction. I have found white poster board to be very effective.

grobofotwanky said:

three letters for lighting. H-T-G. Hot spots made me ditch the foil, turned in either direction. I have found white poster board to be very effective.

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This is my first grow using CFL's and either I am very lucky or CFL's just don't produce hot-spots at all when using foil.

Not a single problem yet and into day 5 of flowering.

you can check out my other posts, they have pictures of the progress of my current grow.
I'll update new pictures on those posts again tomorrow

alphabibbiddy boo boo said:

dull side out to what? and also, whats the color temp on them CFLs? you want some daylight (6500k)... but good shit man

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is using foil dull side out safe? I've read people saying that's a no no