first CFL grow!!

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BudKing00

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• Oct 8, 2008

• #1

hey guys im new at this and i always wanted to grom my own... do i decided to grow with cfls i was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on my grow op. i will up load a picture of the my grow box... and hopefully get some adivce on it thanks !!!

 

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MrFishy

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• Oct 8, 2008

• #2

For now, just try and keep that light as close as possible w/o burning the greens, an inch or two? Also, be careful with your watering. It's best to only water when the soil is almost dry, and then watering and draining THOROUGHLY.
Not real often w/seedlings. It's much easier to fix under-watering.
Most folks run a fan thru-out the grow, on appropriate speed for main stalk strength.

 

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BudKing00

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• Oct 8, 2008

• #3

how about for the lighting should i use more cuz right now im running one 42 watt cfl for veg then im going to be using 4 cfls= 42 watts red specturm each for buding ?

 

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BudKing00

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• Oct 8, 2008

• #4

any more adivce?

 

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BudKing00

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• Oct 8, 2008

• #5

ok so i added another cfl so now im running 300 watts cfl and made my carbon filter also.. wat do u guys think any advice wat should i do next?

 

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MrFishy

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• Oct 9, 2008

• #6

I'd just leave it be as much as possible and let those seedlings kick in. Check it for bulb height/distance daily and don't over-water. Don't feed it until it takes off.

 

hectik

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• Oct 9, 2008

• #7

as the plants get a bit bigger you're going to need way more bulbs per plant and also get some fans they really do help alot

 

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BudKing00

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• Oct 9, 2008

• #8

wats the average cost for electriciy when using cfls? b.c i don't want to put to many bulbs and have a big bill and get caught.... also many bulbs whould i need for each plant. im using 2 42 watts cfls 2850 lumens each (they are the daylight ones)

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