first grow and need help with lights

stilltokin

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Hey everyone, hows everyone going?
Well this question will sound very inexperienced but hey...im here to learn lol:mrgreen:
alright could someone please tell me how long the lights have to be on for the life cycle so do it like this:
veg:....
flower:.....
and so on...
like how many hours on and how many off. This is my first grow and it will be with cfl's.
If some people could help me, it would be great. Oh yea and the seeds are feminized PPP from nirvana.
Peace
 

bonz

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it`s all in the faq stuff here. i`ll give you a freeby.
for clones untill they root should be 24 hour light
for seedlings (once sprouted ) and veg 18 light and 6 dark
for flowering 12 light 12 dark

what kind of cfl`s are you using. whatis kelvin # and actual wattage.
 

stilltokin

Well-Known Member
hey the cfls are cool white and are either 26 or 27 watt, cant remember.
Its my first grow but u rekon I need different lights to flower? And also how many days do you veg for until flower?
Thanks heaps for your help
 

bonz

Well-Known Member
on the base of the bulb ( if not on box) there will be a kelvin number or k number. you need around 6500 for veg and 2700 for flower. that gives what colour spectrum the light gives. higher for veg and lower for flower.
the lenght of veg is up to you. depends on how much room you have. for cfl`s though you should start at about 8 inches to a foot because they dont have much for lumens ( the intansity of bulb) remember it will roughly double in size still when flowering
 
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