First Grow / Hows it Look!!! (PICS)

bud4less$ · Sep 21, 2008

Well I'm in the middle of my first grow (2 plants) And I was curious as to what all you "experts" think. Any info will be very appreciated. First some info my box, it is 5.5' high, 36" wide and 24" deep. I have 4 Florescent tube lights and 15 CFL's placed in various places. One of my plants is around 4.5' tall and the other is 4' or so. I'm into the the flowering phase by about 3 weeks. My tall one is well in to budding but my smaller one is starting to show good signs of bud. I think one is indica and the other is sativa. Anyways tell me what you think, and what I should do different. Thanks a bunch. PS, I am thinking of going over to HID's next time but heat is a problem in the middle of summer and I was thinking that HID's would get to hot. Anyway if I can use HID's how big of one should I use in a space that size? Thanks again...

Homegrowncronic · Sep 21, 2008

Yeah get the cfl's closer to the foilage on the plants, and get a fan blowing directly onto the plants you will get bigger and denser buds. Note that if the gaps in between the fan leaves do not fill out then the grow was not done properly. :leaf:

wyteberrywidow · Sep 21, 2008

you can use a hps for the same wattages you runnig all of those cfls and floros.a50-400 will be good

bud4less$ · Sep 21, 2008

Cool thanks. Any other info?

cece1121 · Sep 21, 2008

i agree with the other guy definately get a fan blowing on them

bobburn · Sep 21, 2008

They're looking good for a first grow, but as they said above get the lights within 2in of the plant and get the fan lower, otherwise good job. If you can get an HPS for the next grow, I highly recommend it (did CFLs on my first, HPS on my second..big difference in density/vigor).

bud4less$ · Sep 21, 2008

Would a 250w HPS Generate more or less heat than all the CFL's I'm running right now. Also, can anyone tell me how much I can expect to spend one on and where is a good place to get one?

wyteberrywidow · Sep 22, 2008

a 250 hps 117.99High Tech Garden Supply

Bagelthief · Sep 22, 2008

all lights put out the same amount of heat if they use the same amount of watts. id say you are using at least 250 watts of power right there correct? there would be no difference in heat.

wyteberrywidow · Sep 23, 2008

any h.i.d would perform better than any floro/cfl..

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