First Time Grow with Home Made CFL Lights

Fatmat19

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Hello. I'm new to growing and hope to become cool with you all to get some helpful feedback and gain knowledge. My Story begins with some green a "friend," gave me. HE said it was top notch, but upon breaking it up, there were many seeds. I haven't seen seeds in my bud for years now so at first I was annoyed to say the least. Then a light came on...why not just turn lemons into lemonade? I took my mystery seeds and germinated them, half with the paper towel in a baggie method and half with the water in a glass method. To my surprise, ALL but 3 of the seeds popped. I went and got some starter pots and organic soil and put them in the window. After about 2 weeks, I had seedlings! I know they now need more light somehow and a dedicated space. I watched a bunch of videos and talked to some people at hydroponic and garden stores and have so far come up with this space in my shed and these lights. I'm writing this hoping that I am able to post my pics as well so you all can see what I'm talking about. So I will post some pics from today when I go check on them. Any questions, comments, help?? Lol!!!
I have almost the exact same setup only using white exterior aluminum from a roll for my hood, but I have the same bulbs and weatherproof sockets from HD. I’m only doing one plant and will have 3 hoods surrounding the sides with 3-4 bulbs per hood.
 
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