How is this set up? My first grow. Autoflower

2 6500k and 1 2700k cfl lights. MG moisture control soil mixed with perlite about 70/30, emergenct relfector, I have one more 2700k and 3 more 6500k but saving until it comes out of the soil. Im on a buget so im going cheap right now. I need advice on when to water and how much water to water them when they start to grow. I haave a 3-4 gallon pot in the pic and buying another one win the fruit auto grows out of the cup. Strains( Pyramind Auto White Widow in pot and Dinafem Fruit automatic in black cup)
View attachment 2768820

one suggestion for flowering, use more 2700k. like 4/1 ratio. the 6500s are mainly used for vegetative and with autos that is usually only 2-3 weeks.
reflector looks good, light placement is good, you might want a fan/air movement to help get fresh co2/air inside. air movement (especially from different points, like oscillating fans) will help with the hardyness/strengthening of the stalk.
watering is usually suggested when the pot feels light. for exact ppms i am not the guy to tell you. usually no nutes for the first little while as this will burn the seedling and the soil should be moist not wet until after the seedling phase.

i would advise you to reconsider your light setup. i went to home depot and bought a couple loose sockets in the hardware section. this way i could put many cfls on one plug in (in my case 9). but you are going to need a efficient way to hang and raise your lights. i promise it will get on your nerves for ever until you finally give it some creative thought and make it better

i hooked everything up very simple. in my hand is the the pos and neg. as you can see there are three wires on each one. one come from the wall (or last socket), the middle one is delivering current to the socket, and the other on is taking current to the next socket.

btw, a 2 gallon pot would be ample room for auto plant roots. they dont really get big enough to utilize 3 or more gallons, but in this case its better to be too big rather too small.

as for the spectrum of your cfl's, i would go 6500 all day man. up until you start to see buds, then obviously you want both spectrums. and if your going to flower with cfl's then i would also advise you to go to lowes and buy the work lights with the clamp and reflector. those would allow you to waste a lot less light. i dont do this because plants dont need nearly as much light in veg and i dont flower with cfls.

as for watering, just stick your finger down in the soil and feel how wet it is. i wouldnt pick it up considering its a big ass clay pot and it would probably be kinda hard to tell. if you had plastic pots then yes, you could lift them and tell. also since you have such a big pot, the soil will probably stay moist for a very long time. im sure you will water it once a week for the first 3 weeks. !!!!!!!!!(be sure to let the soil dry out a little bit between waterings in the first 3 weeks. this will help your root system grow deeper searching for moisture)!!!!!!!!! i always let my soil dry out anyways, my plants have just always seemed to like it better. they kinda thrive on dry you know

when i plant a seed i water with a spray bottle the first week then 1/2 cup every couple of days after they get a set of real leaves
3 gals is fine
and as for the one in the cup
dont leave it there too long or it will adapt to the container size and never recover
ruderalis tap roots go sideways and down kinda at a 45
when they hit something the plant pretty much stops vertical growth bushes out a bit and prepares for flower
this is one thing they will not recover from