Is is possible!?!?!

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #1

Hey guys,
Is it possible to grow a pot plant under 1-75 watt cfl that unly uses 15 watts of electricity, and a regular lightbulb that is really bright and gives off a lot of heat(no idea what the watt is)??

Thanks guys,
ATW

 

punkrockdave

Active Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #2

I would use about four to veg. I dont have any experience yet in flower so cant tell you anything about that, get rid of the regular light bulbs, they are practically useless in growing, theres some great threads about lighting on here, check them out

 

Dually

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #3

1 75 watt cfl, Yes. I would start by growing two or three just because its not going to be a guarentteed to be a female. Keep the light between 2"-4" off the tops.

Here is mine 3 weeks. I use 1 23w cfl per plant.

 

aerogrowerguy

Active Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #4

It's possible to grow but it will probably be tall lanky most likely never flower (if it does it wont yield any substantial weight).

 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #5

Well it depends on how big of a space you are working with. But 1 75w CFL isn't really going to do shit. I'm guessing that it's a 75w equivalent, correct? Meaning that it's really only a 19w, which isn't even 1000 lumens. I would suggest at least three of them...

 

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #6

Dually, How the F*#* did you get your plants to grow tht tall in 3 weeks????

 

regrets

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #7

you are actually refering to a 15w cfl, and no that won't do. You will need far more than that.

 

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #8

So I can't grow?

 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #9

If you only have one then no. I would just get four 42w. They're only like 5 bucks each.

 

skatterman420

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #10

Study Dually's picture hes got the right idea, but after they get to a certain size, supplement more light, cool thing about CFL's is you can just add more light as your plants get bigger

 

Alien Train Wreck

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #11

But how much is the thing that has like multiple sockets for a couple lights in one?

 

skatterman420

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #12

Pretty cheap, like one of those vanity mirror light things is like 4 sockets spaced out, put a adapter in each that turns each into 2 bulb sockets and then you got 8 cfls just gotta wire the thing up, very simple.

 

captcannabis420

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• Sep 9, 2008

• #13

Alien Train Wreck said:

Dually, How the F*#* did you get your plants to grow tht tall in 3 weeks????

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i have one thats a week and a half old just as tall and bushire some strains grow quicker than others.

 

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #14

Nice,how much do you think it would cost?

 

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #15

Well I'm growing beaster so........

 

skatterman420

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #16

I'd say around $30 probably cheaper, a vanity thing with wooden frame would be like $12, Y Adapters prob $1-2 each, 2x 4pack 48w CFLs $16

 

Alien Train Wreck

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #17

K cool,i'm def checking that out tommorow at Walmart.

Thanks for all your help guys,
Sincerely,ATW

 

skatterman420

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #18

Alien Train Wreck said:

K cool,i'm def checking that out tommorow at Walmart.

Thanks for all your help guys,
Sincerely,ATW

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If not walmart then try lowes or home depot. good luck

 

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T.H.Cammo

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #19

Not a single mention about what is the correct spectrum of CFL to get? Spectrum -WTF?

Do some reading before you start, it will save a lot of questions later.

 

DKskater75

Well-Known Member

• Sep 9, 2008

• #20

You want the low spectrum for vegging, around 2700k, and the higher ones for flowering, around 6500k.