Need some answers, please.

Al'right, I've been searching here and there for answers in questions how many watts, what type of bulb, 6400k for Vegetation, 2600k for flowering, but each of the answers I see are getting me confusing because each one is different from another. I need to know which is the ideal ammount of bulbs I need, including the watts for ONE to THREE plants ( prefer to know how many watts in fluorescent lamps ) how many 6400k lamps and how many 2600k lamps I need, lets say I want 100 grams from each plant.

I've been growing my plant in my balcony for 1 or 2 weeks now and it has reached to this stage. But soon it will start to be noticeable that it's weed to strangers outside and I'll have to get it indoors, so if anyone can help me with information, god bless him.

Also what type of seeds would be good for a newbie grower, I've heard auto-seeds are good for starters, since what I've planted is a seed from black market.

First of all, forget about the 100 grams per plant. That's not completely realistic for a beginner grower. For 3 plants, i'd use a 400 or 600 watt MH in veg and HPS in flowering, if you think controlling heat will be an issue for you, go with the 400 watt setup. Auto flowering strains are a good starter plant because you do not have to change the light schedule at all, however, they usually have a decreased yield compared to a normal variety.

kagecog said:

First of all, forget about the 100 grams per plant. That's not completely realistic for a beginner grower. For 3 plants, i'd use a 400 or 600 watt MH in veg and HPS in flowering, if you think controlling heat will be an issue for you, go with the 400 watt setup. Auto flowering strains are a good starter plant because you do not have to change the light schedule at all, however, they usually have a decreased yield compared to a normal variety.

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So, one 400 watt MH bulb, 24/7 on and one 400 watt HPS bulb, 12 hours on. Is that correct? By the way if it's not a problem can you tell me the minimum watts for one plant? Thanks a lot.

Rayason said:

So, one 400 watt MH bulb, 24/7 on and one 400 watt HPS bulb, 12 hours on. Is that correct? By the way if it's not a problem can you tell me the minimum watts for one plant? Thanks a lot.

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Do not leave it on 24/7, even if your growing an autoflowering strain, plants like there rest. Leave the light on a 20/4 schedule in veg and 12/12 in flowering. If its an autoflowering strain leave the lights on 20/4 the entire life of the plant. If you'd like only one plant you could easily use a single 200 watt light, and if you don't want to mess with the bulbs you can get away with using an HPS the entire life of the plant.

Thanks, I really need to plant one proper weed strain, because what we're buying here in Athens is mostly Albanian/Gypsy origin which SUCKS, I'm looking on websites that sell seeds of various strains which would never set a foot on Greece and I am looking like a hungry dog who looks at his owner ready to feed him

Kage is correct, in a way. You will never achieve 100g per running floro's!
If you ARE going with more then 1 plant, now or in the future. SKIP the 400 and go straight to the 600!
Hell, if I were you. I would go straight to the 1000w and use a Galaxy ballast because it adjusts in increments of 1000 - 600 - 400 watts and not 100-75-50%. That way you will have all the regular wattage used available to you. With that, 100g per plant IS very possible!

Ya you need a ton of cfl wattage to grow 3 plants that yield about a qp each. 100 grams total would be a much more realistic goal.

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