Lighting

[412grow]

We all know Fluro's are good for Germinating and Vegetative states.

I'm currently Using two 20W T12 Lamps (Wide Spectrum) Fluro's, in a Garage Shelving unit with the measurements 69 3/8th's inches in Height x 25 5/8th's inches Width x 18 7/8th's inches in Depth.

I have Four LowRyder2 plants, all 4 cracked and were planted yesterday, i know the Fluro's won't do the best job but i'm on a tight budget, My question is how many watts would i need in a metal Halide lamp to flower all 4 plants and get a decent yield, ive been looking at 50W, 70W, and 100W. Which one will work best for flowering.

Also if you want any of my specs on soil and watering and stuff just ask, i didn't feel like posting it.

Thanks Guys :rastasmoke:

[tevfik]

We all know Fluro's are good for Germinating and Vegetative states.
Who are "we"?


I'm currently Using two 20W T12 Lamps (Wide Spectrum) Fluro's, in a Garage Shelving unit with the measurements 69 3/8th's inches in Height x 25 5/8th's inches Width x 18 7/8th's inches in Depth.Prepare for a good stretch.


I have Four LowRyder2 plants, all 4 cracked and were planted yesterday, i know the Fluro's won't do the best job but i'm on a tight budget, My question is how many watts would i need in a metal Halide lamp to flower all 4 plants and get a decent yield, ive been looking at 50W, 70W, and 100W. Which one will work best for flowering.Tight budget tight yield buddy.
I believe there was a typo on the name of the bulb and you missed one zero for the wattages.


Also if you want any of my specs on soil and watering and stuff just ask, i didn't feel like posting it. I don't think I'm ready to hear that.


Thanks Guys :rastasmoke:You welcome

Maybe "we" wants to know more: Cannabis FAQs / FAQ , Recipes, Medical Marijuana (http://cannabis.com/growing/index.html)

[BackWoodDrifter]

We all know Fluro's are good for Germinating and Vegetative states.

I'm currently Using two 20W T12 Lamps (Wide Spectrum) Fluro's, in a Garage Shelving unit with the measurements 69 3/8th's inches in Height x 25 5/8th's inches Width x 18 7/8th's inches in Depth.

I have Four LowRyder2 plants, all 4 cracked and were planted yesterday, i know the Fluro's won't do the best job but i'm on a tight budget, My question is how many watts would i need in a metal Halide lamp to flower all 4 plants and get a decent yield, ive been looking at 50W, 70W, and 100W. Which one will work best for flowering.

Also if you want any of my specs on soil and watering and stuff just ask, i didn't feel like posting it.

Thanks Guys :rastasmoke:

Well pilgrem here be all I can be givin ya with thisin here info yu be givin.
I cook with a 400w mh bulb and 2 150w hps lights a a few those 25w spirel bulbs toss into the mix and it be servine me well. The cheapest i ever did run was my first run which just be the 2 150w hps and some 25 w spirel thingers and i did not bad but the addition of the 4002 mh last year be doublin my first yeilds and now i got to dialed in she be givin all I need I love me little set up and not be changin a thing now that its all tweeked. Good luck pilgrem stay safe grow fun.

BWD

[khyberkitsune]

Four plants? Get a 250w MH lamp and be done with it.

[412grow]

This was for help, not to criticize a question that i had, slow your roll.

Thanks to those who posted something helpful. i don't need a reply that tells me that a tight budget is a tight yield i'm not stupid, thanks for filling me in on info that i already knew. I simply asked what lighting for flowering is widely preferred, considering this is a cannabis forum. Smh :wtf:

[bigsby]

ive been looking at 50W, 70W, and 100W. Which one will work best for flowering.

Also if you want any of my specs on soil and watering and stuff just ask, i didn't feel like posting it.

You are working your way through lighting issues. Valid questions. I would remind people that you too were a n00b at some point.

250w will get you somewhere but if it were me, I'd hold off a bit until I could afford a 400w MH or HPS. You can veg with an HPS or flower with an MH btw.

I'm always interested in what people are doing with their soil and nutes so I'll give it a read if you feel like posting it up.

[412grow]

You are working your way through lighting issues. Valid questions. I would remind people that you too were a n00b at some point.

250w will get you somewhere but if it were me, I'd hold off a bit until I could afford a 400w MH or HPS. You can veg with an HPS or flower with an MH btw.

I'm always interested in what people are doing with their soil and nutes so I'll give it a read if you feel like posting it up.


Thank you, someone who see's it through my eyes lol, well i have miracle grow potting soil with a 2 inch layer of spagnum moss at the bottom for airation and to hold some water, the NPK on the soil is .10/.20/.10 i may have read and or posted it wrong sorry im baked, but i figure that will cover them for about 2 or 3 weeks and then i have Superbloom nutrients that im going to water with every other watering about 2 weeks before flowering. Then just water without nutrients throughout flowering.

My bad if any of this is wrong, still learning here

[bigsby]

If you are going to use MG soil do your homework. It is easy to screw it up. Also, don't do the layer of peat moss at the bottom. It will hold a layer of water while the rest of the soil dries out leading to a number of problems, primarily root rot. What size pots are you going to use? I highly recommend up potting through the grow. See link in my signature.

[412grow]

Damn i already planted the little shits, any idea how to transfer them safely to a new pot? they havent broken ground yet i only planted them Sat night.

I'm not exactly sure of the size but i have 4 clay pots that they are starting in, probably should have used solo cups or something smaller.

[bigsby]

You put seeds in the MG soil? I'm not sure that they will survive though I don't had direct experience with the MG. You want to start the seeds in a seedling mix. No feeding for the first few weeks. I'm not sure what to tell you. If you try to transplant them you are likely to damage them at this early stage. Perhaps someone else can help out here? My best advice is to read read read... and then read some more. See stickies in my signature if you are not sure where to start.

[BackWoodDrifter]

Be growin my plants from start(seed) to finish in a 66% 33% mixture of thisin here stuff and never be lettin me down pilgrem and be producin me great plants. MG has always been treatin me fine as longas yu be treatin it with respect and let the nute premixed do what theydo best to many folks just get itchen to be dumpin nutes to the plants to soon is why everyone be hatin it. Anyhow pilgrem just my two cent fur ya.

BWD

[412grow]

Well i checked all 4 seeds today and they all broke ground and will be rid of the seed casing and in need of light in a day or so. For now i think i'm just going to let them grow, grab some bigger containers, and transplant when the time is right. Thanks for the help guys ill be sure to keep posting throughout the grow