Bob's Setup.

[phillykid420]

I actually read something recent about a guy who uses incandescent lighting to get some far red but he uses it for 1 hr at the end of the light cycle and 1hr at the beginning to simulate dusk.
I say simple is good. Folks have been growing under fluros and hps and mh for years with no added (and dangerous) UVB supplements or weird timing cycles. If it ain't broke, I'm not inclined to spend effort to fix it.

Looks nice and clean. Only suggestion I'd make is next time when you go into flower, prune more. It forces the bud growth to the top where the lights are which is especially important for CFLs as they don't have the same penetration as big ass HIDs. I LST or top and then prune away everything except for the top 3-4 nodes, then during the stretch I continue pruning until about 10-14days in 12/12.

Peace

phillykid420 Reviewed by phillykid420 on 02-24-2005. Bob's Setup. Check it out, each light is 150w cool white compact flouro. there's 450w total, then 145w (money is limited) of incandescent (red spec.) with a total 4 plants and two sprouts, the oldest being 5 weeks and roughly 11". and the others only a week or two behind... They've been put into 12/12 now... so we'll see what is to come. Enjoy :) It makes me proud. Rating: 5

[phillykid420]

forgot the link about pruning
http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbporta...threadid=69552

kinda long, over 200 replies and some pics so if you've got a slow connection, be prepared to spend some time.

[BobBong]

I actually read something recent about a guy who uses incandescent lighting to get some far red but he uses it for 1 hr at the end of the light cycle and 1hr at the beginning to simulate dusk.
I say simple is good. Folks have been growing under fluros and hps and mh for years with no added (and dangerous) UVB supplements or weird timing cycles. If it ain't broke, I'm not inclined to spend effort to fix it.

Looks nice and clean. Only suggestion I'd make is next time when you go into flower, prune more. It forces the bud growth to the top where the lights are which is especially important for CFLs as they don't have the same penetration as big ass HIDs. I LST or top and then prune away everything except for the top 3-4 nodes, then during the stretch I continue pruning until about 10-14days in 12/12.

Peace

i've been pruning away the lower nodes.. but mainly because they've been starting to wilt due to lack of light... i actually plan on harvesting this plant twice if possible. so i was going to do as little pruning as possible.. i did have it LST'd really nicely, but i removed the tye after she slowed growing

[zart]

Your plants look great man but the buds are small due to the low lumen output of your lights.You need to add more of theese 45w fluoros on your next grow.I had the same problem with my first grow.Small buds but at least they were very strong.
Peace

[BobBong]

ya, i expected a small yield because of lighting and space and such.. not a big deal in my opinion ... to me it's all about the quality not quantity..

as you can see at 4 weeks into flowering

she's got about another 3 to go.

enjoy i know i will.

[BobBong]

p.s i did some pruning on the main cola and a few side ones to open up the light availability to the lower colas.. it may set back my harvest by a week.. but my buds are gonna need that long to develope anyway

[zart]

I agree with you my friend.I grow for personal use and the most important thing foe me is quality.Enjoy smoking your buds

[FUNKYRHINO]

how much does everyone think bob will yeild just curious . Good job bob i have the same type of floro spectrum setup except my light hangs looks good to see a setup similar to what i got make beauties like those . good job man just curious how many lumens does your box have total in the lighting

[BobBong]

9000 lummens approx.

2900 per bulb

Thanks guys, i'm as impressed as you all are. the girl is really starting to plump up..

my estimated yield is about an ounce an a half dried. could be more... could be less... it'll be less if i don't keep my sampling fingers off it :P

i'm trying some different curing methods right now.. before i harvest the whole plant.. it always good to do trial runs before dealing with an entire plants harvest (practice makes perfect)

here some pics.. enjoy

As you can see the resin glands are really starting to open up, and the small plant is now 2 weeks into 12/12 and showing lots of signs of being a female.. the only thing is, it's gonna be one dense bud because of the lack of vegging ( i vegged the plant under shitty lighting)

[FUNKYRHINO]

lookin great man , i cant wait till i get to this point , hope mine turns out lookin like that . whats yur medium again