First CFL Grow (Help Appreciated) Pics Included

[SwishaSweetz4Me]

Yeh once they see the plant almost to bud they might as well let it bud instead of throwing it away. They smoke and the economy is fucked up plus we are broke with no weed like we used to. ill just use the excuse.. i was trying to save us money :-D, and look i even used energy saving bulbs!

yo thx for all yo helps grahms

[SwishaSweetz4Me]

Here is a few Update pics of the plants Growth =D
Looks good as far as i can tell. Except for that dark stem. Anyone know why the stem is almost a purple color? or is the regular
-swisha

[YouGrowBoy]

That's a sweet setup GG. Do you use any side lighting or does all your light come from above? What wattage are you using?

YGB

[GoldenGraham84]

Swish- not a problem. wish i knew this site when i was starting up. but i count my blessing. got my ebb/flow hydro system for free from my brother-in-law, clones from a friend and the lighting was cheap. as far as those side shoots go, i wouldn't worry yet, but if it continues, i look into any possible nute deficiencies. after i finish typing this i'll do a quick look for any posts on that and put a link in here for ya.

YGB - thank you. i used to use 2 4' fluoros on either side but it got in the way of my bushy bastards and was causing algae build-up in my reservoir (still haven't light-proofed it ) my current plan is to get some 2' fluoros for either side. for now though yes, all light comes from above. the wattage is: 6 26W cool white and 6 23W warm white. parts list or instructions? just ask.

[GoldenGraham84]

oh yeah. the 23W are 1600 lumens apiece and the 26W are 1750 lumens. grand total = 20100 lumens in a 4.5 sq. foot area. not great not horrible.

[Revanche21]

Here is a few Update pics of the plants Growth =D
Looks good as far as i can tell. Except for that dark stem. Anyone know why the stem is almost a purple color? or is the regular
-swisha

Lookin great!

all mine have always had purple stems in the beginning until they grow a lil older nothing to worry about!

[SwishaSweetz4Me]

shit crazy ass night. went to the casino won sum money. only 100 but hey sumthin i only came with 20. So i left the fan on and my pops was all up in ym shit. Luckily i had it locked but they where like wtf are the fans for. So i just told my dad bought the shit. he didn't say kill it and he said just let it grow for now till i think about it. so maybe this will be good if i don't have to hide, maybe i can get a better grow space in the basement or the attic :thumbsup:
will add pics of plant sumtime soon

[GoldenGraham84]

i'm happy for you! hopefully pops sees the light and allows it to continue. seriously though, show him what you know about cultivating and constantly remind him (and your ma) that this is personal use only growing, and you are VERY concerned about keeping it on the DL. i think if he knew that you knew what you were doing and weren't gonna go on a huge scale, he'd be cool. little story: i was 8 years old looking for my dad before he left for work. looked everywhere, couldn't find him. wanted to borrow money for a comic book. finally found him in his bedroom at the computer desk with the monitor off, and his head down. got super worried and asked what he was doing. he said (greatest parents ever) "rolling some doobies for the drive home after work." i didn't know what that was and he explained it to me as best he could and told me that if/when i decided to try it, to try it with him. i did when i was 13, and haven't looked back. to this day i grow or find it for them. i am blessed.

[SwishaSweetz4Me]

The grow continues. I bought sum mylar.I think. I looked for an emergency blanket. I found one for 1.99. On the package it says Aluminized Emergency blanket. Nothign about mylar tho. Looks pretty reflective. I turned all fans to exhaust and i put a small 3.5 inch 12v DC fan from the store in there for air circ. Ill update pics soon

[GoldenGraham84]

sweet deal but watch those temps with the blanket. those are designed to trap heat. best of luck.