Phat Jays 2nd Grow (CFL/Coco) w/pics

[Charbud]

It's funny you mention this, because after seeing that SOG continuous harvest grow I was thinking of doing pretty much the same! Except I was planning on having a mother plant to make my own cuttings/clones. As you probably already know, the smaller bulbs are more efficient and cheaper, so I was going to look into using household bulbs as well. I have already bought the fittings for the larger screw in bulbs we use and they are easier to wire up than a plug. I need to look into the prices for the fittings and/or splitters for household bulbs myself. I am moving home very soon, which has put my plans on hold, if I wasn't moving I would already have my next plants vegged and ready to go into flower.

Ye, i wanted to have a mother as well but wanted to give it a rial run before i started making clones which i have never done before. The biggest wattage on a cfl in the uk is around 25w(household spiral bulb). From my research i cant find any y splitters from the uk only from hong kong ! I have also seen these 3 bulb vanity lights which are pretty much a board with 3 bulb sockets and a plug but only from the states..it so frustrating finding stuff from the uk !

As far as whether or not 125w will be enough for 6 small (well tiny really) plants, I will have more of an idea after I harvest and weigh "Four Tops" colas. Doing a SOG like Dr.Bud is effectively just growing main colas. I also need to read DrBuds thread in more detail, I just skimmed it the first time I read it.

I only got about half way through it making notes, its a good 50 pages long !
I'd suggest his first grow as its less bulbs and less plants, his larger one is around 20 cfls or something.

If the cost of fittings and household bulbs is more than the 125w lights, I was thinking of having 1x125w 2700k for every 6 plants (I don't think a 125w would be enough for 12) in my flower room (18 plants in total, seperated by 3 or 4 weeks) and just 1x125w 6500k for the veg room. A friend of mine keeps a mother plant, so I was going to speak with him about what I need for that side of things. All this might change when I do a bit more research though, moving home is chewing up a lot of my time at the moment (so many things to organise!) and I can't really dedicate too much of my time to growing.

Ye the reason i thought of the 125w lights were they are pretty safe and don't rely on my wiring, im very wary of causing eletrical fires and my inexperience in electrics doesn't help my cause !

I will update you as soon as I have done a little more research and I will smoke a phat jay of my trimmings in your honour on harvest day. :rastasmoke:

I will do also, very much lookin forward to it

Charbud Reviewed by Charbud on 06-09-2010. Phat Jays 2nd Grow (CFL/Coco) w/pics I started off my second grow today. I am keeping my setup similar to last time, but I am hoping to try out a couple of new things this time round. I am also mixing my own food for this grow. My last grow is still in it's final 2 weeks so I am using a smaller cupboard to start these off and I will be transferring them across to my main cabinet, when the other 2 plants are finished and harvested. :jointsmile: Today I potted up my cuttings and fed them with 200ml 1/4 strength Canna Hydro Rating: 5