Compact Fluorescent Light Discussion

[nobiee420]

WOW man that a nice looking bud seem to be pretty tight too and lots of crystals man i know its going to blow you mind let us know!!!!

[Zandor]

Nice job Bob

[Marc Benson]

Looks great Bob. This may have been answered already but did you use just cfl's for the whole grow?

[BobBong]

So!
After the sample i've decided it's about time to harvest. the sample was goooood, ahhhhhhhh....this is what i'm talkin about

it's fine smoke.. i dried the sample in 3 days. The harvest i plan to hang for 2 days, chop down into smaller pieces. than i will cure for approx. 10 days.

then it's another 4-5 weeks for the 2nd harvest.

Chop chop tomorrow!

[BobBong]

Thanks guys, it was a good grow. Few problems, not quite the same controled circumstances for the plants... but efficient non the less.

So all in all 14 cola's. most about the size of my forearm.

2 days of hanging then it's into a cure bag for a more than a week.

5 more weeks i should have some more bud to harvest too.I'll be keeping the plants on 10/14 for the rest of their lives.

[BobBong]

P.s

It stinks in my room right now

[Marc Benson]

P.s

It stinks in my room right now

I doubt many of us would describe it as a 'stink' Bob! More like a fine exotic perfume.

I asked this before but didn't get an answer. What lights did you use for this grow? Thanks!

[BobBong]

I doubt many of us would describe it as a 'stink' Bob! More like a fine exotic perfume.

I asked this before but didn't get an answer. What lights did you use for this grow? Thanks!

Sorry Marc, the lights that were used are CFL cool white 150w. 2900 lumens, approx. 14$ per bulb. i started with 3, and gradually have implimented 3 more. 900watts of cfl. and i added 300watts of incandescent for flowering.

900+-watts in veg.
1200+-watts in flowering.

i say +- because some of the bulbs used were from my first grow and are bound to have lost some energy along the way.

[Marc Benson]

So are you talking 43 watt cfl's that give out the equivilent of 150 watts? I would assume so.

Hard to argue with your results. I've got 400 watts and will put more in as they get a little more mature.

Can you get warm white's for flowering in the 43 watt? That seems like it'd be the ticket.

Send me one of those colas would ya? I'd like to do some testing. Just for scientific purposes...of course.

[BobBong]

http://www.homeharvest.com/hydrofarm...uorescents.htm

yes, they pull 45watts. put out an equivilent of 150.

:P i'll test it out for ya and let ya know how she is : )