Compact Fluorescent Light Discussion

[dookieface]

Hey, i was wondering how big did you grow the plant? oh yea, and what did you do about the smell??

[BobBong]

Hey, i was wondering how big did you grow the plant? oh yea, and what did you do about the smell??

Hey dookie good question. It was hard to control in a small apartment, and made me fairly paranoid for a while. I kept my window open all the time. and Incense was kept going almost all the time but mainly at peak smelly hours like the start of the day and end of the day. :stoned:
Ozium Helps....Ionized/glycolized deodorant air sanitizater. I'll find a picture for you (there is one kicking around i know it.)

other than it was generally luck, I minded my own business and didn't make it know that i was growing .. well, besides here. A general level of paranoia comes with growing... which can either work for.. or against you.. depending on how well you handle it.
Just be smart. The plant only really stinks for a few weeks.. and there are simple ways to mask and deodorize it. just research. I know it seems silly..but we could very easily write a cannabis.com growing book given the amount of information collected on growing. It just needs to be found. It's right infront of you

Besides, everything i learned. I learned here and from a growing book that a friend leant me (I know know more about growing than him). Observing. understanding simple science helps.. math... I mean, i hate to say it...some people just simply should NOT grow, given their circumstances.

Never grow in your parents house without their knowledge.

Please..

It's insulting.


There is no and never will be one said, one given or one proven way to "grow". Every seed, every plant, every strain, every grow and every growER... are different.

Some plants will smell from early veg stages, some will never smell up until the day you cut them.
It's nature,baby.:rasta:

I hope i didn't ramble to much for ya. I know i don't pay enough attention to this thread as there's almost a daily flow of viewers.
And again, i appologize...but hey, you know how it is.

I will continue the cleanup and refining of this thread and soon hope to post a very informative recipe on how to make CannaButter for medicinal and recreational consumption.

Cheers all, stay stoned. ( you can always find me in the chat )
Happy Growing,
Bob.

[medicinaluseonly]

Are those little flouresent lights all you use to grow, and what strain of plant is that, I use 2- 3' florescent and a 250 w. hps, mine are about 3 mos old and only 18" high, white widow>< going on to 12-12 now, first time indoors.

[White Widowmaker]

Can anyone tell me whether it is worth buying feminised seeds for £35?

I want a second generation in some way or another, so can this be acheived with all females, taking a cutting from my best plants?

Plus I don't have a clue about the sex of plants. I always thought they were asexual...if I were to have males and females growing in the same area, could someone advise me what risks are present (in terms of spoiling the crop) and their recommended precautions to counteract them? Do I even need males to enter the equation in order to harvest in the future, using just the basic 10 female seeds bought from the internet?

If males are anywhere near females they will pollinate them and this is NOT good, right?

When people say cuttings, do they basically just meant a branch of the plant cut off and stuck into a fresh pot?

Someone willing and divine please divulge their omniscient knowledge of this complex matter

[White Widowmaker]

I have a cupboard with a floor area of 1.1m x 60cm, which extends to over 5ft in height.

Could anyone tell me how many plants can safely be grown in this space, and whether I should use the normal method or the sea of green method?

THX

[oliwog]

hey white widowmaker i think its defo worth buying feminised seeds especially at £35, i paid £40 for mine i spent the same on 20 unfeminised seeds and ended up with 1 female which was really shit you dont want males they will pollinate females if they are in the same room as the pollen is spread from plant to plant in the air circulation (wind)
the plants arnt asexual they are either male or female although you may get mutations which can make the plants both sexes doesnt happen a lot tho this is called a hermaphrodite
i grow mine in a small clothes wardrobe probably about 1metre in lentgh across and bout 2m in height its not very wide tho i can get 10 plants in there comfortably
its up to u if u get feminised but id rather spend that lil extra to garuntee they are all females
people say that the sex is genetic and cant be changed i feel this isnt true as if the plants get a deffiency or too much of something or stressed jus before you flower they is more chance they will be male
oh and if you leave males in there and they pollinate the females youl jus be left with a fuck loada seeds and no bud
throw away any males you get asap unless u want to get seeds to grow more plants

[White Widowmaker]

Cheers oliwog,

I think I am definately gonna get all females. Did you use a Sea of Green in your small cupboard?
Or do you think I should utilise the height of my cupboard for better results? Iv'e heard that indoor plants get thin and weak when they grow too tall and I obviously don't want to risk ruining their structure.

[Horsefeathers]

I'm starting my first grow. I've been reading as much as I can about closet growing techniques and have been an outdoor vegetable gardener for some time so I have experience with a lot of the basics.
I've also assembled an assortment of regular fluorescent tubes and CFL.

Some 6500k
Total lumens = 9514
Total watts = 280

And some 3100k and 2700k
Total lumens = 9200
Total watts = 380

I understand using the 6500k for veg stage and the 3100k and 2700k for flowering.
I'd like to use them all for veg and flowering. That would give 660 watts total.

Would the 3100k and 2700k help at all during the veg stage and would the 6500k help for flowering?

P.S.
BobBong, your information has been invaluable! Without it I would never have seen how easy it can be to grow some fine bud. I feel like I owe you part of my first crop! (I'll need to save some for research purposes:rasta
Thanks, thanks, and thanks again.

[Horsefeathers]

I just returned some of my tubes and picked up more CFLs

Now I have:

6500k
Total lumens = 17,385
Total watts = 780

2700k
Total lumens = 5400
Total watts = 300

That's quite a bit more 6500k. Is there any reason to add the 2700k to the veg time? I'm trying to grow two lovely ladies from bag seeds.

[Horsefeathers]

Would the 3100k and 2700k help at all during the veg stage and would the 6500k help for flowering?

Actually that's a pretty dumb question seeing as BobBong basically exclusively used something similar to 6500k for veg and flowering.
I guess my question would be, would the 2700k be beneficial at all to the veg stage?