Compact Fluorescent Light Discussion

[BobBong]

Thanks for the support Mctuffet..and.. everyone who's been following
I hope i've proven that CFL's DO work.. that an HPS is NOT required for good results. Granted you yeild more with better lighting, you also enter a different realm of growing. A lot of people move faster than they should, thus getting busted..
It's a tricky thing this growing stuff.. mentally and psychologically...so you gotta take care when doing it

P.s. The first post of this thread shows the strains that i'll be attempting next.

[BobBong]

Going on 47 days of 12/12.

[Mctuffet]

yay for bob.i love how your grow is going. do you have any plans to grow more plants? are do you plan on just using the same box and growing the same numberof plants?

[BobBong]

yay for bob.i love how your grow is going. do you have any plans to grow more plants? are do you plan on just using the same box and growing the same numberof plants?

Because of my location and surroundings, my grow box is about as big and complex as it'll get. I won't be using different lights until i move and i won't be increasing the number of plants i grow until i have some new lighting.

To be honest, i feel comfortable staying with a small amount of plants. I don't sell my harvest..so it's completely personal.

For now.. 4 will do nicely

[Powder Puff]

LOL Bob..!

But don't you get a pretty deacent yield whit your setup?

.... And if you don't sell, shouldn't it last for at least a couple of days!

I think I saw you'r last grow, and didn't you yield enough for yourself?

[Sentinel]

Bob, have you been using the same kind of fluorescent bulbs all the way through?

[BobBong]

LOL Bob..!

But don't you get a pretty deacent yield whit your setup?

.... And if you don't sell, shouldn't it last for at least a couple of days!

I think I saw you'r last grow, and didn't you yield enough for yourself?

Hell ya! My very first plant i had i yielded close to 3 ounces! with only 3 CFL's and a few incandescents.

I love this stuff so much! it's so fun and easy! and REWARDING.

I've used the same lights since january.. eventually adding 4 more.. and many more sockets.

10 sockets total

5 CFL's
5 Incandescent

i have a 6th cfl , but i've been inputting more red spectrum. so slowly i'm removing the blue spectrum..and replacing it with red (incandescents)

I'll probably replace 3 of the bulbs after this grow..although i might just push it for another grow and only do 1 plant.

My next grow is going to be different.. :thumbsup:

P.s. the pics are of my first plant in its late flowering, and a small plant i managed to keep under a foot earlier this year...

[BobBong]

The key is in the Lighting Temps.

Blue Spectrum for Veg.
More Red Spectrum for Flowering.

[dingobaby]

How tall before you tie the main branch down?

[BobBong]

How tall before you tie the main branch down?

It really depends on what you're trying to achieve...

Here are some pics of the 2nd plant i LST'd. I did a great job with it.. and yielded again, close to 3 ounces...as well as additional 2nd harvest off the same plant for a 1/2 ounce.

so off this plant, when properly LST'd yielded over 3 ounces in practically a 3ft grow space.

you can see how large the space is... it's not a lot. I tell no lies about how much i yield either.

Tie the plant when she's ready...when she is ready depends on many factors..

secondary growth is a good indicator that the plant is doing well... if it's growing secondary growth.. but you're finding her to tall.. tie her down.

It's impossible to give an exact schedueling as to when you'd tie a plant down.
Hope this helps..
Bob.