Quote Originally Posted by sawmiller
Thanks for the tips fellas.....
Which leads to the next question: any strains recommended for my lighting setup? next time I'd like something a little smaller...indica dominant perhaps.
Christmas is coming and all the gifts I have to buy are going to cost me.....won't be able to afford a HPS for a couple months. Even then, my budget would only stretch to a 150W one. Would that be ok for a single plant?

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Hey sawmiller i grew 4 plants with 279 watts of cfl's. Its in my Sig if you want to see what to expect growing with cfl's. My grow turned out killer for my first indoor grow. And the WW that iv read about takes 11-12 weeks to finish and this is one thing that cfl's will not do. They just add 2-3 weeks to the flowering period. But there are a couple things you can do to help add light with out buying anymore lighting if ya cant at this time.

I would try and tighten up your growing area to use all the available light you have. I would start with getting cardboard box's and cut them open and paint them flat white and brushing the paint is cheaper then spray paint as you will need at least 2-3 coats. I just used some Killz i had around. But you want to enclose your plant as tight as you can, also try and keep your lights very close. If you get some burn here and there, then you have them close enough. Its not going to hurt you in the end as my crop turned out great this way. And some people say the buds get airy with cfl's, but mine were rock hard and got a bit over an oz per plant. But my plants got more light with the area as closed in as possible, with the cfl's close to the plants. And what light that strays from your plant will bounce from the white painted card board back to your plants. Works great, just try and cram the lights in close and surround everything with the card board.

If you dont get what im saying, my grow is in the Sig, just got to page 5 or so to see how i kept the cardboard close to use all my available light i had. Its that when i look at your set-up, i see nothing that would reflect light that gets away. The red you have around them will only absorb any light that gets away. And i made those lights for under 20 bucks from wally. Check out the grow, i was pleased:thumbsup:



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