my first grow... need a little help

[Purple Daddy]

Four shop flourescent lights should do the trick, cost you about 80 bucks and you can just set them on their end one on each corner, being 4 ft tall they should fit right in. Also, go to the dollar store, you can get reflective window visors for cars for a buck, they work GREAT in a grow room. Drop four of them over the sides and your entire closet will be reflective. Still if you just had a window to put them in they would do a lot better then they are.

A lot of people don't think you can grow with flourescents but my friend grew two full term plants in his closet using 8 of the old fashioned 22W circular lights. The bud smoked just fine, his yeild wasn't great but only took 4 months from seed to harvest, I've also seen this done in a Phototron.

[chadman2113]

is there any light I can just put in the sockets I have like something like the cfl's or something small like that but powerful

[chadman2113]

I just bought a 42 watt cfl with 2600 lumens would that be sufficient?

[CanGroIt]

I just bought a 42 watt cfl with 2600 lumens would that be sufficient?

You should have gotten one per plant....

Direct sunlight gives off an estimated 100,000 lumens per square meter (wikipedia). That breaks down to 11,111.1111 lumens per square foot. So 2600 lumens would be like putting them in the shade outside. For best results, get yourself another clamp light fixture and two more 42w cfl bulbs. Place each lamp like 1-2 inches from the plant tops. This will accelerate growth....

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[chadman2113]

You should have gotten one per plant....

Direct sunlight gives off an estimated 100,000 lumens per square meter (wikipedia). That breaks down to 11,111.1111 lumens per square foot. So 2600 lumens would be like putting them in the shade outside. For best results, get yourself another clamp light fixture and two more 42w cfl bulbs. Place each lamp like 1-2 inches from the plant tops. This will accelerate growth....

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thank you and should i keep the reflector thing on that the socket came with, the cone shaped thing that goes on the socket its silver.

[CanGroIt]

Yes, keep the reflectors on. Keep in mind though that they also radiate heat with reflector on. So to find out how close you can put them to the tops of your plants, do the back if hand method. (where you hold the back of your hand close to the bulb to see how close you can have your plant before it's too hot, hold hand there for at least thirty seconds to get best indication)....

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[chadman2113]

thanks man your a great help I'm growing because I'm trying to save
money to help me and my mom move out of
our house because of my dad treats us like shit haha I'm only 16

[CanGroIt]

thanks man your a great help I'm growing because I'm trying to save
money to help me and my mom move out of
our house because of my dad treats us like shit haha I'm only 16

Sucks that your pops treats you like shit....

Now that I know your age, I can no longer help you..... And I need to add that you should not grow in your parents home. Indoor growing is something that you could explore when you pay your own bills and live under your own roof...if you really want to save money, go out and get an after school job....I wish you the best....

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