CFL Power For Mother Plant?

How much light is required from a CFL to supply a single mother plant? How much wattage and whatever other specs are needed and how many bulbs per mother?

x1 105 watt coolwhite (4200 k) cfl is what I used for vege and now flowering with for one short and very bushy indica. Hope this helps

one blue for veg. one red flowering. both 125watt. recently added a second red 125watt but not sure if its making a difference, probably could have just stuck with the one and it would be fine

Hi Paola,

it depends how big your mother is. You should consider using at least 1 - 150 watt cfl (43 watts) per 10-12 inches of plant height on a mother...

The fewer CFLs you use the more lanky (space between nodes) your mother will be.

iloveyou

how fast do you need to regenerate clones?

sk3tch3 said:

how fast do you need to regenerate clones?

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Every 2 weeks.

Garden Knowm said:

Hi Paola,

it depends how big your mother is. You should consider using at least 1 - 150 watt cfl (43 watts) per 10-12 inches of plant height on a mother...

The fewer CFLs you use the more lanky (space between nodes) your mother will be.

iloveyou

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So a 150 watt CFL will cover a 4 foot plant?

Garden Knowm said:

Hi Paola,

it depends how big your mother is. You should consider using at least 1 - 150 watt cfl (43 watts) per 10-12 inches of plant height on a mother...

The fewer CFLs you use the more lanky (space between nodes) your mother will be.

iloveyou

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I misinterpreted. You're saying that the 43 watt CFL is equivalent to a 150 watter. So each 43 watt CFL covers 10-12 inches. Gotcha.

What kind of socket fixtures are good to use to screw the light in to and setup around the plant?

400 wattMH for a 2week turn around

sk3tch3 said:

400 wattMH for a 2week turn around

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How many mothers will that accommodate?

Suspend the light above the plant so that you can adjust the hight to keep it around 5" above the upermost folieage. And anything bigger than a 100w cfl (NOT 43w) should avoid stem stretching and keep things nice and bushy. Use a good lamp shade to reflect the light down and line the grow space with reflective insulation or paint it with white reflective paint which could be better where cold is not issue. Adapt this info to your situation and try not to be take advice too literaly otherwise ... and good luck with your grow.

cool, im going to try this now, im starting my ww mother

edwardtheclean said:

cool, im going to try this now, im starting my ww mother

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What's up with the mother we plant ,is it still growing?

gremlinboy14 said:

What's up with the mother we plant ,is it still growing?

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Probably not as it would be 11 years old

Renfro said:

Probably not as it would be 11 years old

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My bad ,dint see the date on post
I'm about to start 6 different strains
Bough a breeders pack of each strain
Looking to turn em into mother's myself
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