From newbie to expert

Thanks RIU! I credit this site for being my top reference guide while i learned how to grow with CFLs 5 years ago. I went from a semi newbie growing decent looking plants to harvesting/drying curing incorrectly with minimal yield (like an ounce off a 3 foot plant). I always was too paranoid that i dried them too much so id jar them with no real understanding of identifying how long to burp jars etc so my shit was always harsh. So i learned quickly how to make hash. Slowly grow after grow i finally got it.... Now 5 + years later and around 20 grows ive finally got it right and if the pheno type and strain are decent im getting an avg of 3-4 ounces off a 2.5-3 foot plant using cfls only... Non airy buds nice thick and desne. So anyone starting out with CFLs know that once you get it right .. You really get it right. I always recommend starting with cfls .

nice man, I am here on my first grow also, can't say enough about the help and resources here on RIU,

I got two girls atm on day 40 of flowering, can't wait to get over the line and smoke my own …

peace...

I cant stress enough to read read read! There is a lot of misinformation on here but if you research enough you can usually spot it. Good luck in your venture!

three weeks left on these girls!

My primary light source in flower is a mix of MH and HPS and it works well for me. The one thing I like about CFL's (I side-light with them) is that you can put them in places where HID cannot go.

lilroach said:

My primary light source in flower is a mix of MH and HPS and it works well for me. The one thing I like about CFL's (I side-light with them) is that you can put them in places where HID cannot go.

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Right on, whatever works for you, for my situation and my lighting bill ( only increases 35.00-40.00 a month). My set up works great plus i dont need 100 pounds of weed i just need my minimal harvest per month so i pay very little for bud!

hell yeah zubey, way to go!!

Thanks C. Dawn, i owe most of this to you and your very wise grow box instruction. The rest is genetics and 20+ grows!

zubey, is this thing still growin or did you chop?