How is my Colombian Gold CFL grow doing?

NYCrez

Well-Known Member
Satisfied so far, just looking for some input to make sure all is well.
Started seeing little buds a few days ago.

Plant
3 Colombian Gold
Feminized Seeds from Attitude
65 days old (Flowering about 2 weeks)
Each plant is about 1.5-2 feet tall

Lighting
-3 55watt 2700k CFL's, one over each plant in a reflector
-The plants are placed in a triangle formation with an 85watt 2700k CFL in the middle (Vertical-Grow style)
-On the sides are 4 27watt 2700k Air-Purifying CFL's
-(totaling to 24,000 lumens)
-Ton of mirrors/mylar

Circulation
One big fan hitting them 24hrs, blows toward open window, pretty good air circulation overall

Soil
60/40 FoxFarm Ocean Forest/FoxFarm LIGHT WARRIOR
In a 1 Gallon pot

Water/Nutes
-ONLY "Poland Spring" Spring Water
-and occasionally "Deer Park" Spring Water
-50% Strength FoxFarm Tiger Bloom & FoxFarm Big Bloom (Liquid nutes)
Feeding Schedule
Day A = Only Water
Day B= Big Bloom
Day C = Only Water
Day D = Tiger Bloom
Day A = Only Water
etc.

pH
Use a pH Test/Adjustment kit to maintain runoff pH of 6-7 (&adjust water/nutes accordingly)

Open to all advice & comments from everyone
Thanks:peace:IMG00245-20100610-1201.jpgIMG00251-20100610-1210.jpgIMG00244-20100610-1201.jpgIMG00247-20100610-1209.jpgIMG00243-20100610-1201.jpgIMG00242-20100610-1201.jpg
 

letitgrow77

Well-Known Member
Sub'd NY, looking good bro! Ima order from attitude this weekend when i get paid. The lights you have hanging up, are those the 2700k or 6500k? look bright for 2700ks:blsmoke:
 

fruitrollup

New Member
i would recommend ps distilled water but u look healthy stretchy but it is cfl lose the mirror they dont reflect as good as you think
 

NYCrez

Well-Known Member
BigL, thanks for subscribing! Attitude is somewhere in the UK. http://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/

LetItGrow, thanks for subscribing! If you order from attitude, try and use coupon code 420, worked like 2 months ago. I always though that mirrors were like 100% reflective? The mylar is still directly behind it, if that's better. They are all 2700, but I guess with all the reflector action and a camera-phone things can look a little different.

fruitrollitup, thank you for your input! I know that distilled water has practically 0 ppm, and i know that's useful when being very exact with nutrients, but in my case what is the advantage exactly?

Keep it comin, postin new pics soon
 

NYCrez

Well-Known Member
Whats up...just giving another update....kinda surprised that they are still managing to stretch upwards and outwards...do you think that they are budding too slowly? They've been in flowering for 3-4 weeks now. Is there anything to do to force them to put more energy into budding rather than stretching? Nonetheless, still love em.
Not to be impatient...but how much longer til the buds are done?

Peace! The last pic is one of the buds closest to the center light...love love love
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NYCrez

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Looking good, looking good.....some buds closest to the light have an orangish tip to the white hairs...but they're certainly not ready...concern?
CONCERNS: Some purple stems & Leaf nodes here and there....see pics
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NYCrez

Well-Known Member
What's up?
So everything is coming along decently, but
CONCERNS:
-More purpling of leaf stems, pH is around 6, bringing it up a little (see pics)
-The darkening of some white hairs? (see pics)
-Spotted 2 or 3 little gnats :evil: Best way to deal with them?

Enjoy :eyesmoke: (sorry it was really hard to narrow down fav pics, but plz look thru all to give the best evaluation possible)
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r2thizzl3

Active Member
your lights are too spread apart. thats why your baby looks so stretched even in flowering. you might want to go 100% strength for your nutes. looks like you are going to get fluffy buds.
 

NYCrez

Well-Known Member
Update. How they looking? Why is there purpling stems?
My 85watt broke, replaced with a 6600K bulb, bad idea?
What would happen if i cut off some of the top buds early?
Peace:peace:
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masterp0606

Active Member
Shes looking good. I have one going as well but it is a couple weeks behind you. 6600k bulb im not sure about. It's spos to be 2700k for flowering.
 

DarthD3vl

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probally will decrease yeild if you flower with wrong spectrum, but then ive been flowering for 5 or 6 weeks under full spectrum day lights just cause haven't been able to get enough of the 2700k lights yet no cash, check in the sig
 
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