neednewBUDgrowingtips
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how many cfl would work for just 1 or 2 plants i want to get everything setup so i can start my first grow does any one have any suggestions.
how many cfls?
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Smoke2Live420
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8 42 w will be good enough probaly threw flower too
billybob88
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the sun produces 10,000 lumens per sq foot. i have 12 plants with 2 600 hps lamps pumping 180,000 lumens and a 250 metal halide in between them pumping 18,000 lumens. even with all that in my 9x4 foot area i only come up with 5500 lumens per sq foot. with cfls you CANNOT have too much light, well that goes with everything even hps as u can see. personally cfls will never equate to HID lamps but i understand thats all some people have to work with. if i were you for 1-2 plants i would have like to have at least 8 42 watt bulbs like smoke2live said. clfs tend to produce airy whispy buds. if i were you, which im not. i would rig as many as i can in there without running into a heat problem. the more intense light you have=more intense buds you will get. thats just my 2 cents.
kochab
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agreed. the sun is better than cfls. rip a hole in the ceiling of your closet and add a heater.
billybob88
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lol im just saying. its just the facts. if u want to produce quality nugs ur ganna need to produce light that is somewhat as strong as the sun. might be cheaper to buy lights than rip a hole in the roof lol.
kochab
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nah a hole, saran wrap, a stick to make a tent shape to the saran, and some duct tape.
i plant monsters outside usually. i try to have my babies 2ft tall in veg when i throw em out......looks like ill only have one ready this year.
but i use hid indoors anyways. cfls are great for side lighting and starting 12/12 from seed though.
ivebeencanceled
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Ive used 4 2500 lumen & 1 1600 lumen CFL through veg and flower(harvest is in less than 2 weeks) on 1plant that is now 4 feet, and a clone that was topped and is only about 10inches.
The flowering has gone great, i was VERY surprised about how well it actually did.
Just set it up right, get mylar, and feed nutes.
The flowering has gone great, i was VERY surprised about how well it actually did.
Just set it up right, get mylar, and feed nutes.
what is mylar?Ive used 4 2500 lumen & 1 1600 lumen CFL through veg and flower(harvest is in less than 2 weeks) on 1plant that is now 4 feet, and a clone that was topped and is only about 10inches.
The flowering has gone great, i was VERY surprised about how well it actually did.
Just set it up right, get mylar, and feed nutes.