jdhutson2006
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This is my first grow. Are they progressing well? 2 weeks now with lights at 12/12, had a bit of trouble with temp but i believe that's corrected.
would love any comments.
would love any comments.
2 weeks in 12/12
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jdhutson2006
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I'm using 2 150w CFL full spectrum 6500k and 2 75w CFL full spectrum 3500k for 7 girls in Miracle Grow. was using 10-15-10 food up till i started 12/12, however i'm having trouble finding 5-10-5 for this stage. keeping room temp between 70-75, except for a night when temps outside dropped to single digits a coupld weeks ago and my heater went out...
zack66
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Looks good. Keep an eye on those temps you don't want it dropping till the last couple weeks of flower. Are there any grow stores in your area? You can do alot better then miracle grow in the finishing stage. Not hating on miracle grow I used it in the 70's when there weren't many other choices. Shop around your plants will thank you for it. Good luck!
mdjenks
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looks good, try to keep that heater up and I don't if two 75w CFL will yield much with seven girls. Have you ever thought of an MH or HPS bulb? I know you have to buy a ballast but it is worth the money in the long run. Look up the lucas method for feeding you plants, its simple and works awesome, I did my first run using that method and only the two nutes its requires and had an amazing first yield off one plant 3.5oz's.
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jdhutson2006
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i put the 75w CFLs in cause i was concerned about the high Kelvin the 150s put out...i have 2 100w CFL i can exchange the 75s for, but they're 6500k. Is that too much? i understand that's the "heat" power representing the sun and during the flower stage I'm supposed to be imitating Fall, the season of flowering? should i go ahead and switch? I opted for CFL mainly because this is my first time and if i can get a good grow this way i'll upgrade next time around 
jdhutson2006
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i added another 150wCFL (450w total now) and my girls thank you! 
jdhutson2006
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i've noticed that the girls closer to the bulbs putting out 3700k are much fuller flowers than the ones closer to the 6500k, could this be due to the 3700k's seem to omit a more orange glow? would the hps resolve this?
SiliconeBud
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I agree with Loola, I've used nothing but CFLs so far haven't had any issues but I don't use any 6400k bulbs during the flowering. If you can replace all your CFLs with 2700k.
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whocares100
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Nice cabinet....