250W of CFLs, 4 plants, 30 days from seed! PICTURES.

My girls are all exactly 30 days in today!

I have been growing under 250 Watts of CFL (actual wattage), using both 2700k and 6500k bulbs in a 1:3 ratio.

The plants are each about 6 1/2 inches off the ground. They have been topped once for 4 main colas, thank you Uncle Ben!

Looking super bushy so far!

The biggest to the smallest:

Ceres seeds Orange Bud
Greenhouse seeds Super Lemon Haze
G13 labs Skunk #1
Magus genetics Warlock (not doing so well. I topped her, and am rooting a pair of clones as we speak.
Those will go straight into 12/12, as I continue to veg this guy).


The plants are all very lush and green so far.
They get a heavy does of tap water about 2 times a week.

No nutrients other than a balanced foliar spray.
Pics:
Orange bud:


Super Lemon Haze:


Skunk #1:


Warlock:



Comments, questions and suggestions are welcome

very nice bro, I have slightly less watts T5 and take longer to look as good as yours.

subd............

yeah im subd, using nearly the same setup as yourself, but with 250w warm and 60 cool

sub'd this will be interesting

I hope you plan on switching to more 2700k light for flowering. & unless you start flowering right now you're going to need to increase your wattage as well.

& if you only topped once, you are only going to get 2 kolas per plant. Are you planning to top one more time?

Just wanted to clarify things. Other than that you are lookin good right now. Good luck & welcome to RIU.

By the way you should start with a nutrient schedule now & I'm quite interested in the orange bud. I've been wanting to try that for awhile now...

This... Well, it isn't quite a grow journal, but you can all get some updates anyway!

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Orange bud - top

Newborn Northern Lights, broke ground this morning

Skunk#1 - side

Grow cab interior

Super Lemon Haze - closeup

Shortest plant (skunk #1) at just over 6 inches

The artillery

Super Lemon Haze - side

Skunk #1 - top

Super Lemon Haze - top

Mutated leaf, one of two on skunk #1 - 2nd leaf set.

Orange Bud - side

if you only topped once, you are only going to get 2 kolas per plant. Are you planning to top one more time?

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Not true.
I have only topped once so far, and I DO have four main branches forming.
The procedure is well documented and tested >>>https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html

The plants will not be receiving nutrients until they start asking for it.
I am looking to go another week, before introducing nutes at 1/4 strength.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it". And right now, the girls are doing great. Will just let them be.

The orange bud is lovely.
Fastest grower I have, by the looks of it.
Despite the temperatures not reaching below 75 degrees, this plant still exhibits purple stems.

The plants will be outdoors for flower. I have supplementary lighting (200Watts more of CFL) just to add as I go along.
The plants are going to be vegged for one more month, for a 60 day veg.