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thefinsack

thefinsack

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alright this my first time growing.My babys still a sprout i have 1 6500k 28w on it and its looking good.Question 1: i have 1 6500k(the one i mentioned)about 6 2700k 27w and 3 4100k 28w .At the most right now i can use 7 cfls for my plant,should i buy more 6500ks or do you guys think id be able to use what i have?Question 2:i was also wondering when do i start using more light?is their a certain stage i should wait for until i go full out or should i have used all lights from the get go?
 
tje22

tje22

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I say what you have will work but more light cant hurt as long as you can control the extra heat. I usually wait until the first full leaves for full light.
 
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slow3dup

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Agreed, 6500k is better for veg and the 2700k for flowering. I wait till they have hit there growth spurt before I give full light (2-4 weeks from seed) or like above about first full leaves. I have 9 cfls for 1 plant and they work fine just keep them close during flowering so the plant doesn't stretch like a beast.
 
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jordanian

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i used as many 6500k CFL's of various wattage's, largest being 30W. at most i had around 150watts made from 14 18 24 and 30watt bulbs, this was enough to get 2 plants to healthy and very bushy plants with no stretching. took me 2 months tho. after all that they ended up male.
 
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jordanian

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you darn yanks with your superior hardware "stores" :P

dude i would say 4 28w 6500k's would be perfect to start off one plant. just keep adding one every few days of veg. and i did by the end just add any CFL i could find of any K rating ( i didnt flower with CFL's)
 
PappaBear

PappaBear

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thefinsack said:
alright this my first time growing.My babys still a sprout i have 1 6500k 28w on it and its looking good.Question 1: i have 1 6500k(the one i mentioned)about 6 2700k 27w and 3 4100k 28w .At the most right now i can use 7 cfls for my plant,should i buy more 6500ks or do you guys think id be able to use what i have?Question 2:i was also wondering when do i start using more light?is their a certain stage i should wait for until i go full out or should i have used all lights from the get go?
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You can do 4-5 lights tops. Dont waste too much time and money, now wheres my damn rep? bahahaaa
 
Asquad

Asquad

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You have a good amount of light for one plant. When you start flowering you may want to upgrade with more cfls, but if not, I think you would still be able to make it work with those in flowering, depending on your other conditions.
 
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i heartmj

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thefinsack said:
alright this my first time growing.My babys still a sprout i have 1 6500k 28w on it and its looking good.Question 1: i have 1 6500k(the one i mentioned)about 6 2700k 27w and 3 4100k 28w .At the most right now i can use 7 cfls for my plant,should i buy more 6500ks or do you guys think id be able to use what i have?Question 2:i was also wondering when do i start using more light?is their a certain stage i should wait for until i go full out or should i have used all lights from the get go?
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you can grow one plant with a minimum of 4 cfls. one from 4 different angles. of course the more the merrier. I have grown a single plant with 4 cfls and no nutes and yielded about 22 grams dry.
 
MMAFanatic

MMAFanatic

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This is my personal opinion you can do one plant easy with that many
Just remember to reflect it back in small tight space
dont have a 5 foot plant under this light LST and maybe even crop
also Sea of Green with one plant will surprise you
 
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