My 1st grow was with CFLs, the larger spiral ones. I used the clamp style fixtures so I can place them anywhere in or around the plant. During flowering I used a ratio of 2 to 1 on the spectrum and got excellent results as well. Now that I'm in the beginning of my 2nd grow, can't wait when I got all 12 CFLs burning: eight 105watt/400watt, 2700k, 5000 lumen, and four 85watt/350watt, 6500k, 4200 lumen, making cluster fucker colas, thick as my forearm, hell yeah!
Faderharley so having some 5000K bulbs like sm0ker was saying is a good way to go? Might have to incorporate some into my current plans. Going to be a few weeks though since Money is tight but I have the product to start some White widow and afghan kush. I need some Northern lights for sure since it is easy for rookies. But yes that bud you got there is what im looking forward to creating
Mixing up the light spectrum is they way to grow w/CFLs IMO. On my 1st grow I had all eight of my 105watt/400watt, 2700k, 5000 lumen lights buring w/2 85watt/350watt, 6500k, 4200 lumen during flowering. My second grow I plan to bump it up to four 85watt instead of two. I believe I can achieve bigger, fatter colas.
Mixing up the light spectrum is they way to grow w/CFLs IMO. On my 1st grow I had all eight of my 105watt/400watt, 2700k, 5000 lumen lights buring w/2 85watt/350watt, 6500k, 4200 lumen during flowering. My second grow I plan to bump it up to four 85watt instead of two. I believe I can achieve bigger, fatter colas.
I was under the impression the reason for using the 6500k (veg) and 2700k (flower) was that the other bulbs have more of the other colors (orange yellow green) that the plants don't use as efficiently as the red/blue. IMO the 2700k and 6500k, or more pointedly, a mix of these two is most efficient for the plants. Although there are colors that they like at different stages of growth, I think this is best
Kelvin Color Temperatures
Glad I was able to help. Do you know what grow system your going to use? What strains your gonna grow? You have plenty of lights and fixtures for the size of your grow area. I got over 2.5 oz/plant, 6 plants. I know I can do better. Good luck...
Yeah, picking the strains to grow is hard to do. My 1st run was for pain control, only got about 50% there. Thats why I'm starting my 2nd run. Spent alot of time trying to figure what strains would close the gap for my need.
Regard growing in rockwool, I use rockwool to germinate, once the root grows thru, I place the seedling into the growbasket which is 1 of 6 that are on top of my grow-box. I spray the roots with micro-sprayers
the plant grows up top
Wish ya luck
Or you could build one of these I have wired it for a 200w cfl tube bulbs but this design could be easily modified to hold any number of cfl spiral bulbs and there sockets.
The main thing I reccomend though is notice the wiring box on the one end it is to make sure I have safe connections to the cord and then there is another junction within to hold all the wires for each socket you use . Seeing as it is a 3"x 3" by 2"in deep octagon box so you can put a lot of wires in there.
Materials 18"-32" galvanized duct at 6-10 inch diameter opened up into a half circle.
Piece of 1/2" plywood board cut into a sliver moon shape on one end (basically forming a rib) and a half circle on the other end cut to fit the diameter of the ducting you use.
And then the junction box if you want to make a really kick ass one you could put a mogul at each end and then wire in 2 more to each side and then load it with 2 300w and 4 150w this would allow you to mix 3 spectrums at each end .
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