Poor, CFL, Stealth, Maybe a Little Luck?

[Steve McStoferson]

your plants look amazing dude! I'd rep you but I must spread it around some more

 

[GMT1975A]

DFW-Guy, ohhh yeahh. You have more growth comin your way bro. They will still lengthen a bit before they really start to plump out. Nice and healthy bro, keep up the great work!

 

[The Butcher]

the last 2 weeeks are the best take a daily pict then compare for yourself.watch them ladies get PHATTY fat fat fat..

 

[WeedyMcWeedWeed]

yes butcher, i can tell from my pics, i can tell just looking. my shits got probably 2 to 3 weeks left. and its getting thick.

 

[LiveTour]

High dfw-guy Those budsites are looking mighty fine! The purple hews in the pistils look very cool!

 

[Spike69]

DF,

Your grow is looking great bud keep it up

 

[dfw-guy]

looks good. Always to see some nice greenery.

It'll only get better

damn nice ,looks like the whole plant wants to turn white

I can only dream

your plants look amazing dude! I'd rep you but I must spread it around some more

Thanks man

DFW-Guy, ohhh yeahh. You have more growth comin your way bro. They will still lengthen a bit before they really start to plump out. Nice and healthy bro, keep up the great work!

Thanks man, I can only hope they fill out like your jamaicans

the last 2 weeeks are the best take a daily pict then compare for yourself.watch them ladies get PHATTY fat fat fat..

I love fat girls

High dfw-guy Those budsites are looking mighty fine! The purple hews in the pistils look very cool!

Thanks, I'm glad people like my weed

DF,

Your grow is looking great bud keep it up

Will do, but first...

Thanks everyone for your comments, I really appreciate it. It's very cool that my grow has so many followers. I know that there are other grows on this site that do not get as many views and comments but deserve it just as much. I think everyone is deserving of everybody's time here and I'm glad you spent some of yours on my grow. Let us burn our passion together
Edit: I just noticed that my rating went down to 4 stars. At first I was upset, but when I looked at the details I saw that the votes now rest at 4.20 stars, I think I prefer it this way

 

[McBudz]

Nice buddage..

 

[Odorous]

damn man nice buds under the cfls! mad p's man, i love following grows, i could sit here all day haha

 

[Tunes420]

Doing a super job here! Buds look seriously good

 

[musikgenman]

DFW those buds are looking great. I'm assuming that particular strain has the reddish hues in the pistils?
Looking amazing anyhow.

Musik \\\vVv///

 

[Ms. chump stain]

Kick Ass!!! You got me wanting to do an indoor job, to keep me busy in the winter. What do you think those bulbs are doing to your electric bill? Do you think the spike would be noticable? I would love to do a poor mans grow box in the winter with some floresents like that. Props yo!

 

[dfw-guy]

Nice buddage..

I think so too

damn man nice buds under the cfls! mad p's man, i love following grows, i could sit here all day haha

Thanks for the respect, I love browsing journals too

Doing a super job here! Buds look seriously good

Thanks man, that means a lot from a fellow CFL grower

DFW those buds are looking great. I'm assuming that particular strain has the reddish hues in the pistils?
Looking amazing anyhow.

Musik \\\vVv///

Now that you bring it up, the plants are kind of peculiar. Elsie, the older plant (by 5 days) has nearly all white pistils. Marie's pistils all turn amber much more quickly than elsie's for some reason. The rate of bud growth is relatively equal on both plants however. Good question. I wish I was a marijuana connoisseur and knew everything I wana make my own strain.

Kick Ass!!! You got me wanting to do an indoor job, to keep me busy in the winter. What do you think those bulbs are doing to your electric bill? Do you think the spike would be noticable? I would love to do a poor mans grow box in the winter with some floresents like that. Props yo!

I'm glad I can be an inspiration
My 5 CFL's combined (4 100w equiv & 1 125w equiv) use 122 watts. I'm paying 15 cents a Kw/H. With a few extra watts for the fans & filter I'm paying roughly $8 a month for the electricity this grow is using during the 12/12 light schedule.
Just a little hint (this is for anyone considering using CFL's) the 23w 100w equiv bulbs (walmart has them for $1.56 ea) are the most efficient out of all the CFL's. Here's some data for Longstar CFL bulbs. From what I have seen all CFL manufacturers bulbs have close to the same specs.
LONGSTAR CFL bulbs
Wattage used-Initial lumen- Lumen per watt rating.
5w -------- 225 lumen -------- 45 l/w
9w -------- 520 lumen -------- 57 l/w
12w ------- 820 lumen -------- 68 l/w
13w ------- 900 lumen -------- 69 l/w **60 watt Incandescent equiv**
15w ------- 950 lumen -------- 63 l/w
19w ------- 1200 lumen ------- 63 l/w
20w ------- 1200 lumen ------- 60 l/w
23w ------- 1600 lumen ------- 69 l/w **100watt incandescent equiv**
30w ------- 2000 lumen ------- 66 l/w
40w ------- 2650 lumen ------- 66 l/w
55w ------- 3600 lumen ------- 65 l/w
65w ------- 4000 lumen ------- 61 l/w

 

[DroJo]

I know i said this already to you dfw, but this is a great great and passionate grow..

you're taking such good care of those plants im kinda jealous, i kinda wish you'd adopt me and be the daddy i never had lol

ok enough of repressed isssues , but seriously.. amazingly great grow journal.. amazing, and ur ladies are soo healthy and happy looking, and i love the friggin duct tape everywhere...

 

[AmGrowR]

Wow man! Those are some beautiful girls! I think your idea about the harvest intervals is great! I've read bud harvested at differences points in maturity will produce different highs and this way you will know for future reference what your personal preferences are Amazing Job!!

 

[dfw-guy]

I know i said this already to you dfw, but this is a great great and passionate grow..

you're taking such good care of those plants im kinda jealous, i kinda wish you'd adopt me and be the daddy i never had lol

ok enough of repressed isssues , but seriously.. amazingly great grow journal.. amazing, and ur ladies are soo healthy and happy looking, and i love the friggin duct tape everywhere...

Thanks man. I just do the best job I can with the resources provided. Lol & i'm to young to adopt anyone, maybe you can be my brother haha. To me anyone I smoke with is my brother

Wow man! Those are some beautiful girls! I think your idea about the harvest intervals is great! I've read bud harvested at differences points in maturity will produce different highs and this way you will know for future reference what your personal preferences are Amazing Job!!

Thanks, I think my girls are pretty too. I try to exploit them on camera the most I can lol. And ya I don't really know what kind of high I prefer, so I intend on finding out with this grow.

 

[Wolfbuddie]

sweet crop! enjoy them.

 

[Steve McStoferson]

Wattage used-Initial lumen- Lumen per watt rating.
5w -------- 225 lumen -------- 45 l/w
9w -------- 520 lumen -------- 57 l/w
12w ------- 820 lumen -------- 68 l/w
13w ------- 900 lumen -------- 69 l/w **60 watt Incandescent equiv**
15w ------- 950 lumen -------- 63 l/w
19w ------- 1200 lumen ------- 63 l/w
20w ------- 1200 lumen ------- 60 l/w
23w ------- 1600 lumen ------- 69 l/w **100watt incandescent equiv**
30w ------- 2000 lumen ------- 66 l/w
40w ------- 2650 lumen ------- 66 l/w
55w ------- 3600 lumen ------- 65 l/w
65w ------- 4000 lumen ------- 61 l/w

awesome breakdown, I'm in the market for some new CFL's to aide in flowering, and that helps me decide what wattage to go for.

 

[dfw-guy]

sweet crop! enjoy them.

awesome breakdown, I'm in the market for some new CFL's to aide in flowering, and that helps me decide what wattage to go for.

No problem. You just have to divide the lumens by the watts used. The most efficient lights I found gave off 69 lumen per watt.

Hello everyone, does anyone know the cause of this? It started out as just spots but now it has progressed to this. I'm going to take off the leaf unless someone advises not to. I'll be looking through the FAQ for the cause... also it is just this one leaf that's affected from what I can tell. It scares me though because this came about in just a few days.
Edit: my guess is that my PH is messed up & the leaf got lockout. I'll be flushing tomorrow then I'm still open for other theories though so don't hesitate.
Also what do yall think about using tap water that's gone threw a brita filter to flush?

 

[tituss333]

I use a small plastic cabinet from Suncast with 4 home depot bought 150w CFL's which are rated 2700 lumens each and 1 home depot bought 300w CFL which is rated at 4200 lumens. All on individual sockets hanging vetically, a 250cfm inline fan for exhaust blowing through a Carbonaire filter. 0 smell-10 plants 3.0z every 85 days
Here is a link to the enclosure-check it out. I've got $160 in the box itself and $120 in the ducting and filter.
C3600 Storage Trends(R) Utility Base Cabinet > Suncast® Corporation