my first grow, 200w cfl/400w hps

had to make two posts cuz wouldnt let me add all the pics but here's my big girl of the bunch. Her name is Lucy and she was lst'd as an experiment to see the different growths. I'd say it worked out for the best

 

thanks for those kind words Buzz. I'm proud of how they're doing. Hopefully come harvest time I will have a quality product to smoke and hopefully a nice quantity as well

 

still under two 65watt cfl's. Can't figure out how to set up my hps. Funny thing is, I just need somethin to hang it off of lol. I cant put holes in ceiling so I'm tryin to "manufacture" some type of way to hang it up.

 

so I'm beginning to get anxious and think about future grows and strains and such.I cant decide what I wanna do after these. With how well it has went for me I feel confident now. I have more Easy Ryder seeds and I was thinkin if the smoke is good, then I may just start 2 more after these are all done. 2 plants under 500 watts of cfl's sounds nice. It's been proven that although plants may not get as huge with cfl's as they do with HID lighting, fluorescent lighting can produce buds that are very resinous and sticky with a quality every bit as good when grown in the right conditions, and I have yet to see a setup with a wattage this high. I curretnly have 364 watts over 4 plants and they are doing fine. I also have 1 seperate Easy Ryder under 130watts and its beginning to fill out decently. I definitely know I'm doin my GHS White Widow under my HPS. I will prolly set up 2 plants in closet sometime in winter to cancel out the extreme heat. If temps do rise, I just open the window and let that 40 degree air in lol. Has anyone tried any Chiesel or Cheesus from BBS? They both look nice and I'm lookin into them as well as some Strawberry Cough from Dutch Passion. Gah, once you grow your own, you never leave it alone lol. All I wanna do is grow!

 

Thanks for the kind words Buzz. A barn setup sounds nice. I wish I could find a house a lil more outside the city. I don't personally like the idea of growing where I am atm, but it's a sacrifice I make. I would rather be in a secluded area with a few acres to myself to really kick up a nice outdoor garden with no one around

 

what up destroyer. thanks for the kind words. It's actually 625 watts of cfl now lol. I constantly am adding on for the side growth. And I have 5 plants crammed in there. The other 3 were on the previous page. But they just keep growin vertical. I wish I had h.i.d light hung over them. I could really turn out some yield if I did, but it's just too hot to use my hps. I tried it today to see if I could drop the temps down and I got it down to 86, but then it began to climb after an hour so I took back down. I know in a few months I will get to so no worries. I will try to post some new pics and an update some time tomorrow as they have a scheduled feeding so I will snap some pics and post. The Easy Ryder I got goin has lil nugs just everywhere on it. It makes me really wanna grow with my hps. Prolly about 4 more weeks at most on it and it will be ready for the chop. Everything else is just now beginning flowering. I flipped the switch about 1.5 weeks ago but they been kinda shy.

 

lol not gonna lie, i took pics yesterday and just been too busy to post. I will take new ones tomorrow b/c tonight i'm movin one of my girls outdoors to clear up some room in the closet. she got a lil too big lol. but hopefully with it goin outdoo things go well with it and i can yield a nice amount of her. but I will def put up some pics and update tomorrow for sure

 

ok folks it's update time....finally got off my lazy ass and uploaded some pics today. I moved one of my plants(Mindy) outdoors to finish off, that is, if she can make it through the heat and transplant lol. I sure hope so! It will be a nice yield for the Coletrain if it does! lmao so lets get started. Theyve been gettin fed Tiger Bloom like a mo fo the last wee and a half since I flippedd the switch. Tryin to speed up growth as much as possible witout over doin it. I think this weekend I am gonna have to flush tho, b/c they've got fed nutes three straight waterings now. 1 tbsp of molasses in a gallon of distilled water once, and all three times I have mixed 3 tsp of Tiger Bloom to a gallon and fed each plant 1/4 gallon of the concoction. Also have added a few more bulbs as well bringin my total to 572 watts of cfl for 4 plants. so here's the pics as promised. Feel free to comment, critique, ideas, etc.

here's polly all topped and 'cropped. startin to get lil small early flowers



Cindy is lookin small and shit cuz I never transplanted her, that is, until today. I didnt have room in my closet for another 3 gallon pot, but now with her twin outdoors, I put iut in a 3 gallon, and hopefully it can catch up



and Lucy, my lst'd baby monster. hopefully she can live up to the size under these cfl's. If I can pull a nice yield off these with cfl's, I get dizzy thinkin about winter and my h.i.d

 

As before, had to make two posts of pics, b/c I just have that many lol. And last but certainly not least, here is my Easy Ryder. approx day 38-39. just a lil bit of nugs formin up

 

thanks for the kind words buzz. You havent been having any more trouble with yours have you?

 

FFOF is a great soil to go with destroyer. it will not let you down. I'm gonna continue giving the easy ryder nutes. I can only do so for about 2 more weeks then its time to start flushin. so i figure if i wanna squeeze everything i can outta her, i gotta be efficient with the bloom ferts.