Can using 2 48" cool white fluorescent tubes produce enough light to grow some small buds on 1 female plant from start to finish? I was just wondering because I am low on cash right now because of the Holidaze.
That would probably be enough light to grow some small buds, some very, very small buds. I'd say wait a few more weeks, and use some money you receive for the holidays to get yourself a small HPS light........good luck man.
Low on cash? Get some CFL's! For one plant, get 1 daylight 30w+ and 2 soft white 42w+. No more than 20 bucks.
I have 4 plants under 4/ 4 foot 40 watt ( damn at the 4s, lol) tubes. I was getting some pretty good flowering about 3 weeks into 12/12. I now have 100 watt cfl and a 70 watt HPS over them, also. I think if you won't be getting any more light for a while, if you leave them in veg longer, you could yield some. do you have big enough pot, maybe at least 5 gal pot to hold your lady for say 120 days, or more if you have that much patience, lol? Kamel won't toot his own horn, so I'll do it for him, check out his sticky on cfls in general indoor growing, very informative.
The biggest problem with the four foot tubes is one of light per square foot. I don't have the info for exactly how much light they produce, but the wattage will give you an idea. Line an area with those bulbs 4 per foot wide(40 watts each), and you only get 40 watts per square foot. The compact flourescents that fit in a regular light socket can be packed in 9 per square foot, so even going with the thirteen watt bulbs, that is almost triple the light.
im useing 4 4foot tubes 40w each now this pic was taken 2 weeks ago not tobad for fluros in going to hps my next grow i have a 250w hps on the way and a 400w hps on the list for the day after xmass i have 2 rooms going with plants my 1 space is 3ft x 2 1/2 foot im useing the 250w in and the 400w in my space 5ftx3ft should get some nice stuff next time first pic is of 1 of 3 plants under the 4 4ft tubes second pic is of one of the side budes i took off last week not to bad
Not bad... what strain did u grwo if you don't mind me asking? Also, was it soil? How much did each plant yield you?
Thanks for all your comments guys and thats not bad at all for only that much lighting. I am going to go ahead and germinate here pretty soon and start her under 80 watts and then add some more lights as I go. I think i will either add some CFLs or another 80 watts which would be a total of 160 which should be good enough for me. I am not looking for yield but jut trying to get the hang of growing so later on down the road I can invest in some pricier and better lighting once I get more experience. I hopefully then will be ready to purchase also some white widow seeds. I have seeds now from some heavy duty beasters and ok mids. PEACE!!!! and Merry Christmas
not sure on what it waighed never botherd the rest of my 5 plants are still in flower yet i bought the seeds from peak seeds it was a mix of seeds but i think i got more pure skunk than any othewr seeds and i grow in soil my owen mix
i just started some dro on a bubbler 4gal 2 plants with only a 2 foot with 2 40w bulbs an there doin good but they dont seem to big for being about a month old but they look great nice an green so i dont think its to bad an for the dirt growin i have in another room i just got a 2x2foot light with 2 u shaped flors that are 40 or a little over 40w each an it works great wit one worm an a cool in it so id say there ok but hey what do i know ive grown dirt for about 3 years an all with flor an no probs but starting with the light close to the plants is the best for them if not they get tall an spindly an get small popcorn buds i just stared the dro for about a month now so its doin good