I've been growing this plant for a about 2 months. It has had visible pistils for about 4 weeks. It's under 3 65 watt cfls and 2 14 watt cfls currently. How many weeks do you all think I have left in flowering before harvest and are my buds where they should be at this point?
Looks a bit behind schedule to me. Could be the strain though. You have many weeks left. Check out my grow: First grow using cfls. https://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?threads/First-grow-using-cfls..1439770/
Not sure what it is, bag seed. I was told either Yeti og or Purpleberry but I don't know if it's either of those...Do you have an estimate on how many weeks I have left?
Sorry I don't. I'm nowhere near experienced enough to venture a guess. Check out my grow: First grow using cfls. https://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?threads/First-grow-using-cfls..1439770/
You don't have near enough light to produce much bud at all. That being said - you have many weeks before harvest.
Everything I read about flowering with cfls is so vague and contradicting...some say they're excellent for flowering, some say they're terrible. I just want to know How many bulbs I need to cram around this plant for it to be "enough"
I would say 5-6 weeks untill you chop them down! And yes you don't really have enough light to do the job They will flower but your results will be small I have 800w CFL and even then I was struggling for big buds! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
I did manage like 5oz though so more than enough to be honest Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
my bulbs are huge and they're 65 actual watts and 300 watt equivalents I believe. and I have 3 of them...so just with those that's 900 watts.
I know nothing about CFLs, but a rule of thumb is 40-50 real watts per square foot of growing space. I have 1300 real watts going on a 25 sq ft tent with 7 plants and I barely have enough light. These are 10 weeks old from planting.
No, you go by real watts not equivalent. You have just over 200 watts. Not enough. Check out my grow: First grow using cfls. https://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?threads/First-grow-using-cfls..1439770/
Alright, I understand that it's not enough but what is enough ....how many more actual watts do I need to add?
As many as you can add... I'd Christmas tree the bulbs all around the plant they just aren't that efficient from more than some inches away that's why people tend to go with other light sources and maybe use cfl as side lighting or for vegging Special Queen #1 https://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?threads/Attempt-#2--(Special-queen-#1).1432973/
But to be fair you could of very well got a pound with 200 watts less of hps lol and that's the drawback. Special Queen #1 https://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?threads/Attempt-#2--(Special-queen-#1).1432973/
I already answered this above. 40-50 real watts per sq ft of growing space. For 1 plant, probably a minimum of 200 real watts.... I'm not sure you have that right now off of your bulbs. What they say they are isn't what they actually are.
I have 1 plant only in a 10 cubic foot grow box with 223 actual watts. The box is 2 feet wide x 1 foot deep and 5 feet high. I could probably bump the wattage up to 300 without overdoing it on the heat.
Stop fucking around. Throw as many cfls as you can in that box. Forget about wattage with cfls... Just keep adding more Or... Just invest in a 250w hps/mh.. It will end up being cheaper with 100% times better reuslts then cfls