joenjonaCFL420
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I've actually gone so far as to strip the screw in fitting off of a CFL and wire it up directly to an extension cord. I stripped and wired three of them to a simple lamp cord and plugged it in for my old mum chamber. The bases of the bulbs were gorilla glued together. Bitch if I ever needed to replace one but I've since upgraded.
Just grab the metal screw in base with some large pliers and gently twist it back and forth until it pops all the glue loose. (Don't twist it all the way around or you'll break stuff inside. Just a 1/4 turn each way is all that's needed)
Once the screw in base is loose, gently pull it away from the plastic base until you can see the wires attached. Cut them off as close to the base as you can, leaving as much wire as possible on the CFL itself.
Use a thin flat edge and pry the two halves of the plastic CFL base apart. The seam is readily apparent.
Cut a notch in the plastic base you just pried off, right where the wires will be coming out of the bulb.
Connect the wires to your lamp cord.
Replace the plastic collar and you're done.
Essentially you end up with a direct wired light that you can glue or mount just about anywhere with a little ingenuity. No bulky base in the way, just that CFL base that sucks.
Updated Pics of my Babies!! This is at the beginning of week 5, they hit a slow growing point mid way cuz I wasnt Phing my water, they look alot better now! Got ph around 6.0, and Im using soiless coco...4 LST, 1 Fim, and 1 Topped, but they were all pinched at one point, and still getting pinched!! Just picked up some Superthrive to help with the Stress Im makin all my plants have! Heres some pics! Any suggestions welcome!
The last pic is Bubba Kush, not Purple Kush!
Hey joenjonaCFL420! Sorry I haven't been around in a minute. Been busy with college but Spring Break is here and i'm definately glad for that. Your planties are looking good! It looks like they recovered just fine from the abuse of not ph'ing the water. It's crazy how they just pick up and GO when the conditions are right. By now you should be getting close to flowering? They are looking healthy again. Hey, when you FIM'ed your girlies how many bud sites grew in it's place? I was wondering because I have read that you can get 8 or more per FIM (FUCK I MISSED!!) I for one have never been able to get more than 4 per FIM. Pinching I only get a split off so I think in the long run FIM is better. I have supercropped before in Hawaii which prolongs the veg for a month or so but have yet to do it for indoors. Can't wait to see some pics of the girlz in flower.
As with your girlz my Tundra (Autoflower), White Berry, Purple Lady and Spoetnik have all recovered nicely from the abuse I put them through with not ph'ing my water like I should have. I had a White Berry and a Spoetnik that got stunted though and I pulled them today. Tundra should start to show some pre-flowers within the next couple of weeks at which time I'll start them on Botanicare's SWEET and then Black Strap molasses. man, they stink to high heaven. Luckily I got the exhaust hooked up to the attic. In my last post I showed a cab that I am going to convert into a NGB cab. I'll have the parts tomorrow and will put it all together. Can't wait to see what Sohttp://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=2631&pictureid=39657 ler & Palau's mixed fan can do for me. I hear they are some of the best on the market. 150CFM for only 80 bucks. Thanks to all who have shared they stories, and disasters. PUFF PUFF
Tundra at 3 weeks. About 2 more till flower. My big ass bulbs. These are the SHIT!!!
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Cerb
BlueHalo, is that an 85 watter at the bottom of your post? If so, how do you like them? I've got three of them but haven't gotten the chance to put them to use.
joenjonaCFL420
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Blue Halo, Thx, I got 4 tops out of fimming, one being a low one that is the same height as all the others but out of the fimmed area, It grew three right around the wound. The lower one I even helped out by pinching the tallest top out of the fimmed tops, good solid 4 tho.....I will show u pictures in a couple of days.....I got my ph to a good solid 6.0, but I need it to be even lower now, I still have a tiny defencie in a few of the lower leaves, I need to get it to a solid 5.5... Which will be tomorrow!!! I am still a week and a half away from flowering, They will be flowering by the end of this month!! I cant wait!! I still dont have my boost, until TOMORROW, i get paid...
Glad to have you on the forum. Yeah, your absolutely right. It is an 85 watt 6700K 5400 lumen CFL. I got them from atlantalightbulbs.com for 25 bucks a piece. I originally had 16X27 watt 6700K in a 55 gallon rubbermaid which gave me about 25,600 lumens. I recently switched them out with 4X85 watters and 4X27 watters for veg. It's crazy how much cooler the actual bulb is on the 85 watters compared to the 27 watters. You can hold the 85 watters in your hand without burning but I can't do this with the 27 watters. I can put the 85 watters about an inch from the tops of the girlz without burning the leaves. I couldn't do this with the 27 watters. The only problem with them is that the ballasts do get hot and that is where your heat comes from on these bad boys. I am in the late stages of veg on my Tundra (Autoflower) and wanted to pack in as much growth as possible before I move them to the flowering cab and so I put those 85 watters in there because you can get them really close to the plants.
Give 'em a try and let us know what you think?
Blue Halo, Thx, I got 4 tops out of fimming, one being a low one that is the same height as all the others but out of the fimmed area, It grew three right around the wound. The lower one I even helped out by pinching the tallest top out of the fimmed tops, good solid 4 tho.....I will show u pictures in a couple of days.....I got my ph to a good solid 6.0, but I need it to be even lower now, I still have a tiny defencie in a few of the lower leaves, I need to get it to a solid 5.5... Which will be tomorrow!!! I am still a week and a half away from flowering, They will be flowering by the end of this month!! I cant wait!! I still dont have my boost, until TOMORROW, i get paid...
Good to hear that things are looking good for you. Thanx for the info on your FIM. I FIM'd a couple of my Whiite Berry's, Tundra's, Purple Lady and one Spoetnik to see if I could pull 4 to 8 tops off of the FIM. I know that some plants will have an increased yield from FIM, Supercropping, and pinching but others won't. It is all about genetics. No way of really knowing except to try it and see. Have you FIM'd your Purple Kush before and if so then did you see an increase in yield compared to non FIM'd? It would be great to know what techniques work on what strains and which ones don't. Back in Hawaii I used the Supercropping technique alot on the Malawi Gold and Hawaiian Sativa and although it prolonged the veg for a month or so I definately saw a huge spike in yield.
Do your girlz respond better to a lower PH?
Take care.
joenjonaCFL420
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Good to hear that things are looking good for you. Thanx for the info on your FIM. I FIM'd a couple of my Whiite Berry's, Tundra's, Purple Lady and one Spoetnik to see if I could pull 4 to 8 tops off of the FIM. I know that some plants will have an increased yield from FIM, Supercropping, and pinching but others won't. It is all about genetics. No way of really knowing except to try it and see. Have you FIM'd your Purple Kush before and if so then did you see an increase in yield compared to non FIM'd? It would be great to know what techniques work on what strains and which ones don't. Back in Hawaii I used the Supercropping technique alot on the Malawi Gold and Hawaiian Sativa and although it prolonged the veg for a month or so I definately saw a huge spike in yield.
Do your girlz respond better to a lower PH?
Take care.
I personally, have not ever fimmed, or anything to the purple kush. This is my second time growing Purple Kush, the first time (2 of them)I flowered when they were only 6 inches tall, and only stretched around 2 inches...Got 8.5 grams from the 2. I know so far, by the looks of it, my Bubba Kush plant is creating more stretchy tops around the same height then the purple kush but the inner node to node stretching on the Purple is off the hook, not even half inch between nodes, so the PK isnt stretching as much as the Bubba or SNLxNH....dont know much about yield!! And my soil i grow in is the soilless coco which recommended ph for soilless is 5.0 - 6.0 so im gonna hit the middle!! Some nutrients are absorbed better at lower ph levels when some are absorbed better a little higher, which I have learned from this lovely site which provided The Cannabis Sick Plant Guide!!!
Sexologist420
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Just wanted to let the club know I got a new grow up and running. Its Purple Chitral X Uzbeki pure Indica landrace and 1 Blueberry X Cotton Candy.
They are SUPER frosty. Anyways, links in my sig if you wanna peep it.
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They are SUPER frosty. Anyways, links in my sig if you wanna peep it.
pce
Damn Sexologist !! Your Chitral X Uzbeki is the SHIT !! This stuff looks like a real head ringer. I need to find me some of those genetics. Just looking at them makes me weak in the knees. Who says that some amazing cannabis can't be grown under CFL's. Great looking stuff. Major props brethren. Major props.
joenjonaCFL420
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Update at beginning of week 6 VEG!!
Update at beginning of week 6 VEG!!
Heres some shots of my Babies at Week 6, I can't even keep up with the trimming, they are filling in ALOT. I Trimmed a good 20 leaves out of my room the last two days in a row, and u cant even tell!! This is before todays trimming, I got my boost today so Flowering at the end of month, on the 30th. Hope u like the pics,
My Babies
Purple Kush Topped and LST
Bubba Kush
2 Sour Northern Lights X Neviles Haze in one pot!!
Purple Kush, Fim
Close up
Purple Kush, LST
Suggestions or Advice?
Update at beginning of week 6 VEG!!
Heres some shots of my Babies at Week 6, I can't even keep up with the trimming, they are filling in ALOT. I Trimmed a good 20 leaves out of my room the last two days in a row, and u cant even tell!! This is before todays trimming, I got my boost today so Flowering at the end of month, on the 30th. Hope u like the pics,
My Babies
Purple Kush Topped and LST
Bubba Kush
2 Sour Northern Lights X Neviles Haze in one pot!!
Purple Kush, Fim
Close up
Purple Kush, LST
Suggestions or Advice?
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Cerb
Thanks for the response. I'll be placing more attention of my new cab build as soon as I can get electric out to the shop. As it stands, I've no where to plug in my router
.My current veg/flower cab won't hold the 85's because of size restrictions, so I'm building a new flower cab and using the old one for veg. I'll be back in here once it's all done. I can't wait to get my organic CFL grow on.
hell yah they look as great as ever.
Smoking Gun
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JnJ, I would aim for a pH of 5.8. This seems to be the optimal pH for coco coir grown plants. I am not really sure why, but from all the pictures and grows I have seen and read about 5.8 is going to give the best results for your plants. So that is where I would aim rather than 5.5.
As for trimming your plants, it is not the leaves you want to get rid of, it is the small scraggly branch shoots that you want to get rid of. You must remember what function the leaves play in the life of your plants. The leaves are sugar factories, and the carbohydrates they produce are what keep growth progressing. Large concentrations of chlorophyll are in the leaves, and the chlorophyll turns light into usable energy for the plants to convert nutrients and minerals into food that helps the plants grow. So removing the leaves is absolutely going to slow the progress of your plants growth and even flavor. So I would have to suggest only removing dead leaves and small leaves and branches. Leave the large leaves on, trim your plants so the majority of your light in concentrated on the top 1/2 of your plant.
Another thing to remember is how quickly light intensity diminishes. Anything more than a foot away from your lights are going to get only half the light your tops will, and will produce accordingly. So large leaves and branches that are more than a foot away from your light sources are not going to be integral in the growth of your plants.
Your plants are looking very good. They are a nice lush green, indicating good nutrient supply, proper light levels, and overall good health, another great sign you are seeing is the rapid growth, this is always a good sign. Keep up the nice work, I am very much looking forward to seeing your results. I really feel CFL grows are highly underrated. They can actually produce buds of fantastic quality you just have to know the rules of CFL growing. It absolutely looks like you are on your way to a successful grow, best of luck to you.
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Thanx Maxor, I am going to be vegging for 8 more days as of right now and yes I am going to be cutting off some of the lower stuff!!! Just a little bit tho, The Purple Kush grow soo tight, and since I have pinching, LSTing and One of them was topped, there really isnt that much lower stuff to cut cuz it all has grown!! But thanks for reminding me to do that too!!
Smoking Gun, Thank u also, I am definetely going to be shooting for the 5.8 Range, I also talked to some other peep, and they also said 5.8!! I unfornately already trimmed off a bunch of leaves but wont be doing that anymore, at least not as many!! I am so high right now!
N E Ways, I am using Canna Nutes and this is my third go at it, The first two was with Canna Terra Flores and Fox Farm Beastie Bloomz, and this time its strictly Canna Nutes, Full Line!! Thanks for all the info and
, I will post some more pics tomorrow. Peace
Smoking Gun, Thank u also, I am definetely going to be shooting for the 5.8 Range, I also talked to some other peep, and they also said 5.8!! I unfornately already trimmed off a bunch of leaves but wont be doing that anymore, at least not as many!! I am so high right now!
N E Ways, I am using Canna Nutes and this is my third go at it, The first two was with Canna Terra Flores and Fox Farm Beastie Bloomz, and this time its strictly Canna Nutes, Full Line!! Thanks for all the info and
, I will post some more pics tomorrow. Peace
Smoking Gun
Active member
N E Ways, I am using Canna Nutes and this is my third go at it, The first two was with Canna Terra Flores and Fox Farm Beastie Bloomz, and this time its strictly Canna Nutes, Full Line!! Thanks for all the info and
Canna is a great way to go. I personally do not use the line but I have a good friend who does, and he is by far one of the best growers out there. The Canna line is dialed in perfectly for growing Cannabis, so results can be quite good. But why use Canna Terra nutes in coco? Canna has coco specific nutrients, that could help your results even a bit more.
Greetings, CFLers.
I'm getting ready to build a CFL micro-perp-SOG and I've been tinkering with designs. I'd really like to get some input from the group.
Here's the latest version:
It's largely based on the works of Dr. Bud.
The plan would be 25 plants in rows of 5x5 (3"x3"x8" sq planters) in a staggered harvest.
Lights being separately ventilated. 3 micro (PC) fans in all. 2 for lights, 1 for room air.
Built in drying cab/passive intake between rooms, separated by light-proof duct-system.
Your thoughts are of value. Thanks.
I'm getting ready to build a CFL micro-perp-SOG and I've been tinkering with designs. I'd really like to get some input from the group.
Here's the latest version:
It's largely based on the works of Dr. Bud.
The plan would be 25 plants in rows of 5x5 (3"x3"x8" sq planters) in a staggered harvest.
Lights being separately ventilated. 3 micro (PC) fans in all. 2 for lights, 1 for room air.
Built in drying cab/passive intake between rooms, separated by light-proof duct-system.
Your thoughts are of value. Thanks.
Damn Joenjona the kids are looking nice these days. What a change from the days of bad ph. They have definately filled out nicely !! Looking Good !
Anti, I love your cab design especially the air flow. I can tell that you have a good understanding of how important air flow is to the sucess of a great grow. I think that this is one of the better cab designs that I have seen in a while. The only thing that I don't really care for are the light shields. I think that with the air flow the way that it is the lights will be cooled down considerably. Just my two cents. I give you mad props on this one !! Can't wait to see it in action !!
I am anticipating some pre-flowering within the next week or so on the Tundra (autoflower) which are making their final stretch before flowering. I will then move them to my new cab under a 400 watt HPS CoolTube, Soler and palau mixed fan (inline) TD series with 160 CFM, and a SWC system based on Stickey's design and using Botanicare Nutes. Below the cab is the mother room with 25,600 lumens of CFL's (the ones that I am running now). Does using the HPS for flower disqualify me from the CFL Club even though I am still using CFL's for Veg ? The pic only shows the passive intakes for the mother room. I now have 2X2" intakes coming from the mother room up to the flowering cab and a 5" exhaust from the super quiet inline fan up to the attic. Will post new pic next week. Tundra, WhiteBerry, Spoetnik, and Purple Lady are at week 4 of veg and are all at about 8" tall. They have filled out nicely especially after I hammered them with poor ph'ed water early on. I have taken Joenjona's advice and have started to ph the water at 5.6. I agree, they definately like it better. I don't know what it is with that ph level and coco, but it works.
Anti, I love your cab design especially the air flow. I can tell that you have a good understanding of how important air flow is to the sucess of a great grow. I think that this is one of the better cab designs that I have seen in a while. The only thing that I don't really care for are the light shields. I think that with the air flow the way that it is the lights will be cooled down considerably. Just my two cents. I give you mad props on this one !! Can't wait to see it in action !!
I am anticipating some pre-flowering within the next week or so on the Tundra (autoflower) which are making their final stretch before flowering. I will then move them to my new cab under a 400 watt HPS CoolTube, Soler and palau mixed fan (inline) TD series with 160 CFM, and a SWC system based on Stickey's design and using Botanicare Nutes. Below the cab is the mother room with 25,600 lumens of CFL's (the ones that I am running now). Does using the HPS for flower disqualify me from the CFL Club even though I am still using CFL's for Veg ? The pic only shows the passive intakes for the mother room. I now have 2X2" intakes coming from the mother room up to the flowering cab and a 5" exhaust from the super quiet inline fan up to the attic. Will post new pic next week. Tundra, WhiteBerry, Spoetnik, and Purple Lady are at week 4 of veg and are all at about 8" tall. They have filled out nicely especially after I hammered them with poor ph'ed water early on. I have taken Joenjona's advice and have started to ph the water at 5.6. I agree, they definately like it better. I don't know what it is with that ph level and coco, but it works.
