over time this grow will get better and more advanced, i never intended to go indoors but i did on a whim, so please excuse the raggedness of the current setup 
Hello and thanks to all who are checking this journal out!
This is the first time I've ever grown with CFL lights and any experience indoors is limited. Most of what I've grown was just bagseed tossed into a spot of light in the woods somewhere to may or may not come back to.
The grow as of now is a single bag seed that was sprouted in dirt in an okra and oregano vegetable planter outside just for the joy of doing so without much intent on really doing anything with it. That was 7/3/2013, so 10 days in as of now. 3 days outside in dirt (seed) and it broke surface, on day six it was about the size of my index finger and about 1 1/2" tall!
A few days ago it was going to storm pretty badly and i felt for the little girl or guy and decided to scoop it up out of there and get it inside. I didn't really plan to put it indoors but hey... it happened. So it was time for some quick thinking on where to put it. Now comes the CFL portion of the show!
After reading many journals I liked the way the small (and larger) scale ops where being done with the CFL's and LST'ing. I decided I wanted it to be small and bushy with a passable yield and CFL's seem the way to go.
BUDGET...
Non-existent & What money? This is just a test run and if it turns out all right I have more seeds to sprout, It is a weed after all, dirt, water, light, and some love is all it needs! So yeah no nutes (maybe in the future) , no fancy lights(except my ultra high tech wonder piece), and aluminum foil in all its shiny, laser making, hole burning glory.
The Setup
6x 23 watt cfl bulbs @ 2700k producing 1600 lumens a piece = 138 watts/9600 lumens
2x 13 watt cfl bulbs @ 2700k producing 900 lumens a piece = 26 watts/1800 lumens
1x small computer fan
3x 120v plug to light socket adapters
3x dual light socket adapters
1x surge protector
cardboard and foil hood/some zip ties/string/carpet tape
1x gallon pot my raspberry bush came in
and some miscellaneous dirt from planters, the ground, and a chunk of dead palm roots in the bottom of the pot with one layer of grass clippings about an inch under the surface for nitrogen and other gases.
no ph, hydrom, etc
and water, never forget the water!
So there you have it! Any comments and tips are well appreciated and I look forward to many grows!
Hello and thanks to all who are checking this journal out!
This is the first time I've ever grown with CFL lights and any experience indoors is limited. Most of what I've grown was just bagseed tossed into a spot of light in the woods somewhere to may or may not come back to.
The grow as of now is a single bag seed that was sprouted in dirt in an okra and oregano vegetable planter outside just for the joy of doing so without much intent on really doing anything with it. That was 7/3/2013, so 10 days in as of now. 3 days outside in dirt (seed) and it broke surface, on day six it was about the size of my index finger and about 1 1/2" tall!
A few days ago it was going to storm pretty badly and i felt for the little girl or guy and decided to scoop it up out of there and get it inside. I didn't really plan to put it indoors but hey... it happened. So it was time for some quick thinking on where to put it. Now comes the CFL portion of the show!
After reading many journals I liked the way the small (and larger) scale ops where being done with the CFL's and LST'ing. I decided I wanted it to be small and bushy with a passable yield and CFL's seem the way to go.
BUDGET...
Non-existent & What money? This is just a test run and if it turns out all right I have more seeds to sprout, It is a weed after all, dirt, water, light, and some love is all it needs! So yeah no nutes (maybe in the future) , no fancy lights(except my ultra high tech wonder piece), and aluminum foil in all its shiny, laser making, hole burning glory.
The Setup
6x 23 watt cfl bulbs @ 2700k producing 1600 lumens a piece = 138 watts/9600 lumens
2x 13 watt cfl bulbs @ 2700k producing 900 lumens a piece = 26 watts/1800 lumens
1x small computer fan
3x 120v plug to light socket adapters
3x dual light socket adapters
1x surge protector
cardboard and foil hood/some zip ties/string/carpet tape
1x gallon pot my raspberry bush came in
and some miscellaneous dirt from planters, the ground, and a chunk of dead palm roots in the bottom of the pot with one layer of grass clippings about an inch under the surface for nitrogen and other gases.
no ph, hydrom, etc
and water, never forget the water!
So there you have it! Any comments and tips are well appreciated and I look forward to many grows!
