Nice thread!
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Originally Posted by Thepizzaguy
Lighting:
Both the flowering space and nursery have 23 watt CFL's at 100 watts of light equivalent. There are a total of 10 in the flowering space and 6 in the nursery. The total lumen for the flowering area is 16,000. The lumen in the nursery is 9,600. The fixtures are recycled light sockets from lamps that had broken or were thrown out. This leaves a mess of wires hanging down, but since 2 bulb for every socket, I have the flexibility to raise and lower each set of lights.
Soil:
I am using Miracle Grow Potting Mix and Garden Soil. I have also added a 3 inch layer of water polymers at the bottom of each 2 liter bottle. I have had great results with MG products and few issues. The soil and mix has a 3 month supply of nutrients and says that plants grow stronger and taller than in regular soil. This will be the 2nd use of this soil mix. The water polymers were added along with a supply of water. I have used them before, and guess that they do have a supply of water for the plants.
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Question - What "spectrum" are the lights you are using? At my local store, you can pick from soft white, bright white, and daylight.
I think the daylight would be the best...
Also you want to be careful using the miracle grow potting mix! It works ok for the veging, but it will slow the flowering cycle down if you don't flush the soil. If you take the plants to the bathtub when you are ready to flower, you can flush the soil by pouring water through until it starts streaming out of the holes in the container. Do this a couple of times for the first week of flowering should do the trick.