What is the best lighting to use for vegetative growth?

[rebanick123]

4-6 plants

 

[Skoad]

I do believe That Blue spectrum lights are best for Veg, and Red spectrum for Flowering. As for how many lights or what kind exactly, I do not know. Also a newb.

 

[LiEBE420]

the sun duh

 

[Geozander]

Get yourself a 400 watt metal halide for vegging mate. Or you could get a dual spectrum hps and use this from start to finish!

 

[stopcallingmedude]

the sun duh

hahahaha! this is true.

but if you can't grow outside i'm sticking with what geozander said. a metal halide lamp, 400 or 600 watts will do you just fine for veg. you can't believe the difference between vegging with mh and hps. the hps sucks!

 

[smallclosetgrowr]

if your on a budget go for CFL'S day light colour , at 6500 k as many watts / lights as u can afford + u might have some laying around at home

 

[Erysichthon]

i really like veging with CFLs, you can have really tight nodes if you keep them close. but MH is probably better for growth.