Cfls are slow and don't produce results that you will be happy ....
It's all relative.. I only pull out my MH if it is winter and if I am in some kind of hurry, and then I am darn glad to have it. That said, under CFL my Veg is ALWAYS faster than my flower.. What's the rush on veg? My CFL's keep almost perfect time with my flowering, producing plants just perfect to go in, right at the time they need.. If they were any quicker or any bigger it would serve me no purpose and be counter productive to my 'flow'.
That's just me of course.. There is no standard, and I do LST short bushes myself, but for many of us there isn't any sense in rushing veg when we can't do anything with it till the flower room becomes available anyway.
Not to mention, I really do ADORE how they come out under the CFL.. healthy, green, tight tight internodes... yum yum. If not for that It would be real easy to just stick up a MH and quit screwing with the CFL's, but I like the way the plants come out much better (again, for my style and environment).
Just meaningless thoughts from my peanut gallery.. I am kind of killing time so I am probably yaking more just to be yaking, than because I have anything valid to really say.. heh.. my bad, Just one other thought to pile on. If this guy is trying to grow monster trees, then a big ol MH certainly would be best.. but if he is wanting to green out and keep plants in veg until flower, lot's o options..
