cfl's

paco4you

Well-Known Member
im a out door guy but im thinking bout doing one or two plants
inside this winter, can some one tell me the pros and cons of cfl's?
how many bulbs will be needed and how much will this spike my
electric bill? also what wattage bulbs to get and were to make my perches .
thanks all. fire it up!
 

stilltokin

Well-Known Member
READ THE GROW FAQ!!!! Im sorry but its so true. If not the grow faq then google. But daylight cfl's for vegging and red for budding. How many depends on how many plants. Probably round 4,5 or 6 for one plant. More light=more bud. RESEARCH dude
peace
 

Twistyman

Well-Known Member
I do outside too..This year I used clls for veg..I was impressed..they really grew well and now at 85 days outside my stemd are 3/4 - 1" thick..it was a good start..I'm planning on some inside this fall.. I was thinking cfl's .. I was going to use 2 X 46w.. ($16).+ 2 X 26w...($10)... but I've decided to use T5's..for $50..you get blue spect. bulb (veg), reflector and hanger..plus you can get red spect. bulb for $19... as for power..they use 25% of the normal bulb..so if you remove 1, 100w incandesant bulb in your place, you can use 4 x46w cfl.s and no difference.. use all you need..no real $ increase... that happens only with HID (mh + hps).. Luck
 

paco4you

Well-Known Member
rite on twisty. thanks .
people that respond "read faq" annoy me .
if you dont wanna help dont waist anyones time
"including yours" dude. sorry bro its just iv ben
doing stuff for bout 15 years now (outside) , longer then some
people on this site have ben alive .
and for those who are truly trying to help with the
line "read grow faqs" thanks "i guess?" no disrespect
but iv done research already . iv found to value peoples
opinion. And asked my questions for people who know about
what im asking . sorry if i came to hard on this one people,
im wighting on my meds to cure (stressful times) lol
fire it up!
 

Twistyman

Well-Known Member
Thanks man..I think that the FAQ is great, but not everyone has the time, money and space to do what they tell you. So you need other ideas..
 

ToKeRtHeMoNkEy

Active Member
Is there a CFL that can do an entire cycle? i am in the middle of constructing a grow box at 400mm wide, 600mm deep and about 1300mm high. will i need loads of lights? i am thinking of growing about 3-4 plants? i ve read the faq but am unsure about light spectrums? and what light would be best for growing?

can you use common house flouresents for the growing stage?
 

ToKeRtHeMoNkEy

Active Member
Is there a CFL that can do an entire cycle? i am in the middle of constructing a grow box at 400mm wide, 600mm deep and about 1000mm high. will i need loads of lights? i am thinking of growing about 3-4 plants? i ve read the faq but am unsure about light spectrums? and what light would be best for growing?

can you use common house flouresents for the growing stage?
my local grow shop sells a 125w bulb would that be be enough to grow inside a grow box my size??
 
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