Enough light?

I have 4 13 watt 2700k cfls and 4 5000k daylight cfls they are 825 lumens. Is that gonna be enough for three very small plants? They are growing good but I was worried that its not gonna be enough.

Im new at growing but i know the more light the better.. Right now i am running 208 true cfl watts on one plant.. I know rule of thumb is 100 true watts per plant..


trap

I'm afraid you'll need significantly more lighting to produce decent buds.

Like Trap said, the rule of thumb is 100 watts (actual) per plant during flower, and a 3:1 ratio of 2700K and 6400K bulbs.

Pics of your setup?

Thanks guys ill post pics later

Brandonhamilton said:

I have 4 13 watt 2700k cfls and 4 5000k daylight cfls they are 825 lumens. Is that gonna be enough for three very small plants? They are growing good but I was worried that its not gonna be enough.

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Your success depends on the wattage of the 4- 5000k bulbs that you have. It also depends on the square footage of the footprint of your box. During veg you do not necessarily need as much wattage and lumens as flowering. During veg, I would say you need to have at LEAST 30+ watts per square foot. For flowering, 40-50+ watts per square foot, 2500-2700k. Also, I would supplement some of the 5000k bulbs into your light manifold to cover more of the spectrum useful to chlorophyll.

Hope this helps,
-Chimp

EDIT: I also want to know what you mean by three very small plants. The size of your plant in the beginning of growth should not effect your lighting decisions; all plants start small.

Us knowing how large of an area you are trying to illuminate is key to a good answer from us.
I just finished a 2x2 area grow, with one plant and 305w of CFL's, and it turned out great, but there's no way I could have fit 3 plants in there.
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/614769-my-first-indoor-cfl-grow.html