alright here is the thing.. u can flower with CFLS.. buttttt u will not get as much as u would with mh or hps.. man.. the cfls.. dont put enough out to grow bushy plants with tons of nugs.. u can get a decent amount an everything but instead of flowering for 8 weeks try like 11 or 12.. and ull be alot happier with ur grow.. i was. now i run 2 1000 wat hps.for flowering.. if nothing is ready for flower.. ill toss 2 1000 watt mh bulbs in and switch my ballast over to mh.. and run my flower room for veg.. but i have a 400 watt mh for veg.. and 10 4 foot flourescents for my clones and seeds.. working out great so far.. if u plan to just smoke em.. CFLS go for it . if u plan on supplying anyone else but urself.. grab some good lights.. pretty much for me its either do it right or dont do it at all.. ive had 6 grows without good lights.. and nothing compared to my hps flower..
this is the never ending cfl versus hid argument
for micro grows, cfls can be a good fit, not all of us want a 1000w hps setup - 2 pound grows?
that's way beyond my needs, and smaller grows are much safer in my non MMJ state
cfls have a niche, they're great for small grows, which is what some of us want
