trying to help a new grower

I stoped growing a couple years back and now go to the dispensory for meds. I never used cfls I used cmh and hps together a new grower is asking me for adv on cfls i do not remember what cfls are for grow and what for flower - can someone help me so i can help the newbe - thanks

Veg 6500. Flower 2700. As many as possible. As close to the plants as possible.

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GrowinDad said:

Veg 6500. Flower 2700. As many as possible. As close to the plants as possible.

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Yep and pretty good harvests can be done with CFLs just make sure you have a bunch. There is no such thing as too much. I use ~650w of CFLs and still think i need more.

Dwezelitsame said:

a new grower is asking me for adv on cfls

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CFLs are being replaced by LED "lightbulbs." Home Depot sells Cree. You only need about 30-40 watts per sq ft. They run much cooler. More lumens per watt. And, a 10 year warranty.

I'm flowering one large plant under Cree LED PAR38 spotlights (and LED "lightbulbs" as sidelight). I'm using just 18-22w/sq ft and it's flowering nicely. I intended to do 30-35w/sq ft, but the plant turned out larger than expected. I chose to stay with the low watts just to see how it would do. It's impressive. I posted photos a week ago here. It's about a week from harvest.

For some ideas how to mount them, see this page.