What light would be better to use for budding

Jonm703

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Hello roll it up I just have a questions about the lighting I have 2 bulbs I'm pretty sure one is Florescent and the other is cfl both look the same really. For this grow I'm trying to keep my plant on the smaller side as my last grow didn't go so good as I used such a big pot and little lighting same lamp in pic. However this time I'm more prepared i just want to know if you guys can tell me which light bulb is which. In the pics which is very hard to tell one of my bulbs gives a very bright white light I'd say and the other gives out more of a yellowish light. My last grow I did it the whole way through with the bright white one and it never budded so this go around you guys think I should use the more yellowish bulb to flower this go around? Or you think one of the bulbs is just running out of power?
 

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Jonm703

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Damn sorry in the pics you can't tell which light is which but I'm assuming its a safe bet that I should use the more yellowish light for the budding? Any replies thanks a lot guys!
 

fir3dragon

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They both I bet are cfl. If they are spiral them yes, they both are cfl which means compact flourscent. The white is 6500k the yellow is 2700k spectrum. The 6500k is good for veg, 2700k is for flowering.
 

RedCarpetMatches

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that cfl is for babies. its going to have to be within inches away to be remotely effective. its good to use 6500k and 2700k for veg. google a kelvin spectrum chart. mostly 6500k (blue) for veg and mostly 2700k (red) for flowering. you want to have around 50 ACTUAL watts per square foot. get enough blue light and keep them close to prevent stretch. good luck on your wonderful journey!
 

mr2shim

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CFL = compact fluorescent lamp

RedCarpet said it right. 6700k for veg, 2700k for flower K = kelvin. It's a color temperature.
 

Illegal Wonder

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I'm gonna go a head and say it... You need to invest a little bit of cash and do a ton of reading. If you're going CFL you either need a couple bigger lights or many many more of the same. Starting up isn't cheap but if you're going to do it do it well...
 
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