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yeah i figured lighting was my problem as well, I figured why would they make grow lights if you could just use regular lights, this is only temporary though since I will be moving them outside. I will take a look for some of of those spiral light im pretty sure we have some.
sorry for the double post but my edit time ran out, i got a energy saver bulb(the spiral ones) and its 40 watts, im not to sure what CFLs are but i think they will be fine, when its just me and my mom home i put them in the window sill so there getting a mix of artificial and natural light.
yeah any type of energy bulb is a cfl m8
cfl means compact flourecent light
cheers
transplanting:
The soil in the pot from which you will transplant should be fairly dry, but not dusty. The soil to which you transplant should be moist, but not soggy.
Take the container the plant is currently in -- or one exactly the same, and size a hole in the larger pot exactly the same size. I dig out most of the hole with a tablespoon and sort of push the pot into it to finish sizing the hole.
Put your hand over the top of the little pot, letting the plant stick out between two fingers.
Turn the pot over. If a LOT of loose soil falls into your hand it's too dry. Turn it back over, water, and wait till tomorrow. If only a little or no soil falls, it's about right.
Tap the bottom of the pot. The plant and all its soil should fall neatly into your hand. If it doesn't. gently press the sides of the pot (if plastic or other pressable material) to loosen it.
With the plant upside down in your hand and the pot gone, check the roots. You should have a nice root ball there. If you don't, you either have not left it in the little pot long enough, or you have a root problem. The root ball should be holding the dirt in a big lump and should show threads and tendrils copiously.
Assuming the roots look ok, gently slip the root ball and dirt into the hole you made in the bigger pot. It should be an almost perfect fit, ideally recessed a little (up to .5-inch) in the hole you made.
Gently, from a few inches away from the filled hole, push dirt around the root ball to firm things up. Don't worry about messing up the root ball. Breaking it up slightly is a good thing. It helps oxygen get to the roots and also "unbinds" the roots from their ball so they start growing faster.
Water the heck out of it until water starts dripping out the bottom of the big pot. Follow that with a very light dose of nute-laced water.
Put it under your regular grow light and don't water it again till it seems kinda dry. I wait till the lower leaves wilt. They'll bounce back within minutes of adding water.