Quote Originally Posted by GreenGrinch
Can I use six 30watt Full Spectrum Daylight 5900K CFL lights in about a 3X3 area for both veg and to flower? I just bought these off ebay and could anybody take a guess at how many lumens per light that is? the listing never said but I figured six of these should be good.
You should've asked before you purchased them dude...

CFLs can work great for small 1-2 plant grows. But that's only providing that all the other elements and variables in the environment are damn near perfect. One of those elements, which is possibly THE most important of them, is light spectrum.

Some thoughts on light spectrum --> http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-li...t-subject.html

And in my opinion, short answer to your question is yes, you can grow a plant with the 6 30watters.

Reality is it won't do well unless you have the PERFECT variable conditions. Chances of that are unlikely.

And your plants flowering cycle will suffer substancially without the proper light specs.

You can try it and see how well you can do and then brag to us or you could wait a little while and get 6 more on the cool end of the spectrum. (I'de recommend HPS but I think it's too late for that at this point.)

That's the only way I see it...