confusion over cfl positioning

[jkeabs]

Hi guys :thumbsup:
hi think uv got them mixed up abit, u need mainly 6400k daylight for vegging and the warms for the flower. to remember i just think of warmth=happy and buds=even happier,lol.:rastasmoke:
goodluck

P.s if poss try and enclose a corner to grow in so the light isnt lost, looks big area for 1 plant

[jarrod]

hya again i went to see my local hydro shop to basically pick their brains!i was told whatever ive read growing pot with cfls is a waste of time and money-
i mite get somethinbg smokable but very little and poor potentcy and to invest in a decent 600w hp lamp-he sed i had to decide whether i was playing or serious about gettin a worthwhile result-i was quite taken aback 2 b honest
so now im back 2 square 1(i was kinda hoping the cfls would b ok)
i dont mind saving up for said lamp but is he bullshitting me to get me to buy from him or what?is there anyone in the uk using a 600w lamp set up that could tell me how much its goin to cost me in elec per mnth to run pls?
or should i persevere with the cfls till say after xmas and see what my plant looks like?
thanks again u must all b gettin bored with my continual whining sorry

[GoldenGraham84]

HPS is a better light, no question. CFLs do just fine in a pinch and i averaged about 1/2 oz per plant using 12 CFLs. I will be growing four plants next time around for 2oz from CFLs. Trust me, its potent. I'd get a feel for growing with CFLs then move on to HPS in the future.

[justanotherbozo]

hya again i went to see my local hydro shop to basically pick their brains!i was told whatever ive read growing pot with cfls is a waste of time and money-
i mite get somethinbg smokable but very little and poor potentcy and to invest in a decent 600w hp lamp-he sed i had to decide whether i was playing or serious about gettin a worthwhile result-i was quite taken aback 2 b honest
so now im back 2 square 1(i was kinda hoping the cfls would b ok)
i dont mind saving up for said lamp but is he bullshitting me to get me to buy from him or what?is there anyone in the uk using a 600w lamp set up that could tell me how much its goin to cost me in elec per mnth to run pls?
or should i persevere with the cfls till say after xmas and see what my plant looks like?
thanks again u must all b gettin bored with my continual whining sorry

don't listen to his bullshit man! he just want's to sell you a light.

the real question you need to ask yourself is whether you're growing
for personal use or are you trying to make money.

if you are trying to make money then he is right and you should
break down and buy the HPS.

if you're just feeding your head then CFL's are more than adequite.
(i'm averaging about 2.5 oz's per month in my own little CFL SOG)

scroll back up a bit and take another look at that bud pic i posted,
that was grown with nothing but CFL's.

heres a link to a thread by the micro-grow master, go check out what he
is doing with CFL's, then go talk to your hydro guy, lol.

***DrBud Takes CFL SOG to the Next Level***

btw, did you go through my garden to see what i'm doing with CFL's?

oh yeah, jkeabs is right, you have the spectrums backwards, you want
mostly blue or 'cool' light during veg and mostly red or 'warm' light during
flower.

[LuciferN]

hya again i went to see my local hydro shop to basically pick their brains!i was told whatever ive read growing pot with cfls is a waste of time and money-

thanks again u must all b gettin bored with my continual whining sorry

don't listen to his bullshit man! he just want's to sell you a light.

Jarrod you already broken the golden law; don't talk about it !! Be really careful, I'm quite sure you don't want the police to drop by your place, if you buy from a hydro shop ALWAYS pay cash and don't leave any informations.

As justanotherbozo said it's bullshit, I've been around for a while and there is a lot of great grow with CFL.

To begin it's perfect, because an HPS and/or MH light will need you to really work harder on the air exchange systems, some little fans won't do! If you really think about going that way make a list of what you need and give yourself a budget or else you might me soon overwhelmed by the cost:
Ballast, light, fan, timers, dirt, nutriments, etc... Advise plan the thing !

There a lot of informations on the board try to look around and read, still I'll try to be around if you don't find what you need.

[justanotherbozo]

Jarrod you already broken the golden law; don't talk about it !! Be really careful, I'm quite sure you don't want the police to drop by your place, if you buy from a hydro shop ALWAYS pay cash and don't leave any informations.

As justanotherbozo said it's bullshit, I've been around for a while and there is a lot of great grow with CFL.

To begin it's perfect, because an HPS and/or MH light will need you to really work harder on the air exchange systems, some little fans won't do! If you really think about going that way make a list of what you need and give yourself a budget or else you might me soon overwhelmed by the cost:
Ballast, light, fan, timers, dirt, nutriments, etc... Advise plan the thing !

There a lot of informations on the board try to look around and read, still I'll try to be around if you don't find what you need.

thanks for the props man.

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[LuciferN]

thanks for the props man.

hope you don't mind but i figured you might like a cleaner look in your
signature so i did the code for you, just paste this code over the sentences
that contain your current shortcuts then, just delete the underscores in
both the shortcuts. there are 4 underscores in each.

[URL=_http://_boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/164410-2nd-grow-new-setup.html#post1931798_]This is my new dream[_/URL]

[URL=_http://_boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/159229-spare-room-closet-start.html#post1902578_]My old dream[_/URL]

this is what it will look like the way i set it up. if you want them side by side,
like mine, just paste the code in with only a comma and a space between them.

This is my new dream
My old dream

hope you like the color, lol

edit: actually, the code for the color isn't there, hopefully, you'll
be able to figure out how to change the color.

Thanks man, I actually have no problem with HTML, I don't even know why I didn't do this myself ! :P

[jarrod]

i just looked at the dr bud link u sent me
absolutely amazing or what!!that hydro bloke was well trying to blag my head!
im goin to my local sainsburys to get some more daylight bulbs
i think they only do 18w daylight cfls-ive got 1 now how many more do you think i should get for 1 plant in a small cupboard?
thanks for all your help i would lost without friendly knowledgeable people like yourself

[jarrod]

ta for that mate ill try and sort it later im not very computer savvy!
after me almost killing my plant last nite ive gone and got 2 more daylight cfls making it 3 cool and 1 warm do you think thats enuf for 1 plant?also ive got new good quality compost with perlite-do you think i should perhaps start again-or re pot into the new medium-or leave it alone?ta lucifer

[justanotherbozo]

you're welcome for DrBud's link, that guy is amazing. i know it's kinda long
but, if you take the time to read through his threads, just read what he says,
ignore everyone else, you will learn a lot. for example his soil mix.

i mention that 'cause you say you got some compost and perlite.

i would say yes, mix up some new soil with the compost and perlite mixed
in, then repot into a 1 gallon pot, when you do the re-pot, bury the plant
deep enough to cover the bottom 3 or 4 inches of the stem.

you shouldn't do that for an older plant but with a young plant like yours,
you should be fine.

and 2 cools and 1 warm will be fine for now. here, take a look at one of my
light fixtures. it's a 4 bulb bathroom fixture i got at a local discount builders
supply house for under $5.00 and the splitters cost $1.50 each for a total
of just under $12.00 total.