I used cfls also and yes they penerate like an old man does. I removed the lower leaves at the bottom of the plant, kind of like lollipoping. I did this knowing that the bud at the bottom wouldnt grow because the cfls so bad. I just cut into leaves to make light go through to the buds. Its fine to cut parts of a leaf of as long as you do it with a sharp pare of scissors.

peace CHARBUD:rastasmoke: