Dang it when are folks going to learn that if you want to grow a flipping weed you need to give it sunlight and radiant heat? You don't get radiant heat from CFL. CFL breeds weak stems and scrawny plants.

HID gives both. Maybe someone needs to breed specific plants to grow teensy under CFL's. I use fluorescent lighting.....for my clone tray and my seedling tray, because it is not too much until they harden off. I change my $100 vegetation bulb every 3 months to prevent stretchy vegetative growth.

You get what you pay for. Been there, done that. I feel you spend even more on CFL's in bulbs and amperage to get the same result with one convenient light fixture.

Don't mis-understand me, there are applications, I am not condemming, just not a fan of CFL for growth or flower.

Yes, get that seedling 1-2inches from the bulb and don't over water it.