CFL's

[BobBong]

So.. there's alot of pro's and con's about CFL's. Alot of people think that if you have a 150w CFL that only pulls 45w you're only getting.. 45watts. This is wrong.... YES it only uses 45watts.. so in reality it IS just a 45watt CFL. But CFL's are designed to put out more energy than they pull. So your 45watt CFL will give you close to 150watts of Incandescent lighting without the heat.
Over time, they'll degrade. losing the light intensity until eventually the bulb just burns out.
Incandescents can be used for growing...the problem is the heat, and the light spectrum.. it's hard to find an incandescent that is "cool white" or puts out 5000k+.. with sufficient wattage.

I've used these CFL's for my past 3 grows. using even.. 3 of my original bulbs. I've had great success.

You don't need these massive Growing CFL's that pull 125watts..although they are nice.. and obviously you'll do well with them. it can be overkill for someone who's just trying to get 1 plant off the ground. As those bulbs can run fairly pricey.

I found a nice link to CFL info, also there is some LED lighting info at the bottom, although not very informative for growing.
CFL

What are some con's about CFL's?
They're pretty weak in comparison to HID,HPS and MH lighting..But those types of lighting aren't necessarily needed to grow properly. Ideal? maybe.. but not needed.

For those of you with limited space, limited money, limited..anything..but still feel the urge to grow your greenthumb.

CFL's might be the way to go...

Cheers guys,
Hope this helps some of you.

Bob.

P.S. Each bulb cost approx. 14$ Canadian. and about 3$ for the light socket.

BobBong Reviewed by BobBong on 10-12-2005. CFL's So.. there's alot of pro's and con's about CFL's. Alot of people think that if you have a 150w CFL that only pulls 45w you're only getting.. 45watts. This is wrong.... YES it only uses 45watts.. so in reality it IS just a 45watt CFL. But CFL's are designed to put out more energy than they pull. So your 45watt CFL will give you close to 150watts of Incandescent lighting without the heat. Over time, they'll degrade. losing the light intensity until eventually the bulb just burns out. Rating: 5

[Garden Knowm]

NICE bob... what happened to the meat??.. I mean dead cow?

Good job.. I think your plants are very impressive for your set up and I hope you won't mind me using your pics in my next book/dvd ? : )


I would love to get high res copies of your pics..

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very very nice... simple baby ...simple

i love you

[BobBong]

You mean the doggie steak? hahah he's still kickin around.. It was good steak

I'd be happy to provide some pics for you man...infact, i can post some nice pics i've gotten over the last 9 months

[BobBong]

Pic Post#1.

All Done via CFL.

[BobBong]

Pic Post #2

[Garden Knowm]

I think it is so great for new growers to see how easy it is to grow.. how inexpensive a set up can be... CFL growing provides a great introductory to growing.. there will be obstacles.. ph issues.. nut deficiencies or burns.. etc.. and overcoming these obstacles is what LEARNING is all about..

cfls require less spac, less airflow, less money... etc

all the "problems" big growers have with out the pressure ....

and then when they graduate fromcfl growing they can use the cfl set up for CLONES!

thanks
tatto, old guy, meat guy.. bob

[BobBong]

Hmm... a few more?

[BobBong]

I think it is so great for new growers to see how easy it is to grow.. how inexpensive a set up can be... CFL growing provides a great introductory to growing.. there will be obstacles.. ph issues.. nut deficiencies or burns.. etc.. and overcoming these obstacles is what LEARNING is all about..

cfls require less spac, less airflow, less money... etc

all the "problems" big growers have with out the pressure ....

and then when they graduate fromcfl growing they can use the cfl set up for CLONES!

thanks
tatto, old guy, meat guy.. bob

Thanks man i totally agree! i'm so glad i started with CFL's because it gave me the chance to learn about other things..while still having a properly gorwing plant. Alot of people don't get past the first few weeks.. let alone get to run into Ph issues and nute lockouts.

The lighting portion of growing .. is only the beginning.

[Completely Stoned]

bob, on pic post #3 on the last pic of your empty grow room, is that a regular light bulb at the top? If so, whats it for?

[Completely Stoned]

And, I guess it's in most of your pictures too. What's that for man? For some Red Spectrum?