cfl's are great . but you need a few of them in order to get the girls going...I would get at least 4 and buy some ceramic light receptacles and take a board or piece of plywood and cut it the length of your grow...mark where the receptacles go...
then drill a hole for your wires and feed pigtails through hole...screw receptacles to board...wire them all together with romex...make a chord, screw in bulbs and place over plants...you have 600 watts of cfl lighting
...You need one per plant or 2, but the more the better...I am building one of these and will post a stepbystep when I'm done...hope this helps you out, if not let me know.
keep in mind...the more light=more yield...imho
latewood Reviewed by latewood on . Latewood's 'little guide' to Lighting...No theory, just info! I invite you all to comment and add your $.02 worth, or just learn something. :p This is actually a reply that I made last night on another thread. I thought it might be useful to newer members who are constanly being bombarded with "Grow lamp info" so I am going to post it as a Thread...Perhaps it can be stuck somewhere for reference... :cool: I am building my own lights , now, and will be posting a step by step tutorial of 1000 watt ballast and mogul base w/custom chords. Featuring Rating: 5