cfl vs yield

[letsburn06]

When you use cfls do you get very much of a yield or is it pretty crappy.Im upgrading to a 250 watt hps soon but right now i got one plant flowering under cfl's and it doesnt look like there is much there.So if any of you have grown wit cfl's wats the average yield?And what will it be around with my new 250 Watt hps?

letsburn06 Reviewed by letsburn06 on 02-12-2007. cfl vs yield When you use cfls do you get very much of a yield or is it pretty crappy.Im upgrading to a 250 watt hps soon but right now i got one plant flowering under cfl's and it doesnt look like there is much there.So if any of you have grown wit cfl's wats the average yield?And what will it be around with my new 250 Watt hps? Rating: 5

[meloncoly]

depends on the strain/how long you vegetate but in general hps/mh will produce more lumens and therefore more yield. However cfls can be very good for the entire vegetive stage as the lights can be as close as 2-3 inches away.

[letsburn06]

Well my plants that im flowering now with cfl's were in veg stage for 2 1/2 months....there a little over 2 ft tall and the starin is northern lights but it looks like there is @@@@ there for buds.

[pastor420]

How long has it been flowering?

[letsburn06]

Almost 4 weeks now...they look like popcorn sized buds.

[kindprincess]

you still have a month/month and a half till harvest sweetie... don't worry, just keep on keepin on (and feeding )

kp

[letsburn06]

Well how much do you hink I wil get from this plant with the cfl's and also i was wondering if anyone could show me or tell me how to build my own hps light to save a bit of money..if not ill prolly just end up buying it anyways.But also when i get my 250 watt hps do i have to havea way to cool it down if its jsut gonna be out in the open room would my normal fan work to cool the room and light down n stuff?kindprincess it would be super helpful if you helped me out on this cuz it sounds like you know what your doing.Thanks

[meloncoly]

pictures of your plants would help. a fan between the light and the plant is fine. just buy an hps, they're fairly cheap anyway.

2 months is a long time to veg, so you should get a decent amount.

[letsburn06]

even with cfl's...it was 2 months for veg but is it gonna be good for flowering and yea im just gonna buy one be easier.

[letsburn06]

well it wouldnt upload my pics again so my pics are in this thread.

http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...questions.html