cfl's for flowering

[damoose22]

this si my first grow and i have 4 plants.would using 23 watt soft white cfl bulbs work good for flowering.oh and i have a fluro tube in their to.are cfl bulbs supposed to get hot because mine are getting a little warm.last but not least i just had a sprout of pot plant come up out of store bought soil and i didnt put it their.kind of freaked me out at first then i was like cool another plant

[dexorated]

yes cfls can get warm, especially at the bottom part. Keep your plants about an inch away, and no more than 2 inches. The 23 watt bulbs will work, but for flower you will need 100 - 150 watts total of cfl power for each plant. Make sure to have good air circulation and you shouldn't have problem with heat. Probably 2 - 3 fans depending on their size.

[damoose22]

i had the bulbs about 3 1/2 inches away and the ends of the leafs started to burn.so what im saying is how if their supposed to be kept no less than two inches from the plant

[Anony]

Are the top leaves burning next to the light? Or is it the lower leaves? Id be surprised to hear CFL's are burning unless your temps are high and humidity is low.

[dexorated]

do you have pics of your setup and are there any fans in there?

[damoose22]

first of all all the laves started to burn and second of all no no pics because i spent most of my money on the setup

[damoose22]

soory i ment to say i cant afford a digi