I'm going to grow with some CFLs when I start my garden. A question to all you CFL growers, how did your plants turn out? Could someone point me in the direction of some CFL Grow Threads? How many CFL's/Plant? I'm doing so b/c it'll be a personal garden with roughly 3 plants. I know I have to use the CFLs in the 2700K and 6000K range. Thanks for the help blades.
I know this doesn't answer your question but there's a 400w hps/mh for 130$ on amazon. I'm using the 600watt from the same company . Did you see this CFL thread? There's some posted cfl plants in there and probably everything you need to know. http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/122824-kamels-cfl-guide.html
You've got the color temps right. Check out that other thread for sure but I have two plants going under a total of four CFLs and they seem to be doing great. I could probably wedge a few more in there but keeping them close helps a lot. In your setup, 6-8 bulbs will do the job. Or, you can try one or two larger CFLs. The trick is to get as much light as possible on them plants! More lumens = more growth.
Link in my sig to my first grow using CFLs. Harvesting today! I had 6 40w CFLs for a single plant. Minimum is roughly 100w for one plant. 50 more watts for each extra plant. So in your case 200w. I would end up doubling that amount during flowering. CFLs are well and good until you realize, "Why didn't I just save up and go HID?"
^ lol, my first cfl build is dispersed through my house now for lighting. The only cfls I use are 14w for cloning. Like BYO said though, 8 bulbs for veg, 16 bulbs for flowering is what I'd use for 3 plants. That get's pricey, and bulbs have to be replaced at least once a year depending on how much they're used. By the time you replace all of them ONCE you'll have spent enough for a 250w HID that will produce the same as 400w of cfl.
[quote name='"Not Sure"']^ lol, my first cfl build is dispersed through my house now for lighting. The only cfls I use are 14w for cloning. Like BYO said though, 8 bulbs for veg, 16 bulbs for flowering is what I'd use for 3 plants. That get's pricey, and bulbs have to be replaced at least once a year depending on how much they're used. By the time you replace all of them ONCE you'll have spent enough for a 250w HID that will produce the same as 400w of cfl.[/quote] Not true at all you can get 2 23 watt 2700k bulbs for a buck at dollar tree super cheap im running like 10 of them and one 42 watt in my setup they work fine for veg too
None of the 5 dollar stores in my area carry cfls, Dollar tree website doesn't have them, nor can I find 23w cfls online that low. 2 for a dollar? You're a lucky guy.
[quote name='"Not Sure"']None of the 5 dollar stores in my area carry cfls, Dollar tree website doesn't have them, nor can I find 23w cfls online that low. 2 for a dollar? You're a lucky guy. [/quote] Yeah damn man that sucks im scared there gunna sell out now i should stock up lol
Thanks a lot guys, I totally forgot about this thread. I finally convinced my girlfriend to let me grow, so it won't be long until I start up my operation