harris hawk
Well-Known Member
CFL's work great for "side-lighting" really improves total yields
You're correct, I've got 400 watts of bulb's on my grow.so basically you want so many fucking cfls that you realize you just spent enough money on cfls that you could have had a 600hps and had 4x the useful light as you have now.
This is my first grow, I'm using cfl in a 2x2x4 grow tent. I've done everything wrong, root root, nut burn, and heat stress. I've got all those problems solved. The only other thing has been light distance. Thank you for clearing that up.I can not emphasize enough the importance for LIGHT proximity to the PLANT.
IF You want a big harvest using CFLS.. there should be a CFL within 1 inch of EVERY piece of exterior foliage of the plant!!
do you understand!!!!
iloveyou
CANNABIS grows FAST.... you will need to adjust the lights or adjust the plant daily.
I have my cfls about 4 inches and doing well, seem to be getting heat stressI can not emphasize enough the importance for LIGHT proximity to the PLANT.
IF You want a big harvest using CFLS.. there should be a CFL within 1 inch of EVERY piece of exterior foliage of the plant!!
do you understand!!!!
iloveyou
CANNABIS grows FAST.... you will need to adjust the lights or adjust the plant daily.
raise them up a couple of inches, cfl is basically a ball lighting, make sure a fan is going across the tops between the bulb and plant, that should take care of that heat stress, need to keep air moving with heat, move cooler air in as the heated air goes away...I have my cfls about 4 inches and doing well, seem to be getting heat stress
for someone who doesn't have much money and wants to start growing, cfls are ok to go with, in time as cfls go away from the stores and such, move over to led bulbs.Someone should unsticky all the fluoro threads.
Hasn't anyone wondered why this garbage technology still has it's own section while leds are in the "and other" section?
Make this the "other" section. Noobs shouldn't be pointed toward CFL anymore....
What type of LED's are you using?for someone who doesn't have much money and wants to start growing, cfls are ok to go with, in time as cfls go away from the stores and such, move over to led bulbs.
my setup cost me less than 80 bucks to build, and i've done many grows with them
how many do you use for side lighting?CFL's work great for "side-lighting" really improves total yields
techincally it depends on the plant's height.....i like to put mine in the along side about the middle of a plant, i use cfl's as a ball light......how many do you use for side lighting?
it's all a part of learning mate........This is my first grow, I'm using cfl in a 2x2x4 grow tent. I've done everything wrong, root root, nut burn, and heat stress. I've got all those problems solved. The only other thing has been light distance. Thank you for clearing that up.
not bad dude, looks healthy.....might wanna take those diffusers off those led bulbs though....it will increase the intensity of the lightCan someone give me some advice here how am i doing i have grown 6 plants before with no care and was able to get 1oz EACH now i am have really gotten serious and been taking GOOD care how is my plant doing any suggestions 25 days since it popped out of the ground do i need more lighting going to veg for another 2 weeks i think not sure if i should flower NOW or not...HELP Please
actually u can use these, just take the diffusers off of them for better lighting.....View attachment 4113714
you can get them in 5k and also 3K, 5k for veg the 3k for flowering.....
cool try them when you flip for flowering if they are 3k, you would be surprised.....now I wanna try this haha I have a shit load of those100w leds. I think there 3k too
Hasn't anyone wondered why this garbage technology still has it's own section while leds are in the "and other" section?
Make this the "other" section. Noobs shouldn't be pointed toward CFL anymore....
What kind of led? N how much are they? How is your grow going?[/QUOTE]The "garbage technology" is still working for this noob.. and it will work for this noob until they burn out and I upgrade.... will post pics here awhile after my flip to flower