DannyGreenEyes
Well-Known Member
I need some help guys, I'm not a new grower, but this the first time I'm doing it alone. And the only grow room I've ever had I inherited. The lights were already there, I just replaced the bulbs when neccessary.
So now I'm getting ready to grow 6 plants and I want to get at least a pound to 1.5 lbs. I'll be topping in a way where you can get 2 or 4 colas per plant which will help. I also want good side coverage so I'm thinking of getting three 250watt light & canopies. One overhead and one on either side once the plants are big enough. I'm not sure if they make 250watt systems so if they don't, then what ever the closest to 250watts would be.
But wait, my confusion deepens. I've never had to change bulbs when I went from veg to flower in the past, but I did some reasearch on CFLs. With CFLs you have to use 5000k to 6500k on the light spectrum (daylight) to veg and 2700k to 3000k to flower if you want good results. This is my first experience with even thinking about the light spectrum for growing. Do the stronger bulbs put out both ends of the light spectrum (red & yellow) equally and at the same time, or has there been some kind of recent discovery that proves it's better to use 2 different lights for veg & flower?
I appreciate any help yo can provide.
So now I'm getting ready to grow 6 plants and I want to get at least a pound to 1.5 lbs. I'll be topping in a way where you can get 2 or 4 colas per plant which will help. I also want good side coverage so I'm thinking of getting three 250watt light & canopies. One overhead and one on either side once the plants are big enough. I'm not sure if they make 250watt systems so if they don't, then what ever the closest to 250watts would be.
But wait, my confusion deepens. I've never had to change bulbs when I went from veg to flower in the past, but I did some reasearch on CFLs. With CFLs you have to use 5000k to 6500k on the light spectrum (daylight) to veg and 2700k to 3000k to flower if you want good results. This is my first experience with even thinking about the light spectrum for growing. Do the stronger bulbs put out both ends of the light spectrum (red & yellow) equally and at the same time, or has there been some kind of recent discovery that proves it's better to use 2 different lights for veg & flower?
I appreciate any help yo can provide.