Is partial natural sunlight enough?

Hey whats up...So I have only six plants for personal use growing right now. But heres the thing. Im waiting til I get some $ that i'm waiting on to get some new lights. So I've been setting them on my balcony but they only get direct sunlight from about 5:30 til sunset and the rest of the day indirect light. My question...is this enough light for them or should i just wait til i can get them in the closet? Also can anyone tell me exactly what lights to get at lowes? HID are too much for me because i live in an apartment upstairs. I know what fleurecents and cfl'z are but i dont know exactly what ones to get. natural light or cool white or which ones? And should i buy like two 2foot lights for veg and flower room?(2 each room) Thanks for the help, I really don't wana lose these babies especially since I'll be using them for my meds!!

That is not enough light for flowering, although you could probably veg a small plant on your balcony.

Buy as many 2700K CFLS as you can for flowering, and 6000K for vegetative growth.

CFLs work better than fluorescent tubes in most situations.

The closer you can keep the bulbs to the foliage, the better.

I agree With phyzix above. Check out my grow blog to see what i did. here also you could just use some cheap cfls to start. I have pics of my lights and what i did on this link. Get a small electric timer. I found some in the walmart clearance section or at menards.


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