Question about lights

I have never grown before so dont know much about how to do it right.. im growing outside all day for about 12 hours but they just raised above the dirt today and i read they need 18 hours a day of light.. im going to buy some lights by the end of this month but i dont have the money right now.. i was wondering if u can use any fluorescent or does it have to be a specific grow light? i also have a 500watt shop light i dont wana sound like a dumbass but i dont know so i asked would any of these lights work till i can get enough money for some good ones?

18/6 is more of an indoor ideal light pattern.fleuresents do work yes, im not too usre on the shop light as im reasonably new to growing myself. is is defo best to get them indoors soon as the frost is coming, i would just get the best lights u can at the moment and hope . cfls are good and cheap.hope i help somehow.

So just any fluorescent it dosent have to be a specific fluorescent? like a grow light or somthing i live in florida too so i dont have to worry about fost atleast for right now so i still have till about december to put them out.. but i just wanted to see if theres any way to help them with what i have right now

basically yeah. from what ive found out the last couple months ive been trying cfl. it will work temp but eventually your gonna need a light with a higher k level or coolor of light. read this link to get a better understanding of how the flourencents work. but ask back and ill be glad to answer w/e i can.

GROWFAQ

https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/107992-tutorial-growing-cfls.html

read this one too. will give you plenty of info.

Ya ill be getting some better cfls prob next week or so but for right now just trying to use what i have.. one other thing i wanted to ask is it alrite to be bringing plants in from being outside in the sun all day and transfering it to a inside light?

You can use your shop Flouros if you want, you have to Veg indoors with 6500K color temp, then switch to 3000K or lower color temp for Flower.
Yields are clearly better with HID for bloom especially. I have shop flouros for Veg, and I just ordered a 600W HPS kit for Flower. While I am new I've been lurkin here for months and basically that's about the only affordable way to go. my 600w kit is just over $300 shipped with Digital Ballast and MH bulb for grow. I could have bought a 1000W for just a bit more but I don't need it and the electric bill doesn't either Oh yeah lighting a 8X2 grow area. the CFL crew has great results read there posts man!

yeah as long as your just in veg ans its getting atleast 18 hrs. thats should be the only reason it comes in. if u have close to 18/6 in natural day light. if not bring it in for the 18 hrs