So basically, what I need for a successful (As in comparable to the harvest of plants grown under HPS or MH) CFL grow is lots of lights in lots of places, right? Whereas, if I got a HPS or MH lamp, I'd need just a couple over the plants?

EDIT: Also, if one were to use a 6500k lamp for vegetation, would it be harmful to use a 3000k lamp at the same time to supplement the first?

should i do any color mixtures during flowering? right now i got 4 2700k cfl's with 2 6500k's over mine?

yea man,im in your crew,having to use cfl,because am growing in a cuboard and hps will give out to much heat,,as i do have 600w hps and the would have been to hot.i have a air vent coming in from outside and a airhole in ceiling going to loft,4 nycd going,only thing is i have been budding for 10 weeks and the last 2 weeks been flushing and still not ready,the trits are not showing amber yet and still 50/50 with brown and white pistons.am wondering is that normal with cfl lights,does it take longer.

how much actual wattage is need for each plant

from what i hear u wanna do 1 watt for every gram you want. so pretty much if you have a few decent sized plants and you wanna get the most out of them im guessing you would want like 250 or 400w light. or just a ton of cfl's.

I am wondering the same thing. would it be better to use a combination of the lights throughout the whole grow cycle

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This tutorial helped me a lot, and made me decide to use CFL's for my first grow. Thanks a lot!

great thread! rather than using MH for veg, could i use CFL and then HPS lights?
Thanks!

Yup, thats what I do!

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Interesting stuff. My grow space has 130 watt of 6500 k and 270 in the 2700k spectrum. My space is about four square feet with 400 watts.....so I am pleased with the fact that while this makes some heat and I have good airflow ....I can simply remove some lighting until the space holds the temp I want (78 degrees). If using HPS, you cant remove your only light source when heat issues arise. Lots of tubes going every which way to get proper ventilation kind of makes stealth a bit of a pipe dream. This way you can make your light fit your space and control the heat. All trial and error on my part but so far the results of my "work in progress" is making a monster plant in good health. I may pull out one 65 watt 6500 K and put in another 42 watt etc. until I feel the buds are getting the spectrum they need at a temperature that wont stress the girls out.