Ok, so i bought 4 23w CFL's from Rona a few weeks ago and its 4100K, i read in the grow faq, that it can be used as a "supplemental" light to a light with 3000k, my plants have grown for jack shit basicly its been about two weeks and two are about an inch tall

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More info would be helpful. How many plants are you trying to grow with these lights? The 2 week period you're talking about, is that 2 weeks from when they plants appeared above the soil, since you planted seeds or what?

I find the 6500k work the best for vegging.

Hank.

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its four cfl's with only two plants in there, it's been two weeks since they have appeared above the soil, and they arent looking too good, like they have a defficiency now, but they didnt always look that way

what type of store did you get yours from?


my seedlings right now look somewhat like this guy's
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except mine are lookin a bad colour

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I got mine at Lowes.

Hank.

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you can get them online on ebay in three packs or whatever for dirt cheap. if you're using a regular light socket, why not just go for the 42W? they put out quite a bit more light - the 23W are just kinda pathetic. The larger bulbs, 125W for example, put out even more, but are much more expensive and larger. The 42W are the sweet spot, IMO, and you can just throw half a dozen of those bad boys in there.

That said, your growth is not unreasonable, but it sounds like you have some nutrient issues to deal with before blaming the light too much for the slow growth. Are you using pre-nuted soil?

my soil is .1-.1-.1 so you tell me if this is the problem

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how close are your lights to the plants? if your plants are that small, it is unlikely that you are developing a nutrient deficiency (assuming you didn't add supplemental nutrients). i would guess that the lights are too close, or you are over/underwatering.

i dont believe it's the watering, my lights are like 9" away because thats as close as i can get them secured. im gonna try seeding 4 more seeds in the same soil, but i tried to take out as much fert as possible. i think the light intesity is slowing growth, but i dont know what to do

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