Best CFL for Veg

[Never Known]

So basically I want to Veg with a CFL Before I put them under 3-4 600w HPS.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend the Best CFL lights for vegging. Reason I want CFL is as I understand if I keep them close to the light they will not stretch and I don’t want them to stretch as my grow room is 6ft high.

I currently use a Hydroponics CFL Grow Light Spectrum Bulb Red Veg Flower 450w 34000 lumens. Florescent lamp.

any recommendations ?

thanks

 

[Kingkongbud]

23w 6500k in dual light sockets splitter. You can hook a bunch of them. I always use at least 1 per seedling. Once 2 weeks old, definitely at least 2 of them, keep close, 3 inch away

 

[Kingkongbud]

23w 6500k in dual light sockets splitter. You can hook a bunch of them. I always use at least 1 per seedling. Once 2 weeks old, definitely at least 2 of them, keep close, 3 inch away

I started these with leds, but ive had the same results under cfl. Spectrum and intensity are equally important, keep excess heat away, dont let them touch the cfl, if they go from 3 inch to hitting the cfl stretching fast, you need to increase intensity. This is a soft training technique

 

[spek9]

So basically I want to Veg with a CFL Before I put them under 3-4 600w HPS.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend the Best CFL lights for vegging. Reason I want CFL is as I understand if I keep them close to the light they will not stretch and I don’t want them to stretch as my grow room is 6ft high.

I currently use a Hydroponics CFL Grow Light Spectrum Bulb Red Veg Flower 450w 34000 lumens. Florescent lamp.

any recommendations ?

thanks

You've got four 600W HPS lamps? I'd most certainly skip the CFLs, and veg under HPS if you've got no MH bulbs. With one or two small CFLs, it doesn't matter what spectrum they run at... the plants will stretch due to lack of light. They'll stretch far less and grow much less lanky under the HID.

 

[Kingkongbud]

So basically I want to Veg with a CFL Before I put them under 3-4 600w HPS.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend the Best CFL lights for vegging. Reason I want CFL is as I understand if I keep them close to the light they will not stretch and I don’t want them to stretch as my grow room is 6ft high.

I currently use a Hydroponics CFL Grow Light Spectrum Bulb Red Veg Flower 450w 34000 lumens. Florescent lamp.

any recommendations ?

thanks

Heres my king kongs 1 mo veg 1 mo flower, different genetics caused the difference in size same strain

 

[Kingkongbud]

So basically I want to Veg with a CFL Before I put them under 3-4 600w HPS.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend the Best CFL lights for vegging. Reason I want CFL is as I understand if I keep them close to the light they will not stretch and I don’t want them to stretch as my grow room is 6ft high.

I currently use a Hydroponics CFL Grow Light Spectrum Bulb Red Veg Flower 450w 34000 lumens. Florescent lamp.

any recommendations ?

thanks

Hps are less efficient than leds and cfls. Hps you have to keep far away mass heat loss. Cfls and leds you can have the plant almost touch. I use some leds which have a glass dome and can easily touch them. I let the buds grow right to the light, no heat burn but know your lights temperature first!

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Heres my king kongs 1 mo veg 1 mo flower, different genetics caused the difference in size same strain

Those are super stretched out. They're wanting way more light.

 

[spek9]

Heres my king kongs 1 mo veg 1 mo flower, different genetics caused the difference in size same strain

That's a perfect example of stretched and lanky I spoke about when plants are growing with under-powered lighting.

 

[spek9]

Hps are less efficient than leds and cfls. Hps you have to keep far away mass heat loss. Cfls and leds you can have the plant almost touch. I use some leds which have a glass dome and can easily touch them. I let the buds grow right to the light, no heat burn but know your lights temperature first!

Ummm, I run bare bulb in my tents, but if I was to put the glass back in my hood and connected the ventilation back to it, I can have my plants within 3" of my 1000W HPS. Why have the lamps so close though? The whole point is to cover as large an area as you can with the most efficient distribution of light. CFLs and cheap LEDs are useful for seedlings.

Also, lamps that grow lanky plants with airy buds with lower quantities is less efficient. I both heat my grow spaces and grow top quality bud with my lamps. I pay a bit more for electricity, but the results are far better and more reliable.

 

[Never Known]

23w 6500k in dual light sockets splitter. You can hook a bunch of them. I always use at least 1 per seedling. Once 2 weeks old, definitely at least 2 of them, keep close, 3 inch away

hey thanks for the info, do you have a link maybe? I’m trying to keep the plants as short as possible will these lights help with that?

 

[Kingkongbud]

Those are super stretched out. They're wanting way more light.

No, but most people assume. Stretching is far apart branches and bud sights. My tallest is that way because it has more hermie in its genetics. If it was pure Male it'd be even taller now. But its far from male and very manageable. The same amount of light on the 3 exact same plants same conditions proves it is the difference in genetics

 

[spek9]

hey thanks for the info, do you have a link maybe? I’m trying to keep the plants as short as possible will these lights help with that?

Not really, no. CFLs are far too under-powered to keep stretch down. Because they are under powered, they'll actually increase stretch, and cause the plant to have very long internodes (ie. the plant will be lanky).

 

[Kingkongbud]

hey thanks for the info, do you have a link maybe? I’m trying to keep the plants as short as possible will these lights help with that?

You can get them at the local home depot

 

[PadawanWarrior]

hey thanks for the info, do you have a link maybe? I’m trying to keep the plants as short as possible will these lights help with that?

No.

 

[Never Known]

You've got four 600W HPS lamps? I'd most certainly skip the CFLs, and veg under HPS if you've got no MH bulbs. With one or two small CFLs, it doesn't matter what spectrum they run at... the plants will stretch due to lack of light. They'll stretch far less and grow much less lanky under the HID.

Yeah I have the HPS in a separate room though, the seedlings are in a tent so if I use the HPSS inside It gets very hot. So you would suggest a MH or a HID?

 

[Kingkongbud]

Not really, no. CFLs are far too under-powered to keep stretch down. Because they are under powered, they'll actually increase stretch, and cause the plant to have very long internodes (ie. the plant will be lanky).

Lies lies lies or you just dont know so you throw assumptions. Keep a 6500k of 23w cfl 1 to 3 inch from seedling and youll never see stretch. Add more bulbs as plant grows. This is not rocket science

 

[Kingkongbud]

No.

Home depot sell 23w CFL lights in packs of 4

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Yeah I have the HPS in a separate room though, the seedlings are in a tent so if I use the HPSS inside It gets very hot. So you would suggest a MH or a HID?

Or a proper LED, like COBs or quantum boards.

 

[Kingkongbud]

Yeah I have the HPS in a separate room though, the seedlings are in a tent so if I use the HPSS inside It gets very hot. So you would suggest a MH or a HID?

Nope, just cfls and leds combined

 

[Kingkongbud]

No.

Home depot sell the 23w cfls in 4 packs i think someone deleting my comments