Can you grow really good tweeds with CFL's?

OriginalGangstaKush

OriginalGangstaKush

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I have been told to buy a HPS if i want good yields and better buds, but personally for the size of setup i will be having i would prefer a cfl for the ease of use they provide. Have seen many available and was thinking about buying 1 big 250w cfl light (red or blue spectrum) with a reflector. Would this be adequate to grow 1 or 2 plants under and get a decent yield and a nice smoke? Or does it produce bad weed and am i better off with a hps set up? I have also seen some other ones, there is a reflector i could buy with 4 125w cfl's in a reflector, and you can mix the bulb colours. is it better to have 1 or 2 250w bulbs or 4 125w bulbs? If anyone has any advice, info or pics of buds they have grown under cfl that would be great.

OG KUSH
 
I use CFL's to get them to flowering then I blast them with 3000 watt HPS
 
Im doing a much more (broke set up) I followed a guy thru a 64 watt of cfl set up grow 19 grams off one plant and it WAS dense And frostyy.

But all in all HPS/MH is more effective if you can afford it.
 
Both are sufficient for growing around 2 plants. You'll do a lot better with HPS. But you can grow some great weed with CFLs. My avatar is some bud grown off of much less CFL light than you plan to get.
 
You'll need more watts of cfl compared to watts of hps, hps is more effecient. If your going to be using 250-400w you might as well get the hps. a 250w hps sounds about perfect for what you want to do, dont waste your money on a bunch of those cfls bro, i made that mistake myself when i started.they are ok to veg with and they will do ok if you use alot for flowering but they just cant compare with the hps lighting. get some cheap cfls for vegging. you dont want just one big one, you want more small ones so you can position them all over the place. they will also be cheaper than if you got just a couple big ones.
 
darkdestruction420 said:
You'll need more watts of cfl compared to watts of hps, hps is more effecient. If your going to be using 250-400w you might as well get the hps. a 250w hps sounds about perfect for what you want to do, dont waste your money on a bunch of those cfls bro, i made that mistake myself when i started.they are ok to veg with and they will do ok if you use alot for flowering but they just cant compare with the hps lighting. get some cheap cfls for vegging. you dont want just one big one, you want more small ones so you can position them all over the place. they will also be cheaper than if you got just a couple big ones.
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Right you are but, ballast for a 150w hps and the bulb is altogether what, 65 bucks plus? my 154 watt cfl(equivalent to approx 150 watt of HPS) not true grow has costed me 21 dollars and a few pennies and im going to produce enough "for myself"

Keep in mind CFLs are EVERYWHERE. and i dont expect anyone to steal them but ask a friend if they have some bulbs, look in you mom's closet, look around for some sockets and boom.Potential Free Marijuana.
and as the plant gets bigger continue to add some bulbs if you can. Its what i did.

People think some light photons penetrate more than other light photons? not true. Watts are watts but its less watts so you have to have the light closer.(common CFL grower mistake)
 
how many lumens do your 150w of cfls put out though? I've got 10 40w 2700 lumen a piece cfls, thats 27,000 lumens. My 400w hps puts out 55,000 lumens.
 
Seeing that they are all 27k thats not much?

im pulling out about 14k lumes on one plant with and all 27 K

Lets say i mixed them with 65k bulbs, i would pull an easy 20k lumens. for less than 20 bucks and some searching around.
Im not saying CFL's are better for growing because, the fact is, it isnt.

Its only easier on a budget.
 
im still struggling to believe you can grow good shit with cfl's maybe if i get a big 250w cfl and a bunch of 20-50 watt bulbs for the lower leaves etc, thanks for the advice
 
I yielded over 6 ounces on 4 plants from CFL's. 12/12 from seed in 12 weeks. The smoke is out of this world good. CFL's can do alot!!!
 
I use t5's, 2ft 8 bulb. I does great, but yields less and cost more than 400 w hps. I didn't want the heat in my closet, I just hang that bad boy fro the closet rack no venting just a small fan that's it. I'm not selling just personal smoke with no fuss.
 
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