Gen Purpose CFL for Vegging

In first week of vegging from seeds, and in my current setup I am using 8 27W 6500K CFL's. I also have a single 42W Gen Purpose (I assume to be 2700K), but it is not being used.

Should I go ahead and throw the 2700K in now, or will it only be a waste of electricity due to the lack of that spectrum's need at this stage.

The 6500 K would be better for vegging.

I am using the 6500's for vegging, but I have a 2700K that is just collecting dust, so should I throw it in the setup, or will it be of no use at this early stage?

trdmlc said:

Should I go ahead and throw the 2700K in now, or will it only be a waste of electricity due to the lack of that spectrum's need at this stage.

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go ahead it will work fine. I don't know about that "general" one though could be 4100 K and they're no good.

CFLs are spectrum specific i believe that the 4100k is suitable for "feeding". I forgot what exactally that meant to a plant but it may be useful

diemdepyro said:

CFLs are spectrum specific i believe that the 4100k is suitable for "feeding". I forgot what exactally that meant to a plant but it may be useful

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4100k is suitable for "doing nothing"

Well 4100K 55w cfl's did fine for this guy on ICMAG and he did one plant in a rubbermaid garbage can and yielded 5oz's of some nice looking bud and I was talking shit at first like thats the wrong spectrum pal but a lot of 4100K cfl's actually have some red in them and enough blue to use all the way through... But I use 6500K for veg and 2700K for flowering.

Does anyone know for sure what the color temp is for the 42W General Purpose GE bulbs? I got it at Walmart, but the box doesn't say.

Here is a link to the bulb...

http://www.onebillionbulbs.com/cfl-bulbs/FLE42HLX/2/XL-Spiral/1585/US

Does anyone know for sure what the color temp is for the 42W General Purpose GE bulbs? I got it at Walmart, but the box doesn't say.

Here is a link to the bulb...

http://www.onebillionbulbs.com/cfl-bulbs/FLE42HLX/2/XL-Spiral/1585/US

trdmlc said:

Does anyone know for sure what the color temp is for the 42W General Purpose GE bulbs? I got it at Walmart, but the box doesn't say.

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googling that number I came up with 2700 K (Warm White)

frmrboi said:

googling that number I came up with 2700 K (Warm White)

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Thanks...that's what I thought.

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Warm is ok to add in I'm just using cool whites right now on my vegging herb plants and a cool and a warm on my tomato plant.