Help with Flower Stage

BackToBasics

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #1

I'm using a CFL grow in my box, and i was wondering do plants like a "redish" light to flower or a more blue light? Please Help

 

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growingforfun

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #2

flowering plants like red light

 

BackToBasics

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #3

growingforfun said:

flowering plants like red light

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Thank you very much!!! Your a Big Help

 

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S.O.G.

Active Member

• Jul 10, 2010

• #4

bluish spectrum around 6700k is best for vegging...and a redish orange that imitates the fall sun is around 2800k best for flowering..switch spectrums from blue to red and 12/12 when ur ready to start flowering

 

skunkushybrid01

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #5

use the CFL's with the most power all the way through. plants prefer blue anyway.

Only reason blue is bad for HID is bulb life and more heat than HPS.... but the blue light from CFL will be far more beneficial than the red CFL no matter the stage of growth. a photon is a photon, a blue photon is more potent than a red one. CFL's are not very good for flower, so better off using the more powerful blue bulbs all the way through.

 

mouthmeetsoap

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #6

I agree with skunkushybrid. You should try smashing like four or five more bulbs in there too.

 

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S.O.G.

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• Jul 10, 2010

• #7

idk..i did a indoor grow with 2800k cfls u loose wattage and lumens but i conpisated with just more bulbs...my buds grew tight and heavy...jus go with HID and b done with it