Growing with CFL's HELP!

right now i have 4-26watt cfl's for my grow box. do i need a higher wattage for veggin?
i was told that 26watt is good for flowering not veggin..
can someone help me out!?!

You should change to 2700k for flowering and use 6400k (daylight) during veg.

yeah alright so i need to buy a way higher wattage for veggin is what your sayin

No watts is different then spectrum you use a 2700k bulb of whatever wattage for flowering and a 6500k of whatever wattage for vegging, look on the package and see what the spectrum of the bulb is you or using, some bubs even say on them.

alright. how can i tell what spectrum it is just by looking at the bulb. i guess i have to go buy 4 new of each then. knowing that.

look around the base of the bulb some say what they are like "2700" or "6500" etc

shits gay as hell. it doesnt even say

yo krazzed i started with the same questions as yourself on a cfl grow.... i ended up upgrading to leds. i can stick a lot more wattage in my grow area with almost no heat increase..... in fact i added a few cfl's to my grow box because i was worried it was getting too cold....... i decided after watching my led lights EXPLODE with growth that i wont be going back and will buy even larger led units.

Krazzed said:

shits gay as hell. it doesnt even say

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look at the package then. if its warmwhite cfls, they 2500-2700 K (bloom). if they softwhite , they 5000- ??? maybe 6700 K (vegg)
Watts doesnt matter. its the spectrum (colour) that matters

eh....Watts do matter, but not in the same sense. more watts = brighter = better
but it "has" to be the right kind of light (spectrum)

Is the light spectrum more of a redish orange, or more clear blue?

Krazzed said:

right now i have 4-26watt cfl's for my grow box. do i need a higher wattage for veggin?
i was told that 26watt is good for flowering not veggin..
can someone help me out!?!

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Growing with CFLs - For vegging you need Cool, Bright, or Daylight (high color temperature Bluish - 6500k). For flowering you will need Reading, Soft, or Warm (low color temperature Reddish - 2700K). What are your 26 watts, if they say bright, cool, or daylight you are good for vegging. If they say reading, soft, or warm you will need those for flowering. You can also find the "type" of light you need by checking out the bulb or the packaging and look to see if they are approximately 2700k, or approximately 6500k. The lower number of kevins is for vegging and the higher number of kevins is for flowering. They both come in a range of wattages, if your lights are really bright then you have the right ones for vegging. If they are soft you have lights for flowering. I hope this helps.

this is the best pic i could find that shows the different colors

daylight for veg(usually in a blue pack)

Warm for flowering (usually in a green pack)