lighting question

i am going to buy some cfls but how do i run 4 at one time? Where can i get a fixture?

Home Depot, for one. You can get something like a bathroom vanity fixture, or you can get a series of clip on lamps. Take a look at what they have to offer and use your imagination. Lots of ways to do this.

i went to lowes but i really dont want to wire anything so i'm probably going to get some clip on lamps for the four cfls . Is it worth it to use cfls while flowering? i'm growing with a walmart grow light right now i'll post pics of my babies soon.

I've seen some very successful "all-CFL" grows here(though most people seem to prefer HID lights). Just remember that you need about 50W of light(actual watts, not equivalent!) per square foot of your grow space. Try and get the highest wattage CFL's you can afford. A 100W bulb goes for around $20-30. Beats having to run 4-5 lesser wattage bulbs for the same output.

where can i get a 100 watt cfl? My space is very small but i know my plants are starving for light. The first plant has been through ALOT. I planted this unknown see a couple months ago outside at work, forgot all about it. I found it one day so i transplanted it and took it home. When it was outside it went through two frosts and now it's been through 3 transplants and is now on 12/12. Its definately a runt.




and the next three aren't very old at all and they have been on 12/12 for almost a week now. I got these seeds from some KILLER homegrown i bought. How do my plants look? any advice is welcome this is my first grow so be easy.

the date on my camera is wrong i just took these pics.

Dude, they need to be on 18/6. 12/12 is for flowering.

I honestly don't know where you can find the bulbs aside from online. You might want to refer to your local phone listings for a brick & mortar store. A cursory googling turned up this online store:

http://planetbulbstore.com/hwspirals.html?gclid=CN2yyNufmJcCFQkiagod_Bg3JA

You might want to look around and find a cheaper price. I think I might have seen them as low as $20, not sure where, though.

a few thoughts for you -

the soil in your last two pics looks like it could use a modifier like perlite to improve drainage. also, you should only have one plant per pot - they grow way too big. you can fix both problems by transplanting into soil that is at least 25% perlite.

as for lights, multiple 42 watt cfl's are just as good and let you spread the lights around the plant.

as for your lighting schedule, most people start with 24/0 or 18/6 until the plant is ready to flower - usually a month or so. by starting out with 12/12 you will harvest sooner but the plant will be much smaller.

go to walmart and just buy 10 cfl's you can buy boxes of half a dozen and a dozen here and just strap them bitches up

i know 12/12 is for flowering i read you could do that from a seed so i'm trying it. Where can i get the right soil?

I would put them in their own pots, how are you going to transplant later? I would start them off in 9oz plastic cups let them root a little and move to bigger pots just my 2 cents. As for the lights I have two cords that attatch 6 bulbs each with a socket and y adapter very simple but yet effective good luck

could you post a pic or a link of everything i need