those are pretty good lights for the price...i got a few of the 42watt ones from the same company from HD...work pretty well...not much heat...and for the price and and most people having a home depot near by...you cant beat itfor veg get this http://www.homedepot.com/buy/lighting-fans/light-bulbs/ecosmart/27-watt-100w-daylight-2-pack-e-39236.html
and for flower get this http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xg1Zar0oZ1z11ds1/R-100686997/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
id keep them...they are good for starting seeds...will give new sprouts enough light to live...and get them to stretch a little bit before putting them under stronger lights...least thats how i do it.ill start out new sprouts with a low watt bulb then after it gets it first set of true leaves..ill add in the high power stuff..so i would keep them....if nothing else they can be used for extra side lighting later on...but you are def gonna need more watts...those are not enough for even one plant...but i know where your coming from...i had never grown using cfl's till now..and for a first timer it gets confusing...least there are sites like this now to help people out...when i started there wasnt anything like this out..but that was 15 years ago...when there wasnt any compact cfls...so i started off growing with hps...now due to stealth reasons i cant use hps..so when i started growing now i went with cfl's.....but you will need to get a few more lights..but keep the ones you have..also helpfull if you blow a light to have backups...some light is better then no light if you have some blow on you
ouch..that sucks...and the cleanup for these things are evil....they now sell a kit that removes and the gases,toxins,and powders that come out of these bulbs....im sure they have other cheap ones but this is one i found...http://greenbulbstore.com/products/broken-cfl-clean-up-kits/10-302-broken-cfl-clean-up-kit-two-pack/true always good to have on hand i keep them handing and when stepsons 65 watt cfl light fell i gave him a 4 bulb 23 = 92 watt fixture i rigged poor bastard first his crop was all male so i felt sorry and gave him clones then this is second bulb he broke
ok i am going right now to get the bulbs that you sent me the link to when i get back how far do i need to put them from the plant?
Well said! If you can pick up some foxfarms ocean forest!I'd aim to get three or four more 42 watt cfl's.
You will get a feel for watering with due time.
Some strains feed/drink more or less than others.
Start light and go from there.
Crazy as it sounds, good dirt isn't cheap, but you can get a rather large bag of quality soil for 18-20 bucks.....and it's well worth the little extra money.