somebody please help me

cmwsrw

Active Member
So what do i need to do from here just take the bulbs back and start over completley or will two of those bulbs work for just one plant so that i can get the hang of it until i can afford to get the other types of bulbs?
 

fabfun

New Member
i couldnt find what spectrum they were i found a grow on here with them but never said what stage or spectrum does it say plant lites on package i think i seen that when searching
take them back r u in usa
 

djruiner

Well-Known Member
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
 

djruiner

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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 it
 

fabfun

New Member
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

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
 

djruiner

Well-Known Member
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
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/
 

cmwsrw

Active Member
so them two links that you gave me if i go tomorrow and get those two seperate kinds of bulbs then that will be enough light? i am so sorry for all of the ?s i just smoke ALOT so i figured why not do what i can to make it a lil cheaper and i want to do it right again i am so sorry for the hassle...
 

cmwsrw

Active Member
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?
 

fabfun

New Member
no problem man no bother a couple of inchs and i would get at least 4 bulbs per plant but if u can get more then 4 go for it the more the better

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?
 

cmwsrw

Active Member
i didnt think that i would need but two should i go back and get two more? i only have one baby right now...
 

SmeLLyTreeZ

Well-Known Member
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.:leaf:
Well said! If you can pick up some foxfarms ocean forest!
 
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