Best CFL type

[frozengreen911]

What are the best CFLs for veg and flowering? I've seen stuff like "soft white "daytime" on labels of CFLs. Which type is best for which stage of growth?

 

[SuperBudz]

The softwhite, or the ones that put out a blue spectrum are great for vegging, and theres another type that puts out orange spectrum of light, these ones are great for flowering. hope this helps.

 

[cfl...KING]

check out the CFL club thread, ill bumb it up 4 ya

 

[Smoke68]

Daylight- 6000-6500k (Laymen's terms: blue bulb{vegetate})
Soft white- 4700-5000k (Laymen's terms: white/light orange bulb{mix for full spectrum})
Warm white- 2300-2700k (Laymen's terms: orange bulb{flower})

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

What are the best CFLs for veg and flowering? I've seen stuff like "soft white "daytime" on labels of CFLs. Which type is best for which stage of growth?

Plants get energy from both blue and red wavelengths of light. This is regardless of whether they are in flower or just growing. To take advantage of this, use a mixture of both cool and warm white bulbs all the time. Far red light (almost naked to our eyes) from incandescent bulbs are also absorbed by plants. This type of light makes plants stretch abnormally. A small amount may increase flowering though. You might experiment and mix 20 watts of incandescent light like a refrigerator bulb for every 100 watts of florescents during flower.

Happy growing icmag!

 

[Smoke68]

*edit*
Sorry about that... I didn't even answer your question when I did answer...
Vegetative growth is best suited for the high spectrum bulbs {Cool White or Daylight}(5000-6500K). The light given off is blue and represents the sun in spring.
As the year goes on, the sun seems to change color (IDK why) into an orange rather than the blue hues it displayed early in the year.
As the flowering stage hits full force, the light best suited for growth is the orange {Warm White}(2300-2700k)
Many people(myself included) believe that while blues are best in the vegetating and red bulbs are more advantageous in flowering, the absolute best lighting is a mixture of spectrum's... This will give the environment a much more natural feel to it and should provide the most potential in growth.

 

[HeadyPete]

Don't listen to that idiot buzz aka blackvelvet aka sproutco. He doesn't know shit because he never grew a plant but likes to pose and pretend he does.....

There is absolutely no place for incandescent light in growing and only a clueless moron would advise this...

He will be dealt with soon enough.....

Never trust anyone with 5 posts, no pix and no track record here.....

 

[HeadyPete]

Smoke68 is correct.