Ok folks so I noticed some interesting things happening in my garden so I thought I would share. I always believed DrBud when he stated that CFLs could produce fully developed buds equal to a main branch of a bush grown under HID. A lot of folks don't think it's true or say they just don't see resin like they do with HID on CFL plants ect so check this out...
I have Double Purple Blowfish plants at 8.5weeks under my 400w HPS and the same strain grown DrBud style in my CFL cab at 6.5weeks and to my surprise the calyxes on my CFL plant are way more swollen than the HID!!! I think it has to do with spectrum since my CFL cab is mixed up with 2700K 6400K 6500K 5100K so here are the pics...
Left Bud = HID 8weeks Right Bud = CFL 7weeks same strain
HID 8weeks
CFL 6.5weeks
So there ya have it, can CFLs yield like HID not really but can they produce fully developed dense nugs fully of resin as big as the main top of a HID grow plant yes! So grow on Micro guys I'll be keeping my perpetual cab going but I am hooked on the yield I can get with my HID system....
I have Double Purple Blowfish plants at 8.5weeks under my 400w HPS and the same strain grown DrBud style in my CFL cab at 6.5weeks and to my surprise the calyxes on my CFL plant are way more swollen than the HID!!! I think it has to do with spectrum since my CFL cab is mixed up with 2700K 6400K 6500K 5100K so here are the pics...
Left Bud = HID 8weeks Right Bud = CFL 7weeks same strain
HID 8weeks
CFL 6.5weeks
So there ya have it, can CFLs yield like HID not really but can they produce fully developed dense nugs fully of resin as big as the main top of a HID grow plant yes! So grow on Micro guys I'll be keeping my perpetual cab going but I am hooked on the yield I can get with my HID system....