HempAlchemist
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wow people still arguing about HID v CFL for young plants! The short answer is that both are correct.
Yes a plant can handle HID from start to finish, But that shows more about the grower than the plants. New growers usually dont do dry runs in there area to make sure they have the right temps, air flow, RH%, etc. New growers dont realize that a young plant will need to be watered more often, and have the light raised a little bit till the plant get use to being under the HID. Heat is the problem here not light intensity.
CFL are more forgiving to the new grower who is still trying to dial there grow in. It is next to impossible to burn a seedling using CFL's (though it can still happen). This allows new growers to not need to worry about there seedlings nearly as much than if they were using HID's. CFL's are also much easier to obtain and setup than a HID will be. Remember wiring your HID for the 1st time? Can be a daunting task to the noobs. Nothing to worry about with a CFL, just twist one in and start growing.
I'm not going to go into all the pros and cons with each light, there are enough threads about that. yes HID's are better than CFL's as far as light output. But as far as ease of cost, setup, and use, CFL's cant be beat. And really most noobs wont be trying to grow LB's there 1st time around, they are trying to flower a plant without killing it. Yes there are some "noobs" that do have a green thumb and have been in a veggie or flower garden and know the basics about growing. These are the people that might do well with a HID for veg the 1st time around. But the majority of noobs have never been in a garden, let along an indoor one. Telling a noob like that to use a HID is like giving a monkey a loaded gun, at some point there will be an accident, and it will be bad.
I think thats what scrogerman was trying to do, give the noobs the best chance of success. No offence to anyone else that was pushing HID's, but in all actuality CFL for vegging is the best bet for a noob to be successful.
Remember the turtle and the hare; slow and steady wins the race
H.A.
Yes a plant can handle HID from start to finish, But that shows more about the grower than the plants. New growers usually dont do dry runs in there area to make sure they have the right temps, air flow, RH%, etc. New growers dont realize that a young plant will need to be watered more often, and have the light raised a little bit till the plant get use to being under the HID. Heat is the problem here not light intensity.
CFL are more forgiving to the new grower who is still trying to dial there grow in. It is next to impossible to burn a seedling using CFL's (though it can still happen). This allows new growers to not need to worry about there seedlings nearly as much than if they were using HID's. CFL's are also much easier to obtain and setup than a HID will be. Remember wiring your HID for the 1st time? Can be a daunting task to the noobs. Nothing to worry about with a CFL, just twist one in and start growing.
I'm not going to go into all the pros and cons with each light, there are enough threads about that. yes HID's are better than CFL's as far as light output. But as far as ease of cost, setup, and use, CFL's cant be beat. And really most noobs wont be trying to grow LB's there 1st time around, they are trying to flower a plant without killing it. Yes there are some "noobs" that do have a green thumb and have been in a veggie or flower garden and know the basics about growing. These are the people that might do well with a HID for veg the 1st time around. But the majority of noobs have never been in a garden, let along an indoor one. Telling a noob like that to use a HID is like giving a monkey a loaded gun, at some point there will be an accident, and it will be bad.
I think thats what scrogerman was trying to do, give the noobs the best chance of success. No offence to anyone else that was pushing HID's, but in all actuality CFL for vegging is the best bet for a noob to be successful.
Remember the turtle and the hare; slow and steady wins the race
H.A.