I've read so much on light that I'm not sure what is best.
First grow totally under lights. This is what I have and have done so far. Started the seeds and put them under fluorescent lights to get started. Then moved them to a 200 watt. CFL for most of the vegging. Then about a week ago put them under 600 watt. HPS. Will leave them there for another 2 weeks and then switch over to flowering. Plants have been vegging for about 3 months and are about 20 inch tall or so after having been topped many times. How does all this sound to you guys and girls?
On the next grow would it have better to start the little ones out with the 200 watt CFL and skip the florescent lights. Then finish vegging under the 600 watt HPS? Or maybe go from the CFL to a MH 250 or 400 watts and then only use the HPS for flowering? Or if I can keep the heat down use both a MH and HPS for flowering? That almost seems like over kill to me.
First grow totally under lights. This is what I have and have done so far. Started the seeds and put them under fluorescent lights to get started. Then moved them to a 200 watt. CFL for most of the vegging. Then about a week ago put them under 600 watt. HPS. Will leave them there for another 2 weeks and then switch over to flowering. Plants have been vegging for about 3 months and are about 20 inch tall or so after having been topped many times. How does all this sound to you guys and girls?
On the next grow would it have better to start the little ones out with the 200 watt CFL and skip the florescent lights. Then finish vegging under the 600 watt HPS? Or maybe go from the CFL to a MH 250 or 400 watts and then only use the HPS for flowering? Or if I can keep the heat down use both a MH and HPS for flowering? That almost seems like over kill to me.