completly new to this

and i wanna try cfls question is when im done germinating the seeds then plant them what lights do i on them soft white?natural light this is where im confused

Use ~6400k light frequencies for the "Vegging" of the plant.
Then use ~2800k light frequencies for the "Flowering" of the plant.

Most CFL bulbs state the frequency on the box, if not then just buy some online, as you'll be better off that way.

i have two soft white and 2 natural light on my plant now or should i change them to all soft or natural?

so go all 6400k natural?

jtheshowstoppper said:

i have two soft white and 2 natural light on my plant now or should i change them to all soft or natural?

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Do you know what frequencies they both are? I forget which one is soft, and which one is natural.

EDIT: yes, use just 6400k until you need to flower.

the soft are low like 2700-2800 around there my natural are in the 6 range

Ah thanks, I always forget which one is which.
I just go on the frequencies!

ok cool so how long with the naturals before i switch? sorry total noob lol

That completely depends on the strain, size of the plant and many other factors.
You will be using the 6400k bulb/bulbs for a lot longer than your 2700k bulbs.

If you're really stuck, then keep a thread going on this site with regular pictures of your grow, because others will leave their feedback, suggestions and ideas for you.
(Including when you should change your lighting)

On my current grow, I used my 6400k for around 40 days.

Q. Which bulbs are for Vegetative Growth?
A. 6500K (Daylight)
Q. Which bulbs are for Flowering Growth?
A. 2700K (Soft white)

It confuses you now but eventually you'll be able to walk into your friends house and be like "You guys are using 2700k bulbs to light this house up". There easy to tell apart once you get the experience of using them. Good Luck man.

I use the 42w red spectrum ones for the whole grow. No problems with that so far.

update haven't switched all bulbs out yet even though i should i have two small ones break threw the soil earlier today im happy as hell

there all doing good now will update soon laptop been down for a while

ok its been 2 months now i believe and they have not grown thinkinkg i need nuts out of 5 one is taking off comparied to the others to embaresed to show pics lol