HPS to CFL mid-veg????

What are thoughts on switching from 400w HPS to 6-250w CFL in the middle of veg cycle? I'm I heading for disaster?

Anybody at all?

Why would you switch from an HPS to CFLs? If anything you should've started with CFLs for vegging, then the HPS for flowering

I don't think it would hurt the plants...just decrease the amount of light they receive

The light was a loner and my buddy needs it back for his flowering cycle. Little strapped for cash right now and the CFL's seemed a bit cheaper.

Well then yeah if you're forced to do it then CFLs will grow bud....but you need a lot of them so prepare for that

Since you have no choice, it'll work. It will be much less efficient, much more expensive & the yields might now be as great.

If you're thinking about buying the bulbs then you're wasting your money. You can get an HPS set up for $100. You'll easily spend that much on bulbs and wasted electricity.

Save your money, go buy an HPS.

HPS it is, thanks a lot!