A question from a fellow grower:
I am a beginner and am getting very confused about lighting. I only
plan to plant 3 seeds (the expectation is that 1 won’t work out and this
is for personal medicinal use only) and the room we plan on using is
approximately 12 ft x 6 ft. I had planned on using cfl lighting
throughout the entire process but am having a hard time finding the
exact type (one place said use 6500k during the vegetative phase. What
does that even mean? If I were to go to the store what exactly would I
look for on the packaging as I have yet to find one that states this!) I
should be using. I am sure I’m just completely overlooking it and I
have read several of your guides and blogs and I just can’t find
anywhere that gives me the exact info that I need to be looking for when
I try to purchase except with regard to the seedling phase (I saw 3
watts but what about lumens???). Idk, am I over thinking it? What do
you think I should use for each phase? We just don’t have tons of money
to sink into this and I want to make sure everything is right to avoid
wasted resources. I do have the grow guide but I need more specific
info on correct lighting for my situation before I go get it.