{"id":3858,"date":"2021-05-06T20:29:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:44:08","slug":"cfl-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/cfl-bulbs","title":{"rendered":"How to choose CFL bulbs for your home grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether you're a minimalist just looking to grow some cannabis in your window or an enthusiast looking to invest in a more fleshed-out system, chances are you already know how important light is for your plants. (And if you don't, the answer is very!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the finer points of nailing down your supplemental lighting game<\/a> \u2014 distance from the plants, the quality and spectrum of the light, lighting schedules and timers \u2014 perhaps the best place to start your journey is with the bulbs themselves. While you can park a plant in a window<\/a> and let it do its thing, if you want to coax your indoor plants into optimal productivity and yields, supplemental lights are the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of lighting options available to the home grower<\/a>, but for now, let's dig into one specifically: compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. Widely available and simple to use, CFL bulbs are often employed by home growers of all skill and interest levels. So let's unpack them for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

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Widely available and simple to use, CFL bulbs are often employed by home growers of all skill and interest levels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t