You can get cfls very close..within inches. You still dont want em to touch, though. And if youre talking about Xtreme Nutrients (not to be confused w Xtreme Gardening), they have a few products I would use (ie: Juice and Root Tonic), but I believe all their other stuff contains PGRs. I dont know that for a fact, but some of the stuff their products do to plants is not natural.
I get my T5's and CFL's AS CLOSE to the plant as possible. They will not burn your leaves. I only run into problems when the leaves actually touch the bulb. If you dont have a fan blowing on your plants at all times your doing something wrong.
thank all of you guys fr the help..the cfl lighting is awesome..works well for .me..iam new to the site but i need to getmy grow diary goin..thanks again
thank all of you guys fr the help..the cfl lighting is awesome..works well for .me..iam new to the site but i need to getmy grow diary goin..thanks again
No problem. Definitely get osculating fans if you dont have them, Get your CFL's close. They're nice and cheap. I do recommend looking into getting T5's as you upgrade your room though. They're super cheap too and really worth it.