Yeah I guess there are some situations where they could be advantageous, but unless you absolutely need them for something it really seems like they'd cost a lot more to use than 4' tubes. You get about 59 lumen/watt with those 105 watt bulbs you linked too. I can get a complete t12 fixture with 75 lumen/watt 6500k daylight tubes for $20 at the local farm supply store. Although the spotlight effect you could get with a cfl and a good reflector could be nice.

Hi Toni. Yes I fertilize with plain old Miracle Gro and also Milorganite. I just started using the Milorganite this year so we'll see the results from that soon. Last year I only used Miracle Gro and the pic below was the result. It was my first ever try at EEs. The EEs in my neighbor's bed didn't grow nearly as tall because they're shaded out by a large Locust tree so I'm sure they wont this year either. This year I broke mine up into smaller groups because they were a little overwhelming in the spot I had them in. Heres the pic of mine last year.

CFLs use about 1/4 of the wattage of incandescent bulbs. Ditching nearly all of the incandescent bulbs was about the first thing I did when I moved here. The soft-white and bright-white Home Depot EcoSmart bulbs, mostly the 14w (replaces 60w incandescent), make up most of my lighting. They give off good quality light (I find light from the soft-white version to be indistinguishable from an incandescent bulb), they turn on at nearly full brightness, and who can complain about $5.99 for a 4-pack? The Sylvania Micro-Mini 23w CFLs (replace 100w) are also great because they're as small as most 14w bulbs, whereas most 23w CFLs are larger than incandescent bulbs and don't always fit in your lamp_fixture. These are sold in two varieties - the usual Soft White and something called Living Spaces - the latter is noticeably less bright, but gives off a completely different quality of light than most CFLs. It's not obvious from the packaging what's different about them - the bulbs look identical to their Micro-Mini Soft White bulbs and have similar specifications on the box - but buried in their web site is an explanation of how a different phosphor mix highlights reds better than other CFLs (link) - I have these in a few rooms; can't decide if I like them or not, but they're definitely worth trying out if you find other CFLs unpalatable. A very warm-looking light, almost too warm, but it certainly won't remind you of cheap office lighting, and these need no warm-up time whatsoever and turn on at full brightness. There's a $1-off coupon on their website. I haven't tried the GE Reveal CFLs yet. On paper (based on their specs) they don't look much different than the bright-white HD bulbs and are alot more expensive, but as the Sylvania site I linked to explains, industry-standard metrics like CRI (color rendering index) haven't kept up with recent developments in lighting and don't accurately reflect real-world perception of lighting quality. Everyone seems to like these, so I'll have to try them someday. Some of my friends swear by Ott-Lite CFLs, which are meant to replicate natural daylight. LED retrofit bulbs are starting to approach affordability, and are worth considering, especially for downlights since LEDs are directional by nature, and because every CFL floodlamp bulb I've tried takes forever to warm up.

Put the 60W bulb back in by itself and operate the switch and the dimmer. It should be ok. If it is, get two more 60W bulbs and you should be good to go. I just replaced a kitchen fixture and used Halogena bulbs by Phillips. They look great and use just 53W and use a regular dimmer. Don't use a higher wattage than what the sticker near the sockets calls for. 3X60W is probably right for a kitchen ceiling fixture.