Aerogarden lights in a soil grow

[GreenEyedMonster]

This is my first post on this site, so hello to everyone. I wanted some advice on something. My friend just got an aerogarden as a gift that he doesn't want, and is willing to sell me it on the cheap. I'm not into doing a hydro grow, as im more accustomed to regular soil. I don't have my HID lamps anymore, and what i wanted to know is if i cannibalized the aerogarden lamp would it work at least so-so on a soil grow? Mainly I don't wanna go out and buy a new lamp if i can get at least acceptable results from one that im getting for $20 bucks. I'm just curious so any input would be ultra helpful.

 

[dynamitejack]

for $15 you can get a 48" fixture and a 6500k floro tube. If you able to deal with some wiring you can over drive the bulb to 2x the output. I can tell you that the aerogarden hood is not worth $20. I bought one thinking it would actually grow weed but was sadly mistaken. I think that if you are limited with space you would be better off spending $20 bucks on CFLs.

 

[GreenEyedMonster]

Interesting. Never used compacts, well not true, when i started i did, and not well. They were pretty cheap, just regular bulbs. I always wondered will cfls get you all the way through a grow at least sufficiently?

 

[dynamitejack]

There are a ton of people that do cfl grows, your best bet is cfl for veg and HPS for flowering. CFLs will do a decent job flowering... but you will end up wanting more.

 

[weedman013]

interesting in your opinion what percentage of yield is lost by using cfl's through the whole grow process

 

[dynamitejack]

I'm not an expert but I have read that there is a noticeable difference between weight & density of a CFL bud and a HPS bud. I tried to grow with 90 watts worth of LEDs and it was a waste, I'm using 2 48" floros and my plants are getting big. I have a 600w MH/HPS light coming in a few days. Alot of people grow Lowrider #2 under CFLs for the entire grow and get between 10-20 grams per plant, if your low on space that is your only route. If you have a closet or a similar space, floros or MH for veg HPS for flower. You can check out my grow in my sig, it has pictures of 12 plants under Floros. Once I get my new light its going to change a bit.

What kind of plans do you have?

 

[weedman013]

I'm not an expert but I have read that there is a noticeable difference between weight & density of a CFL bud and a HPS bud. I tried to grow with 90 watts worth of LEDs and it was a waste, I'm using 2 48" floros and my plants are getting big. I have a 600w MH/HPS light coming in a few days. Alot of people grow Lowrider #2 under CFLs for the entire grow and get between 10-20 grams per plant, if your low on space that is your only route. If you have a closet or a similar space, floros or MH for veg HPS for flower. You can check out my grow in my sig, it has pictures of 12 plants under Floros. Once I get my new light its going to change a bit.

What kind of plans do you have?

bag seed lol but there doing great today though i just put an order for top 44 and northern lights