60watt bulb in tiny grow box

[xxnickxx]

You think i can use a 60watt bulb in a 11inch by 11inch box till the plant starts getting big?

 

[purplebud27]

i would use atleast 100w or 150w but y not get a little bigger space to work with like a 2x2 and a 250w hps and how tall is ur space?

 

[Jr.Grower]

there is no way you can get a 250 watt hps in 2' x 2' room.... shit you need like a 1' of space between the bulb and plant as it is.... no way

 

[xxnickxx]

im growin it under my bed its all inches tall and 11 inches wide with a 60w bulb and my question was would i sprout and grow good till it gets bigger?

 

[purplebud27]

there is no way you can get a 250 watt hps in 2' x 2' room.... shit you need like a 1' of space between the bulb and plant as it is.... no way

LOL no a 2x2x6 2'wide 2'deep 6'high or higher but i think 6' would work well with 2-4 plant with some training

 

[purplebud27]

im growin it under my bed its all inches tall and 11 inches wide with a 60w bulb and my question was would i sprout and grow good till it gets bigger?

i dont see why not are ur plants in party cups if so that about 5'' gone there u may get 3 weeks of growth maybe more IMO

 

[darkdestruction420]

what kind of 60w bulb? if cfl are you listing the incandesent equivelent watt or actual watt?

 

[bigv1976]

I dont think you will be able to grow a plant in a space that small to begin with regardless of the light you use.

 

[purplebud27]

I dont think you will be able to grow a plant in a space that small to begin with regardless of the light you use.

i think he just wants to start it

xxnickxx how long are u trying to grow these out in that small space?

 

[xxnickxx]

im starting them in their until they start sprouting leaves and im using a 100w white round bulb is that okay?

 

[darkdestruction420]

no. only a tiny amount of the energy used is put out as light and the rest is put out as heat with halogen. the combination of the 2 makes it impossible almost to get enough light close enough without torching the plants from the heat.

 

[purplebud27]

no. only a tiny amount of the energy used is put out as light and the rest is put out as heat with halogen. the combination of the 2 makes it impossible almost to get enough light close enough without torching the plants from the heat.

why would anybody use a halogen light to grow?

 

[purplebud27]

incandecent lightbulbs are useless man use cfls like darkdistrucktoin said the heat to light output is no good and the color spectrum is not right for growing ur seedlings will stretch and u dont want this

 

[xxnickxx]

i got one like this thats 100w

 

[xxnickxx]

aand this kind which is 13w -60watt which one is better this one or the 100w?

 

[GShocker]

I am using a cfl like that one with my seedlings an inch away from the bulb. I am thinking about getting a different cfl because i remember my other cfl's being more robust. my memory is just a little fuzzy on the wattage or what kind they were.

 

[xxnickxx]

will they work good?

 

[darkdestruction420]

aand this kind which is 13w -60watt which one is better this one or the 100w?

i think 13w are not worth the heat they put out in comparison to the light and would use nothing smaller than 23w-26w. However out of the 2, the 13w would be better.

 

[xxnickxx]

Would it at least grow a pot plant in a 11inch by 11inch box?

 

[darkdestruction420]

well, technically, sure. its certainly far from ideal and i use at least 2 26w per seedling but it will keep the plant alive and if you can keep the light within an inch or so growth should be slow, but steady. one question though. what do you intend to use for a fan? its pretty essential for good stem development. you dont want a skinny stemmed weak plant that cant support itself.