Greenhouse Lights?

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

I have many Mennonite friends that have Greenhouse.

I know they don't have Grow Lights. Do I need Grow Lights in a Greenhouse? What will work if I do?

Mostly starting plants and going to try to go ahead and Grow some.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
I have many Mennonite friends that have Greenhouse.

I know they don't have Grow Lights. Do I need Grow Lights in a Greenhouse? What will work if I do?

Mostly starting plants and going to try to go ahead and Grow some.

That's kind of a loaded question bud. It all depends on what you are trying to do and when.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
That's kind of a loaded question bud. It all depends on what you are trying to do and when.

Like grow year round and start seeds in the Spring.

Actinolite · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
Like grow year round and start seeds in the Spring.

This depends on what you're trying to grow and what their temperature requirements and light requirements are.
Some plants will only grow properly with the right photo periods, other's don't care. If you're trying to grow anything photo period dependent you'll need lights to mimic the right sunlight durations.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
Like grow year round and start seeds in the Spring.

Again, that really depends.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

I'm wanting to have Tomatoes and other Vegetables all Winter and start flowers and other plants in the Spring.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
I'm wanting to have Tomatoes and other Vegetables all Winter and start flowers and other plants in the Spring.

I think the first step is set the green house up, get used to working and growing in it and do a full year. Then decide if you need lights or not. Me personally, I start maters in my Veg tent and then clone them out. Tomatoes clone WAY easier than weed.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

My friends start their Tomatoes about January to have them ready to sell in the Spring.

They don't use Lights but have heat and fans.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
My friends start their Tomatoes about January to have them ready to sell in the Spring.

Are they rocking a greenhouse? I'd lean on them for the light question, sounds like they have it down.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
Are they rocking a greenhouse? I'd lean on them for the light question, sounds like they have it down.

They mostly do Tomatoes, then Mums outside.

They are Old Order Mennonite so no Electric.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
They mostly do Tomatoes, then Mums outside.

It's off topic, but are you still going in that nice fishing road trip you had planned?

OldMedUser · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
I have many Mennonite friends that have Greenhouse.

I know they don't have Grow Lights. Do I need Grow Lights in a Greenhouse? What will work if I do?

Mostly starting plants and going to try to go ahead and Grow some.

With the shorter days in the spring young pot seedlings could go into flower too early so some light will be needed to prolong their photoperiod so they stay in veg mode. You DO NOT need full-fledged grow lights to do that tho. Just a few 9W LED bulbs around the plants on a timer to come on for some time before and after sunset so they have light exposure for 15 - 18 hours/day will work just fine until the days get long enough. Get the daylight/5000K/cool white bulbs for that.

:peace:

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
It's off topic, but are you still going in that nice fishing road trip you had planned?

Yes I know.

Already have it paid for. Going through Arkansas stop in Hot Springs for couple days.

Go through Louisiana to the Gulf got a House Boat going for mostly Redfish.

Come back to Oklahoma do some fishing there.

Burning Candle at both ends. Supposed to get some more Chickens and get some fence up for Goats.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

OldMedUser said:
With the shorter days in the spring young pot seedlings could go into flower too early so some light will be needed to prolong their photoperiod so they stay in veg mode. You DO NOT need full-fledged grow lights to do that tho. Just a few 9W LED bulbs around the plants on a timer to come on for some time before and after sunset so they have light exposure for 15 - 18 hours/day will work just fine until the days get long enough. Get the daylight/5000K/cool white bulbs for that.

OK I was just looking at some cheap 200 watt Lights. So they would probably work.

Thinking running a line from the pole and put Breaker Box in there.

Run line from my Tank for my Heater.

We are wanting to sell Vegatable starts, Vegetables, Eggs and Campfire Wood.

OldMedUser · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
OK I was just looking at some cheap 200 watt Lights. So they would probably work.

Thinking running a line from the pole and put Breaker Box in there.

Run line from my Tank for my Heater.

We pay too much for power here so I'd just use small lights to prolong the day. At 56 north the days are 20 hours long all summer so the plants grow like crazy and don't start flowering until mid August then it can frost up by the end of August so only autos will work unless you have a blackout greenhouse for regular plants. Hemp farm started last year just 6 miles away so outdoor growing of pot is gone for me. Even indoors will likely get hit with pollen so now need to time my flowering to avoid that period.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 14, 2023

Bummer!

OldMedUser · Feb 14, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
Bummer!

Really not that big a deal. Even tho I do have a medical that if I used to register I could grow up to 40 plants indoors or 16 outside but I don't want to be on any hit list just in case the Conservatives here get back in and really push an inspection program on med patient's grow ops. As I don't have a permit I was only going to grow the 4 legal recreational plants outside that anyone can do.

So far north only autos work outside and were only giving me about 6oz each. So many bugs in the plants I spent more time brushing them out of the buds than I did trimming them. No visible damage from bugs but almost every bud had little flies etc stuck in the resin glands with bunches of aphids tucked away between the bud leaves. This year I'm growing some opium poppies for the hell of it.

I actually grew 5 out there last summer and still have 4 of them hanging downstairs with clear plastic bags over them. Eventually I'll take care of them.

Wanna buy some Mazarilla x unknown hemp seeds?

Oldguyrealy · Feb 15, 2023

OK first I'm very much a Conservative. I have a 3 year permit.

I can grow up to 18 but only 6 in a stage. They are to be locked.

Have plenty of Cops around me that know.

I don't know if it is legal for me to grow in the Greenhouse. It is mostly for Vegetables and Flowers.

I think I put this under Gardening but being old I might mistaken and put it in the wrong place.

We are going to sell to Tourist.

Nope_49595933949 · Feb 15, 2023

Oldguyrealy said:
We are going to sell to Tourist.

Selling pine firewood to the pains in the asses.... I like it.

Oldguyrealy · Feb 15, 2023

Nope_49595933949 said:
Selling pine firewood to the pains in the asses.... I like it.

Like I say Summer brings in extra thousands of people but their money spends just as good.

From March 1 until October 31 all kinds of Trout Fishing. Plus have Floating.

Now have Deer hunting for about 4 months. So only couple months not busy.

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