What is the proper ligt

ellax

ellax

Active Member
ok i am a ultra noob so i will keep it short and dry.

Please tell what light to use for one plant that is the cheapest.
will a indoor floodlight work? (softwhite65)
755 lumens
65watts
 
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wbd

Well-Known Member
Ellax, obviously growing with that light will work as Blitzace demonstrates from his pics, but his pics also illustrate how stretched the new plant is due to lack of light.

You can do OK for the first 1-2 weeks with that light you have now, but it's not gonna work out for you much longer than that unless you want a slow-growing stretched out plant.
 
ellax

ellax

Active Member
ah hah i knew it cause the last plant i grew is what you described. So please tell me what is the cheapest light i can get by with, and buy at the local hardware store.
 
ellax

ellax

Active Member
also is it possible for one to hook that bulb straight to the lamps that you use for under the car work.
 
cali-high

cali-high

Well-Known Member
no

you need a ballest ect

the cheapest way is to get 4ft floros from homedepot the white fixtures are like $10 get 2 of these for vegging and then add some 42w cfls for flowering later one thats the cheapest way
 
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dog

Well-Known Member
i wood not bover with anythink less than 2 20w cfl,s and thay will fit strat into home fittins and thay are only £5 for the to
 
Gygax1974

Gygax1974

Just some idiot
Just remember the more light you give the plant the better. CFLs are a good way to go if you don't have money and you can always add some more as you go. Everytime I go into Home Depot I pick up at least two. Here is a great HID light with both HPS/MH if you can afford about 170.00
High Tech Garden Supply

And a nice floro unit that puts out 20k lumens
High Tech Garden Supply

And like I said the more you put into lighting the more you will get from your plants.
 
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