lighting

[takeittothehead]

what would be the bottom of the line lighting system that i would need to start growing..any advice would help

[GaGrown]

Get 2, Two bulb shop lights at Home depot. get 4 warm white,40 watt tubes.you could get a cool and a warm and put 1 of each in the fixture.I use these for my cuttings,but mine are the 2 foot fixtures,and have 4 bulbs.Forget about the plant light tube bulbs! They are crap! White! HID lights are really the way to go. You still need some type of lighting besides the flo's.Just use these for mamas and babies and such.

Ga Grown!

[Roughrider]

Two Wal-Mart 10.5â?� Clamp Lights--$10 each
Two Wal-Mart Y-socket adaptors (so you can put two bulbs in one socket)--$1.50 each
Two GE 26w 6500k CFL bulb 2-packs--$7 each
One four pack Wal-Mart Warm White 23w bulbs--$7

Total--$44

That's the minimum, IMO. That covers both vegging (6500k) and flowering (Warm White = 2700k) bulbs. You can veg 3-4 plants to get one female, and have enough warn white lumens to cover about 1.3 sq. ft. of flowering plants...enough for one decent plant. You've got reflectors to help avoid lost lumens. You've got clamps to place the lights...if you need chains and S-hooks, add another $5-$7.

You won't be swimming in bud or anything, but you can grow a plant with that amount of light. Make sure you have a space white good reflective walls...buying a couple of cheap mylar blankets at Wal-Mart could help. Keep in mind that we are talking about one decently sized plant...you won't have enough light for two. For most people, HID lights become a better, cheaper option pretty fast.

[Dreadscale]

Hi

I personally use the tube set up, but the CFL seem to be the popular pick.:)