Ok, these bulbs are T-12s. The big ones maybe 1.5" in diameter. I guess this will hold me over until I build the box. The seeds haven't germinated in 5 days because I put too many holes in my dixie cups to drain water out, so I replanted them. Now the soil is staying moist w/o constant watering. All the seeds were splitting, which is a good sign. And if they don't work, I have a bag full of more seeds to try again. Buys me more time. Done this before outdoors - was female but didn't flower, only got 5-6 hrs of light but it yielded an 8th of leaves that actually worked pretty well.

So anyway, how many square feet should I have per plant? Was thinking of going LST, and don't want to get too large of a box. I'm reading about lumens per square foot and don't want to go crazy on the space and lights (and heat) if I can help it.
boiStone Reviewed by boiStone on . starting first grow, have some q's Long time reader, first time poster. Good board! :thumbsup: So I have dozens of these schwag seeds - I put 5 of them in little cups of potting soil and am waiting for them to germinate by a window. I have a double 4 ft floro tube light fixture that has two 40W bulbs in there. Sylvania cool white plus, 4100K in temp according to their website. The questions - can I use this light for a little while after the seeds sprout? I understand I'd have to keep the lights 1-2 inches from the Rating: 5