New grower

[Twentyinches]

I was actually going to ask the same thing, is it incandescent? because I can't see the actual bulb but I have one of those 80's lookin type desk lamps you are using too and those bulbs won't work...

Ya know...with all the floro switch talk now days, I wonder how long it will be before those bulbs are a thing of the past. But of course not until dimming florescents are made..lol

[tony5490]

Yea I just changed it to a 25w florescent about 10 minutes after I took the pic... because I found mine.

[camoxnhx]

yea you can use florecents... my adivice get a Florescent (23w flo= 100w incandescent and the lumes is 1500 of one flo) and there $4.00 (2 per pack) at Wal-mart if you get around to it so that should be enough light for them or even one light. now remember what effort and time you put into plants the more they well love you back at harvest time...

[gainesvillegreen]

I was actually going to ask the same thing, is it incandescent? because I can't see the actual bulb but I have one of those 80's lookin type desk lamps you are using too and those bulbs won't work...

Ya know...with all the floro switch talk now days, I wonder how long it will be before those bulbs are a thing of the past. But of course not until dimming florescents are made..lol

Say what? The New York Times > Log In

[tony5490]

yea you can use florecents... my adivice get a Florescent (23w flo= 100w incandescent and the lumes is 1500 of one flo) and there $4.00 (2 per pack) at Wal-mart if you get around to it so that should be enough light for them or even one light. now remember what effort and time you put into plants the more they well love you back at harvest time...

Yea well I figure one bulb will work until they actually break through the soil. Once I get more fixtures I can make myself a grow box.

[hybridlove420]

1 cfl wont do 6 plants. up it to 6 minimum until they start to get bigger. itll also give you the heat you want. 20$ and some minor wirings skills, and youll have yourself a nice light rig.

[camoxnhx]

now with your lights.. you can do 24 on/0 off or 18 on/ 6 off just remember plants can only photothenese for 18 hours then they stop.

[tony5490]

1 cfl wont do 6 plants. up it to 6 minimum until they start to get bigger. itll also give you the heat you want. 20$ and some minor wirings skills, and youll have yourself a nice light rig.

Well I was only going to use 1 until they actually started to break surface.

[camoxnhx]

well from that pic you posted im guessing thtas still were the ligt is correct? well if it is you are going to need atlest 2 to get light to the surface of those pots in the back

[tony5490]

Alright so now I have a heating lamp, with a uv bulb or w/e and the same flourescent bulb but I put a new fixture in it so it actually gets all the plants. Should I change the uv bulb to a flourescent?