fluorescent lights

[psteve]

my space is an entire freezer room in the basement. (4X6 maybe?)

unfortunately, the downside of this is that i have nothing to ideally contain the lights to only the plant area, besides some whiteboard thats stapled to the sides of my light board (hanging 2X2 corkboard with the lightsockets screwed to it.)

I'd use 1 inch foil coated foam core insulation from someplace like Home DePot..
You can cut it to fit, and it will reflect almost as well as white walls.
Be careful not to restrict air flow to your plants. It's more important than a little more reflected light.
Eventually you won't need anything. Those 5 plants should fill a 4x6 space nicely, with a bit of room for good light penetration.
Keep the lights as close as possible (like less than 6 inches) to the top of the plants.

psteve Reviewed by psteve on 01-25-2008. fluorescent lights Instead of using those corkscrew CFLs can I use something like an 18inch or 24inch fluorescent light to give seedlings light? What if I don't want to get a sodium pressure light, what happens if you use one of these fluorescent lights while it buds? I know less yield, but what else? See attached image Rating: 5