very good advice from low rdr as well.
What I do is I have some cardboard sheets cut 2' x 4' painted flat white and I use them to contain the light onto the plants until they fill the grow area. Lighting a 4' x 4' space when the li'l plants can be cuddled in together in a 2 x 2 space with the reflector boards will make the most of your lighting dollar. I also use some reflector sheets over the top as well. It's cheap, it works.
Shovelhandle Reviewed by Shovelhandle on . CFL's I am new to growing. Do you think that 8 45watt CFL's would be adequate at such a distance in this room? They are prolly 3 1/2 or 4ft from the plants. the box is 4ft x 4ft and it is 8ft tall, the top 2ft having no reflective lining. The back plant wilted on me today, after accidentally snapping the branch. The 4 to the left were started from seedlings. The middle one's sat outside for about 2 weeks collecting rainwater.That's why they are so much bigger than the one's to the left. I tried to Rating: 5