I am newbie, but all the books and internet stuff I have read say no. Not the right Lumens, too much heat. If you have to do it on the cheap get Flourescent and place the bulb real close, or buy a High pressure sodium from home depot. from what I read you really need a 400Watt or more of HPS or ML to really do it justice. Once again I am newbie, so take it with a grain of salt!