Latewood's 'little guide' to Lighting...No theory, just info!

[latewood]

Hey, money isnt a huge issue for me right now im just trying to find something that works,i have a sodium bulb for my flowering closet. Which i know will work fine, but im not sure about my veg lighting i just purchased a 48 in floro tube bulb and i was wondering if that would take my plant through a healthy veg growth. It produces 1400 lumens and i have it in a small space covered in mylar. Thanks for your input man.

1400 lumens is not enough...that would work minimally for seedlings or cuttings...imho
Get full spectrum cfl's or.....before I can truly answer this...I need to know;
...how big is your veg area?
...How many plants are you shooting for?

latewood Reviewed by latewood on 10-22-2005. Latewood's 'little guide' to Lighting...No theory, just info! I invite you all to comment and add your $.02 worth, or just learn something. :p This is actually a reply that I made last night on another thread. I thought it might be useful to newer members who are constanly being bombarded with "Grow lamp info" so I am going to post it as a Thread...Perhaps it can be stuck somewhere for reference... :cool: I am building my own lights , now, and will be posting a step by step tutorial of 1000 watt ballast and mogul base w/custom chords. Featuring Rating: 5