Quote Originally Posted by johnbesimple
Hey all -- first time grower here. I haven't started my garden yet, but I'm doing some investigating and have run into a question: Is it possible to grow using nothing but fluorescent lighting?


I know it's alright during the early stages, and a few people keep telling me that it shouldn't be a problem all the way thru, but everything that I read says fluourescents just don't give off enough light for the flowering stage. Anyone have any advice? Since it's my first time, should I just try to use the fluorescents, or maybe invest in an HPS? Thanks in advance!



lots of peace ~ john
I would say it depends on your needs, HPS tend to be used by the pro growers and again swear by them but for a small contained grow and plenty of Flou` lighting very close to the plants i`d say you`d have a good result, i`m a bit of a novice myself and can only prescribe you from what in have read so i may be wrong but TLC and patience is the key. Good luck boss.

P.S. Rule of thumb tends to be Daylight tubes (6500k) for veg/growth @ 24/0 then after 4 or 5 sets of leaves then go nuts with Warmer tubes (2700k) and get `em close for flowering @ 18/6, but i believe a combination of coulours can be used for both veg/bloom.

Hope this helps, and as i say again my knowledge is limited but i have asked everything you have in the past and this is the answers i got.



Kind regards.