I want to germinate vegetable seeds on a kitchen counter, 2 x 3 ft. Does this one unit produce enough light or will I need two?
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I think you can get away with one light to germinate seeds before planting outside. I grow veggies in a tent inside and one does a great job in a 3x3 Mylar tent. The light is very bright for it's 90 watt rating.
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Wowww so much miss information, photosynthesis peaks at red and blue for all plants, red is just more stimulating to flower production. This light will work JUST FINE for a 2x3 area and your seedlings will not be leggy, just position the light as close as you can get it while being high enough to light up that area. That will be the hard part, as LEDs are very directional and don't spread light over a large area like cfl or incadescent.
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I'd personally go with two but one will be enough if your just germinating ... If your vegging in that area it's better if you get two .. Although one will work , just may have to keep it a bit closer than if you had two ..
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One is more than enough light for that.. I suggest using cfl's for germination.. Then moving towards the led's for veg and especialy flowering
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This unit it's not indicated for germinate or vegetable period, only flowering. You have to buy a specific one for those periods, a led whit more blue and white lights.
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It depends on the area. It will saturate photosynthesis anything closer than about 7 inches. I think.
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absolutely no. Tomatoes need much more light. With 4, or even 8 bulbs they will get very tall and stringy. I wouldn't use this to grow the tomatoes more then 1 ft before getting them out side. I have a couple of these plus 4ftx 8 bulb units and they do a good job of starting them but can't be used to grow to maturity. Growing flowers is a different story ... they work great.
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Depends on how bright you want it. If it's just an accent light, I would say it probably is. I used three to light a 6 foot counter and they do a great job for a soft illumination when the main lights in the kitchen are too much.
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I am currently using this light to grow African violets and orchids. I think it has a high enough light output to grow vegetables but keep in mind that the peak light area for the light is only 2 foot by 3 foot. One large tomato plant can take up that much space.
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This is 60w florescent, z 300 watt equivalent. Bright zs the sun. One bulb should be sufficient for starting seeds. You would probably want to use at least two bulbs for a 2 x 4' area as for seeds, you will need to get pretty close, say 12 - 18" above the bed. I used 4 to cover my 2' x 4' are with four large tomato plants. I got better growth from a high pressure sodium light. They are great for growing but not as good for blossoming. I have also had good luck with the 7-1/2 watt screw in leds. I have a bank of four that is my favorite for after the plants get large enough to produce. This is 60w florescent, z 300 watt equivalent. Bright zs the sun. One bulb should be sufficient for starting seeds. You would probably want to use at least two bulbs for a 2 x 4' area as for seeds, you will need to get pretty close, say 12 - 18" above the bed. I used 4 to cover my 2' x 4' are with four large tomato plants. I got better growth from a high pressure sodium light. They are great for growing but not as good for blossoming. I have also had good luck with the 7-1/2 watt screw in leds. I have a bank of four that is my favorite for after the plants get large enough to produce.
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That is what I use this light for and I keep it on a pully system and keep it 4 to 6 inches from the plants. Keep in mind it will only light a tray of about 15 to 20 seedlings.
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It all depends on what you are using them for but I would say 2 per shelf or the plants will bend towards the light. The blue light is for growth. If you will be using the lights after the 3rd set of leaves you will need to switch to the blue/red panel.
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Don, I bought the two foot model for seedlings. If you want to really light up a 4x4 area you will want more tubes. More tubes = more light, more light = more growth and healthy plants.
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These are great grow lights but they are small. I have two lights and that about does two big plants. If you want to start seedlings it will do a lot more but mature plants, especially if they are big, will need more of these lights. The plants love them though.
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Yes. It comes with 2 bulbs and either will be sufficient. It might be too much light.
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Hello, will this light be good for live plants. I see you can add two more led bulbs. Is this true.
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You can use a combinations of things to grow veggies indoors, but I'm not really sure this light alone will do. I am not an expert gardener, but in the years that I been doing it, I can tell you that plants that rip veggies or fruits require a good amount of light. I think your better off with lettuce and other greens
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Well this is very simple but it is also very small it is for a desktop garden. You could use it with a small single LED or CFL grow light configuration.. (Grow light would have to out side the unit).
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Hi Nancy,Well I think that 2 lights would be sufficient for your needs. I have 2 of them, one on each side of my Storage Shed door and they light that up very well. Just make sure they are where they get sunlight during the day and you will have light at night. Try to position them at that point so they will get all the sunlight you can muster.Good luck and Amazon is where I got mine and they have been great.JB
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A 2x2 container would be fine,but this light has more red than blue and it will tend to send the plants to fruit stage but with additional light you should be fine. if that worry's you pick one with more blue than red, i do like this light but that is the down side of it.
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I recommend that this light only be about 2 INCHES from the seedlings, not two feet. Spindly plants are due to insufficient light.
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yes I use one.... great light for veg or flower.. i use it for both just order 3000K bulbs for flower.. one of the best things is about this fixture I hang them vertical