Is this a good grow light to start my tomato and pepper plants with before I transplant them outside when they are bigger?
642890
No this blub does not have enough light to do you any good. To set up starter plants you need at least 7-8 watts of power to give the seedling the energy they need. 15 watts would be better. Also I found this small blub heats up far too much for a LED. More than a 15 watt one I have. Remember you are trying to replace the sun's energy so the higher the watts the better the growth.
642891
That's exactly what I did (and eggplants). I have used a fluorescent light in the past. With this light, the plants grew less leggy and more upright. Visibly better plants this year. I cannot address the comments that the light decreases in lumens over time. For this season I saw no difference over time. The light was about 12" - 16" above the plants and each covered about a 12" square of plants. I had 1 lamp and the flats were about 20" long. I simply flipped the flats 180 degrees once a day and all seemed good. Hope that helps.
1256503
It depends on amount of light you can give it. The included LED light will not be enough light for growing plants.
831111
It all depends on how many your looking to grow and from what stage of growth. This light is perfect for seedlings, clones and small plants. It covers a 2*3 area, just remember that cfls need to be close to the plants to produce vigorous growth. I found that 6-10inches above the plants is the sweet spot for this light.. You can fit 6 decent size plants under it but its better for a tray of clones or seedlings....
1199571
This light has those nm so it will help plants to grow. But it ready doesn't have enough wattage to cover enough area to feed the plant properly. I went up to a 7 watt bulb but it was still too low in wattage. You need at least 15 watts to get the proper color balance and cover most of the plant. like in my case grass seed for my cats in a planter. If you have several or a large plant you may need two 15 watt bulbs. Gives the whole plant better coverage.
2041221
I would say it would. I started plants from seeds March 4th and the tomato plants I have are over a foot tall. I suggest getting a pulley system to attach the light so you can raise the light as the plants grow. I kept the light just a few inches above them when they were smaller and then raised it about 8 inches above them as they got "older". Adjust pulley for light to go higher. After they are well established you can keep it 2-3 feet. 16 hours on/8 hours off. Hope that helps.
2115519
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.
2041222
As long as your plants are under the light you should be fine. These are very bright.
2140947
Sure, if you are growing seedlings. Otherwise, get something more powerful if you want big tomatoes.
130993
At two feet above, the lighted area should be about 4-5 feet wide. It should be sufficient light for tomatoes. If your tomatoes are spindly, the problem could be they are too close. Do a Google search on "what makes plants spindly". There are a number of good articles. This is a good article: http://forums.organicgardening.com/topic/51820721208933787
1470987
This light does VERY well, I have dwarf grass, moneywort, telanthera (think that is how it is spelled) among others that require high light and they thrive with this light. I say start with 1 and see how it goes, no matter how much light you have you will always want a c02 system as it really is a requirement for the plants just like food is for your fish so keep that in mind as well if you want a really gorgeous planted tank!
768391
Sure you can! You can start any seeds and grow them under the lights. I start my seeds in flats in seeding medium, put them in plastic bags, then onto a cookie sheet with a heating pad on low and another cookie sheet under the pad. Once 50% of the seeds have sprouted, I remove the plastic and put them under the lights. Be sure to keep the lights just 3-4 inches above the plants. When plants have their first set of true leaves, I transplant them into sterile potting medium - either in rows in flats, or in the case of tomatoes, in single small pots. Write me if you need further info. SGS
634302
It should do fine. However, as you'll only get a little sun during the summer months, it would be a good idea to get some augment light, such as a small LED grow light. I keep mine indoors all the time -- it's not going to get too big -- and I have augmented light. Just don't let the temperatures get below 60 degrees as it is tropical.
306970
My greenhouse is in constant sun which makes it get extremely hot. I would venture to guess, yes, it would be able to stand a grow light.
1030734
This light is adequate enough to grow and fruit a tomatoe plat. However in terms of light coverage and penetration CFL grow lights tend to fall short in this arena. Its usually recommended to use multiple lights of a smaller wattage to help distribute light evenly in your grow space.
1990064
I have been using this light with my aquafarm Back to the Roots Water Garden and my pepper plants have been flowering and producing fruit.
1563731
depends on your plants. It may be adequate for low light plants but definitely not good enough for medium to high light plants.
1491876
I'm not sure what your question is(right lamp for what?),so i'll try to give you some general info.This lamp is good for the vegetative growing stage and two of them should cover a decent sized area.The good thing about these CFL's is that they really don't get hot so you can place them within inches of the top of your plants. If you want something stronger and more suited to the flowering stage,you can go with a high pressure sodium lamp,which hydrofarm makes in several different watt ratings.