Grow light question

[Chris A]

Are there any issues, electronic or otherwise, with using 4' grow lights in a shop light fixture that indicates on the box it is for t8 bulbs? Are standard t8 bulbs sufficient & grow lights not worth the cost?

Thanks for any help.

Chris

 

[leverhead]

The light output spectrum of "grow lights" is different from standard tubes that would only be used for lighting.

 

[Chicken]

you can go to any store that ha s a garden section like lowes or wal-mart,

and buy you some lights that specify they are for plants/aquariums,


some are labeled as '' daylight'' bulbs,

but a shoplight bulb, isnt gonna do it too good,

i start my seedlings with grow lights, and it works perfect, but the bulb has to be the right spectrum as mentioned by leverhead,

 

[DonH]

Are there any issues, electronic or otherwise, with using 4' grow lights in a shop light fixture that indicates on the box it is for t8 bulbs? Are standard t8 bulbs sufficient & grow lights not worth the cost?

Thanks for any help.

Chris

They'd probably work fine if all you're doing is starting seedlings.

 

[Chris A]

Just using them to start seedlings, for veggie garden also. At Walmart fixtures are $11 & grow lights $10ea. For ~$30 sounds like I'd have a decent system, correct?

 

[Boboro]

Yes Keep bulbs as close to seedlings as you can with out touchin them.

 

[Chris A]

Sounds like a plan. Thanks for the help.

 

[Chicken]

this is what you are shooting for, as boboro said, you gotta have the light '' right on top'' of the plants or they will '' stretch'' to the light,

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