lighting

What would be the optimum lighting for a 8x8 grow area be (watts)

Hi guys, I am an outdoor grower (never grown indoors before) and because of my short growing season where I live (UK) I want to start my plants earlier indoors for a few weeks to extend my growing season. Also, this year I had big problems with slugs and the weather effecting most of my plants...

Good evening everyone! I am new to the forum and look forward to working with you all throughout my upcoming grow!! Although I am new to T5 and LED, I am not new to growing (I grow deep water culture). I have been doing a lot of reading regarding LED or T5 for my veg cycle, and to be honest, I...

JUST WANTING SOME BASIC INFO ON THIS LIGHT I HAVE BOUGHT WILL IT BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GROW TWO PLANTS AT A TIME ? THATS THE LINK TO THE LIGHT I HAVE BOUGHT ITS THE 60*3W ONE IM JUST WANTING TO GROW TWO PLANTS AT A TIME THANKS.

My plants are ready to go into the flowering room, but I have not yet completed the wiring. Stealth purposes prevent me from asking for advice from local electricians and supply shops. I need help with a few items, please Allow me to describe my set-up: 220V supply New circuit breaker...

Hi I'm thinking bout using LED lighting for my next grow which will be only 3 or 4 auto flowering low riders. I'm looking for advice on how many of theses will I need ? Thanks Happy 420:420:

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one of my plants are almost hitting the light but have no room to higher it up plus they still have growing todo as their only week 1 into flowering what should i do ???

if someone was to set up a grow tent for 10 plants to grow their full potential what size tent would you guys recommend? id like to have a bit of space to move around them, what would be the best way to set it up? the best lighting for me? fluorescent lighting? how many lights should be run? and...

Hey guys 420Steve here, Quick question about lighting and lumens and if i got enough sufficient lighting, i am new to growing and hydroponics and i currently have 6 little seedlings growing under a 2ft 2-tube – 48 W (2 x 24W tubes) in a propagator, it has been almost 2 weeks and growth is very...

Hello all! Ok, so my setup is as follows: i have 5 plants (chiesel) about 4 weeks into flowering. For the veg and the first 2 or 3 weeks of flower i used a 400w MH and HPS respectively. Then i got a 600w system and hooked that up. Grow space is a 1.2m x1.2m x1.8 (or 2m, cant remember lol). Only...

I've read a lot about mylar, flat white paint, and such for helping with lighting. I'm using CFLs and have a bunch of 12 inch square mirrors... I think they're supposed to be used to stick on bathroom walls... would these work well for reflecting the lights if they were covering the walls and...

Anyone know of a company/website that ships dual spectrum cfl's to South Africa? Seriously want one but they're not sold here yet :/

So I'm about to start my first grow. I will have a space 2ftx4ft and 4ft high, I'm going with a SCROG setup, and am thinking about using T5 fluorescent. The one I'm looking at will fit perfectly as it's 47in by 22in and holds 8 T5 tubes. I've been doing some research and think this will work...

What's up guys? I'm currently in the beginning stages of my first grow and it's time I make my first real purchase in terms of lighting. I plan on using one closet for vegging/seedlings/clones and another for flowering. My veg closet is 45" x 35" x 72" and I'm expecting to have 4-6 plants...

I understand when plants are put into flowering the lighting needs to be about 12 on, 12 off and I get the impression that it should be TOTAL darkness during the lights out phase of flowering. My question is this... when my plants sprout and grow, up until the flowering stage, is this "TOTAL"...

Anybody know where one can purchase LED's that are to expensive? They are priced out of reach by many people, hope they will come down (price). One person I know uses fish tank LED's

Looking at best lighting for low costs, heat and spread to run a 2*2 meter tent, seen many reviews and growers talking about gravita lighting and mixed reviews on others too. Any advice would be appreciated? Cheers

So while in the process of trying to grow legally I want to design my first grow cab (most likely a refrigerator build) and build it so I'm ready to hit the ground running when I can. I have been pondering, and looking around different forums for the best light and ventilation system for the...

Ive been wondering if I gave my gurls extra lighting at tha final week or two if itd do any harm?? Or if they would benefit from it?? Cuz I got a neighbor who seems to have started blooming indoors and is finishing them off OUTDOOR now(for about a month or so, SOOO does any1 suggest FOR or...