lighting

Is it beneficial to take your indoor grown plants outside on occasion, weather permitting? Will the sudden change cause stress? Is ignorance bliss and keep them confined? I am considering implementing a stroll outdoors as part of my plants' regiment and wondered if there may be ill effects...

So I recently started a grow in my closet, I had two plants in there that grew fairly well, I was using a sun sytem 150 watt lighting fixture, the plants grew to a pretty decent size. I cant have that big system in my closet anymore though, so I constructed a grow box, it currently has two fans...

i dont have nice hps lights or hid but i do have CFL and PL plant lights. i dont have to space to have tall plants so im looking for short and bushy just looking for personal use like a oz or 2 . here is what she looks like now. i started her mid september . and now were in 6 days in to...

Currently I have two sets of the dual spectrum bulbs. I have heard of people using both spectrums at the same time, but I thought they were to be used at separate times, veg and flowering. Am I incorrect in this assumption? Also I have been looking into purchasing a HPS and MH setup in hopes...

6 cfl cool white 100wattz, 2 t12 cool white tubes. Should it do the job?

(Bigger and better) today ill start on the blueprints to my growbox. Hopefully this time my lights wont crush my ladys.

Hey guys and gals I have a quick question about my upcoming indoor soiless grow...I have a space that is about 8 ft wide 12 ft long and only about 5 ft high. I plan to use two 400w HPS lights but my question is this: I plan to LST my plants to help deal with the vertical space issue, but I am...

I am attempting my first grow. I have 8 plants in 5 gal. buckets, 4 each under a 48" shop light with fluorescents. I would like to use this same lighting fixture for flowering. Are there recommended lights to use for the flowering stage? And do you know where I can find the proper lights? I...

Hey everyone a question for those with far more knowledge than I. If plants are so sensitive to getting any light during the supposed night cycle why aren't they affected by the light bounced off the moon? And what affect does lightning have? Or other form of lighting a torch, street...

any suggestions? About me... Rookie Farmer. Smalltime. 15 plants. indoors. using 3 full spec (true daylight) cfl's, 100w each. small fan. lights on timer 18/6 for now. 3-4 weeks in from seed (Blue Mystic). Potting soil, currently in peat pots till they get a little bigger. 1/2 seem to be...

Hello all. I am building a grow box from an old armoire. Need to be stealthy and looking for some lighting and venting tips. Any and all would be appreciated. Full box dimensions are 68" high, 36" wide and 18" deep. Wondering whether or not to seperate into veg and flower chamber or leave as...

I have 2 questions: 1. I was looking at reflector hoods. I saw a small clamp-on light that could support 300w. I plan on setting up a very small grow. I'm using 26w(100w) CFLs, the twist bulbs. When the hood says it supports 300 watts does it refer to the actual 26 watts of the CFL or...

I have a PINK T5 23'' bulb that i wanted to add to my side lights will plants absorb pink light? Thank You

Is it possible to grow quality buds using T5's and cfl through the entire grow or is it necessary to switch to hps when flowering?

I have a 400w and a 600w hps that ill be using in an aprox 10x10 room for flower. What would be the best setup/arrangment for these lights so all the plants get the best even coverage?

Hey there, I'm getting ready to start my first grow (Woot!) and I had a couple of questions about lighting. I have been having a HELLA huge trouble finding a good lighting setup. Originally I was going to use CFLs and grow in my closet but when I couldn't find any 6500k cfls I decided to move...

high stoners. i'm new to the whole "hydro" thing. i'm used to growing outdoors in soil. now i am gonna try the indoor dro.. i bought a gh water farm (single bucket, drip system) i have some questions. do i leave the pump on for non-stop watering? i have been doing 12/12 with the lights...

Quantum Horticulture Products | Take the Quantum Leap I recently purchased a Quantum T5 Badboy 12 lamp Light. I'm very impressed wih the results of this unit. My plants are at the moment, 5 weeks old, 10"-12" height, 14"-16" width. I'm getting explosive growth! I'm moving this light every other...

First off, let me tell you now i DO NOT READ when i ask a question or am looking something up, and get a 30 paragraph response for a simple quesstion please just answer in 1-3 sentences for the following questions PLEASE I DONT WANT THEM TO DIE 1.First off whats a good temperature, im probably...

K here go its a lighting question for the most part with light its lumens that matter so the question is how many lumens are there in a 400w hps and how many cfl's would it take to match it been looking around and didn't see this question unless I mist it any answer appreciated please and thank u