Gardening: Question of the Day Thread

[Patchouli]

Does anyone have good grow light suggestions for seedling starts?
This is coming from @dademoss who is looking to get tomatoes started.

 

[joel]

Hashbrown & neb are informed about growth lights, I would just go to Amazon.

 

[Neb]

Does anyone have good grow light suggestions for seedling starts?
This is coming from @dademoss who is looking to get tomatoes started.

I used to use florescent bulbs and they worked fine. I replaced them with LED to save energy.

I just went with the best price. Lettuce needs light to germinate so they only get a light sprinkle of dirt to cover them. There are a lot of option about the light spectrum to play with to optimize growth vs flower/fruiting. But I haven't researched those details.

Ben

 

[Mountain trapper]

We just use an LED light tube. The wife has been growing herbs all winter long using it. She'll probably start the tomato and pepper seeds next month.

 

[Pearl]

Great thread Patch, great place for the quick questions!!

 

[Patchouli]

@hashbrown we need your valuable input here on grow lights for seedling starts.

 

[Neb]

@hashbrown we need your valuable input here on grow lights for seedling starts.

I would think that @hashbrown lighting is optimized for flowering not sprouting and vegetative growth.

Ben

 

[dademoss]

I picked one out on amazon, gonna be a year for the review. I'll use my dying panel this year

 

[Pearl]

I would think that @hashbrown lighting is optimized for flowering not sprouting and vegetative growth.

Ben

Excellent point!!

 

[hashbrown]

@hashbrown we need your valuable input here on grow lights for seedling starts.

What I’ve learned about lights, good lights are freaking expensive…..

 

[hashbrown]

@hashbrown we need your valuable input here on grow lights for seedling starts.

This is what I’m using now.

 

[hashbrown]

There are a lot of decent lights on Marketplace in our area due to potheads thinking they can grow their own weed.

 

[dademoss]

Indeed, your crops/seedlings need next level lights compared to my tomatoes