Is 2600 Lumens Enough Light To Grow The Magical Herb?

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GrowingPassion420

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I Have 3 Seedling Under 2 13 Watt Cfl Bulbs In A Glass Reflected House Lamp Those 2 Together Equal 1700 Lumens Plus An Additional Grow Bulb At 900 Watts So Is 2600 Lumens Enough Light For My Plants? I Have My Lights About 6 Inches Over The Top Of My Tallest Plant
 
SunnyD

SunnyD

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no, with cfl's close is better, 6in they're gonna stretch. get more light....maybe 6-8 26w cfls
 
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GrowingPassion420

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I Have A Regular Walgreens Plant Bulb Which Is 900 Lumens= 60 Watts. My Two Cfls Are 13 Watts Each And Are 850 Lumens A Piece, That Is All The Lighting I Have.
 
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kenaz

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I have two 105w CFLs (app. 800w incandescent total) within a few inches of a vegging Double Gum plant: so far I've seen no signs of heat stress. You can get those bulbs a LOT closer to your plants.
 
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GrowingPassion420

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DUDE WHERE CAN I BUY BIGGER CFL'S HOW MUCH DO THEY COST? i only got two 13 watt cfls of which i got from my girlfriends dad lightbulb stash and a plant grow bulb which i got from walgreens, i did buy a good spot gro sylvania grow bulb for 8 bucks but it blew out last night. i dont have much money so i use wat i get my hands on i do have a 250 halogen light but it gets so dam hotttt!!!
 
homegrownboy

homegrownboy

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What ever the highest lumen output is of the bulb...that's the most lumen's you will get. So if you have 5 1700 lumen bulbs...your still only getting 1700 lumen's, not 8500 lumen's. You can not add lumen's together.

Do NOT use halogen.

You can get the 42W cfl's from home depot, walmart...places like that.
 
homegrownboy

homegrownboy

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Your welcome. As for $$...i'm not sure...here in Canada they are about $12 a piece, but in the US probably about $5...lol.
 
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GrowingPassion420

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well awesome im def going to go look for some new bulbs when i get sum more money n a better circulation fan... but how can i keep my plants arive and make them better from serioius stretching?
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Halogens dont work and will bake cookies thats whats in an easy bake kids oven for baking.CFLs up to like 65 watts which is supposeed to equal 300 watts can be bought for $18 at homedepot,menards,lowes.Actual grow cfls which are no smaller then actual 125 watts up to 300 watts can be bought from many online places google vitalumne or go to ebay and they range from $45-$120
 
SunnyD

SunnyD

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GrowingPassion420 said:
awesum thankyou for your help, whats a chap lighting fixture i can buy for my plants anyone know?
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When I did cfls, i had this socket plug that i plugged into an extention cord with a y-splitter and plugged my bulbs into that,,,,they're about 1.50 a piece.
 
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