artsncrafts
Member
So a friend of mine is looking to set something up in her basement. She has a root/canning closet that was built in before she bought the house, and it seems like something that could be outfitted to support a grow setup. She isn't entirely sure where to begin this whole process, so expect me to ask more questions in the future to help her out 
She is pretty sure a good first step would be lighting. She went onto a local hydro website, and found that some of those lights could get quite pricey. She doesn't want to go with HPS because of heat, electricity, etc, and so she looked at LED's, but those are also expensive.
However, Home Depot carries plant light fixtures that are more economical, but they're CFL. One of the fixtures outputs around 6500k full spectrum.
She is wondering if this is adequate for a grow setup.
Are CFL's a good bet? Or would HPS and LED be a better route?
What are the advantages/disadvantages?
Does some lighting work better for some strains, but not as well for others? Or is it a one-size-fits-all regardless of strain?
I'm new to the site and this whole thing in general, so apologies if this has been asked a million times.
She is pretty sure a good first step would be lighting. She went onto a local hydro website, and found that some of those lights could get quite pricey. She doesn't want to go with HPS because of heat, electricity, etc, and so she looked at LED's, but those are also expensive.
However, Home Depot carries plant light fixtures that are more economical, but they're CFL. One of the fixtures outputs around 6500k full spectrum.
She is wondering if this is adequate for a grow setup.
Are CFL's a good bet? Or would HPS and LED be a better route?
What are the advantages/disadvantages?
Does some lighting work better for some strains, but not as well for others? Or is it a one-size-fits-all regardless of strain?
I'm new to the site and this whole thing in general, so apologies if this has been asked a million times.
