Q1: How long does the bulb keep plants growing? Q2: Will I be able to grow kale with one of these lights?
1788876
Depending on how many plants you have, the lights should do okay, as long as you have enough of them.
1788877
I usually only keep the plants inside during the cold seasons. But they grow all during the long winters. I have grown kale successfully. Just be sure to have the lights closer to the plants so they don't get spindly.
1788878
I used mine to grow some herbs, and start plants for transplanting. Very successfully, I adjusted the light to be as close as possible without touching the plants.
1952481
The fixture is fine because you can double it up if necessary. The bulb selection will be a bit trickier. I use mine for plants with 10k bulbs and it works adequately.
1199571
This light has those nm so it will help plants to grow. But it ready doesn't have enough wattage to cover enough area to feed the plant properly. I went up to a 7 watt bulb but it was still too low in wattage. You need at least 15 watts to get the proper color balance and cover most of the plant. like in my case grass seed for my cats in a planter. If you have several or a large plant you may need two 15 watt bulbs. Gives the whole plant better coverage.
1466699
No. The 40 watts is misleading. There is very little light actually given off. Buy another product that specifies how many lumens are produced. You will need two bulbs with at least 3,000 lumens to grow plants successfully. Apparently this fluorescent light is very inefficient, many bulbs with less wattage will produce more light.
1408935
Look for a compact flourescent bulb that is in the 6500k spectrum which is best for plant growth. Something like the Zoo Med UltraSun Daylight Compact Flourescent sold on amazon for about 8 bucks.
286458
i forgot to tell you that the bulb you have there is for the flowering stages of your plant. You should get a MH ipower bulb for the vegetation stage of the plant. That bulb you got makes the plant believe that it is fall and time to flower. You really need both of them.I hope this help
2058486
Should be okay. Doesn't get too hot. A bulb in the 6700k color range will be better for plants. However, it depends on what plants you are growing
334858
I use a quantum badboy T5 8 bulb light and my plants grew about 2 inches a day long as you keep the nutes and PH at right levels and you should have nice lush plants, so far I have grown Rosemary, Basil and tomatoes using DWC you definitely can't go wrong with this set up
255675
I'm not quite sure but this is very weak. I have a jalapeno plant and no progress of growing. I use 2 bulbs and leave on 24/7. May be good for small flower or herbs.
2016
Indoors is fine, but it needs light. Mine gets about 4-6 hrs of direct light from a nearby window. The other important thing is water. Don't let the soil be dry for more than 1 day, and don't let it sit soaking bottom up. As long as your room is not over 90f or below 60 that's fine. Mine still shows those tiny white flowers from time to time after almost a year.
1524814
Well, the 4 lights give out twice as much light and enable you to grow plants on a deeper shelf. I really like this light, and last year my seedlings grew better under these lamps than under my 2 light lamps. I didn't find them to put out too much heat, but they do give some warmth, which is good. I made an L-shape growing area with 2 sets of shelves. I put up 2 four-feet lamps on several shelves, and this lamp on the shorter side.
2165487
I was not at all happy with the growth cycle of this bulb...The flowering stage is 12 hours on...it will produce nice fruit, but no size to them...So to answer your question, no and yes...it depends on your vegetables garden.
1268685
Hello, will this light be good for live plants. I see you can add two more led bulbs. Is this true.
358651
My plants were about 2 ft from the bulb and did well. So one bulb could cover your two trays side-by-side, maybe even end-to-end if you swap them around every few days.
195099
It might but the light output isn't optimised for plant growth. The best source is the "gro-lux" or similar lamps used in aquaria. These have a pinkish light that I haven' seen in an LED yet. If you are worried about power consumption then they are usually a fluorescent type of lamp so are quite low compared to an incandescent lamp.
1457323
I really don't understand your question. The LEDs won't give you enough light for normal lighting. You should use the white and blue Florescent together for plant growth and day time lighting. I only use the LEDs for a night light.
1036509
use the mh... this bulb is more than capable... but Id go with a cheaper MH bulb for veg since light is less critical in the veg stage