15 watt bulb and a shoebox

Discussion in 'Cannabis Grow Rooms and Greenhouses' started by neongreen, Mar 19, 2006.

  1. neongreen

    neongreen Member

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    ok today i started to grow and i decided the most unrecognizable way is to use a shoe box and an artificial light source well i used a 15 watt bulb and my question is how long should i grow with this light source because im damn positive people dont grow with 15 watt bulbs all the time so i would like to know the time i should get a new bulb and move out of the shoe box and what kind of bulb i should get thanks
     
  2. seedmaster

    seedmaster Member

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    that's ridiculous!get fluorescent lighting to start your seeds.
    after that your going to need a metal hylide light for vegetive cycle.
    after that your going to need a high pressure sodium light for flowering cycle[buds]
     
  3. neongreen

    neongreen Member

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    any alternatives i dont have acces to all that?
     
  4. rangerdanger

    rangerdanger Senior Member

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    You need to build/convert a growspace such as a closet.

    If you use flo's you need to pack as many in there as possible. Ideally at the rate of 3,000 lumens per sq/ft.
    Compact florescents (those curly ones) are an alternative.
    You also need ventilation and the growspace needs to be light-tight.

    HID's:
    HPS is WAY better than flo's.
    -You don't need an MH, just an HPS with a full-spectrum bulb.

    You also need to read a grow guide.
     

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