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
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]
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.