Grow light

[Notty1975]

Hi all been looking into doing a little bit of indoor gardening mainly getting my flowers up to a good level before they go out (winter pansies at the mo ) done some resurch on the net but as soon as you type in grow light it mostly brings up growing weed ( not my thing) basically just want to know how much lumens are gonna be needed / sq foot to get get these up to a good level I know about the spectrums 6500k 2700k ect it just the amount of light I need any ideas would be appriciated thanks

[bearded bloke]

Make a cuppa & have a read of this ....... http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ht=grow+lights

[marchogaeth]

^^^^^ A fab thread and I always meant to make my own system and never got round to it and suddenly it was January again! I bought one of these in a sale (£10 off if not more) Garland Grow Light Garden - G139 | Grow Lights I stood it on a heat mat in my back room and it made a huge difference to my toms, peppers cucumbers etc etc etc. OH thought I was mad when I bought it but he commented a few weeks later on what a huge difference it had made. I'm just filling it now with herbs to keep going over the winter to see how that works. I just need to find somewhere warmer to keep it, really. I did a bit of reading and found out that once the light went off to cover it to keep all other light out. ALso the plants only need a few hours, they have to have a rest in the dark to grow well. Someone will come along in a minute with all the specs.

Ed:- the only thing I don't like about it is that the height adjustment is a bit fiddly which is a pain if you have it low and need to water but I still love it!

[Notty1975]

Make a cuppa & have a read of this ....... http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ht=grow+lights

Thanks for that had a read through but still not sure how many lumens are needed anyone know

[skeggijon]

The garland grow light also makes a pretty good chick raiser lol