For my addiction to lights. I can't help myself - I'm looking for the best lights (best being defined as which lights provide the best growth for the lowest cost) available. I love the 23 watt, 2700K CFL bulbs but they simply do not seem capable of raising a tomato so that it not only blooms but produces fruit.
E-bay had a couple of auctions going last night so I ended up winning two of them, one for a 168 LED blue/red screwiin bulb and another for a 226 LED blue/red panel.
If, and it's a big IF, these lights improve the growth of plants, I'll be able to light 14 sq. ft. for $5 per month. That's about 1/3 the cost of what the CFL bulbs would run for the same area. I still have lots of pepper seeds left and will also test how they get along.
The lights are still a little pricey now (I paid $20 and $26 for the lights) but they should get a lot cheaper by January.
I'm not surprised but I find if I ask a rep from a company about the lights and how they work for growing plants, they have this "we don't support pot growers" attitude.
Mike
E-bay had a couple of auctions going last night so I ended up winning two of them, one for a 168 LED blue/red screwiin bulb and another for a 226 LED blue/red panel.
If, and it's a big IF, these lights improve the growth of plants, I'll be able to light 14 sq. ft. for $5 per month. That's about 1/3 the cost of what the CFL bulbs would run for the same area. I still have lots of pepper seeds left and will also test how they get along.
The lights are still a little pricey now (I paid $20 and $26 for the lights) but they should get a lot cheaper by January.
I'm not surprised but I find if I ask a rep from a company about the lights and how they work for growing plants, they have this "we don't support pot growers" attitude.
Mike