Hello, I realize that for succesfull indoor germination plants require 60W fluorescent lighntning (above 3000 lumens) but what happens if you don't have enough?
Here is my story. I bought this cheap fluorescent light fixing, daylight color with 8W that produces 500 lumens. I bought it without sufficient knowledge and besides I am on low budget so I can't afford more powerfull lightning. However my seeds (Habanero, Tondo picante, Hungarian wax) germinated in 5 days! Yes 5 days because I had temperature constantly around 86° and in moist environment due to nice heater I bought. So when litttle tiny worms poked out of the ground they were white. Now only in one day of 16hour light exposure they became green. Which I hope means my lightning is good enough.
But is it? Will my plants have any problems with low luminosity?
Here is my story. I bought this cheap fluorescent light fixing, daylight color with 8W that produces 500 lumens. I bought it without sufficient knowledge and besides I am on low budget so I can't afford more powerfull lightning. However my seeds (Habanero, Tondo picante, Hungarian wax) germinated in 5 days! Yes 5 days because I had temperature constantly around 86° and in moist environment due to nice heater I bought. So when litttle tiny worms poked out of the ground they were white. Now only in one day of 16hour light exposure they became green. Which I hope means my lightning is good enough.
But is it? Will my plants have any problems with low luminosity?