Re: What kind of lights?

From: Paul Burkhardt (burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 24 1997 - 08:13:06 PDT

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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:13:06 -0500 (CDT)
From: Paul Burkhardt <burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu>
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Subject: Re: What kind of lights?

Hi Ryan,

> I have just ventured into the world of growing CP with artificial
> lighting. I have assembled some equipment, but was not sure about what
> kind of light bulbs to use. Would someone please give their
> opinion/advice on what kind of bulbs to use. Thank you very much.

The most effective for price are normal fluorescents. They produce more
lumens than incandescents per watt and are far more cheaper than vapor
lights such as sodium, halogen, etc. In the summer, most plants can just
go outside, even if in shade all day.

Paul Burkhardt

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