skip to main content

Growing under Lights

Light Rquirement T5 Ho

9 years ago

Hello Say I Have Question Regarding t5 ho Lights

I Am On Budget & Trying To Keep Things Simple, I've Posted My Setup Here In Past And Now Have Opportunity To Get It Up running and trying to figure out if T5 Ho (6 Bulb ) Setup Would Be enough For Vegetative Growth & Fruiting & Flowering A Pepper Plant Or Tomato Or Cucumbers Now Only Thing I Do Know is Those Are long day plants and light loving

FYI; I'm Not Trying To Grow More Than 2 Plants @ A Time
Also My Grow Area is 2ft x 4ft = 8sq ft if my math is correct... I Need Help On How Many Id Need & Requirements Far As Lux Goes That's Another Part Im Not Understanding

Sort by:Oldest

Comment (1)

SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC
9 years ago
Depending on the size of the cultivar of the plant you are growing you can easily grow two plants under a 6 bulb fixture. Make sure to use more dwarf varieties, especially for the tomatoes.

SCG
Related Professionals
Bellflower Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Lowell Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Pelham Landscape Contractors · Apollo Beach Landscape Contractors · Lakewood Landscape Contractors · Nanuet Landscape Contractors · Oxnard Landscape Contractors · Sammamish Landscape Contractors · St. Louis Landscape Contractors · Vadnais Heights Landscape Contractors · Burbank Fence Contractors · Hull Fence Contractors · Mount Pleasant Fence Contractors · Surfside Fence Contractors · South Orange Roofing & Gutters

Related Stories

DECORATING GUIDES Room of the Day: Redesign Energizes a Ho-Hum Office and Living Space

By Becky Harris

A couple find common ground in their combined office and living room decorated on a budget

HOUZZ TOURS Houzz Tour: Stunning SoHo Loft

By Becky Harris

Renovation celebrates a former factory's original details combined with new spaces, textures and materials

FUN HOUZZ 10 Things People Really Don’t Want in Their Homes

By Mitchell Parker

No love lost over fluorescent lights? No shocker there. But some of these other hated items may surprise you

DECORATING GUIDES How to Save a Boring Box of a Room

By Samantha Schoech

Whip a ho-hum format and low ceilings into high-design shape with these ideas that offer a big new vision

BATHROOM DESIGN Makeover Magic: Period Style for an All-New 1920s Bathroom

By Vanessa Brunner

Leaky fixtures and water damage got the heave-ho, while the entire bathroom got a crisp new look in line with the home's style

DECLUTTERING 10 Types of Clutter to Toss Today

By Laura Gaskill

Clear the decks and give the heave-ho to these unneeded items

COLOR Busted! Get the Facts for 8 Common Color Myths

By Lisa Frederick

Give hearsay the heave-ho — let these expert explanations improve your paint and decor choices instead

LIFE Simple Pleasures: A Real Sit-Down Breakfast

By Laura Gaskill

Give grab-and-go the heave-ho. To start the day right, treat yourself to a proper breakfast in a cheery spot

FARM YOUR YARD Cool-Season Vegetables: How to Grow Beets

By Marianne Lipanovich

Give canned versions of this fall and spring garden favorite the heave-ho and discover its true flavor and colors

KITCHEN DESIGN Expert Talk: 10 Reasons to Hang a Chandelier in the Kitchen

By Lawrence Karol

Unexpected? Sure. Incongruent? Not at all. Professional designers explain why a chandelier can work in kitchens from traditional to modern

Sponsored

More Discussions

Agrobrite bulb FLC27D 27W 5400K 120V 60Hz: suitable 4 seed starting?

0

Anyone use heat mats for cuttings?

9