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Did I over do it ?
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Posted by habman (My Page) on Fri, Nov 3, 06 at 10:09
I just received my 3 CFL 85watts lights.(3000K, 5000K and 6400K)
Wow these CFL are huge. I'm thinking this is a bit overkill.
I only have 18" by 36" space to grow herbs and pepper plants.
I've read that you can never have too much light.
I think I'll add another shelf just for herbs and use one CFL 5000K and use the 2 other CFL for my pepper plants. |
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| You'd be surprised. One on that space would be too little for your peppers, except maybe for a hotspot in the middle, two is probably about right. Herbs vary, but the mediterranean ones I have would be happy to have all three blazing down on them, although possibly they'd grow just as well with only two. Make sure you use a reflector (should I have that in my sig maybe?). |
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| >>You'd be surprised. One on that space would be too little for your peppers, except maybe for a hotspot in the middle, two is probably about right Ok great. >>Make sure you use a reflector I'm going to try and make a custom reflector with mylar and sheets of metal or wood. Should do ok and cheap cheap cheap!
At the very worst I will cover the shelf with mylar(top bottom and sides). |
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| I don't think you need to worry. 3 85W CFLs produce about the same # of lumens as 6 4 foot t8s. |
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Here's a pic of my temporary grow box.
6500k 85 watts CFL.
I used a emergency camping blanket to cover the inside of the box.
Temp is 92F and soil is 79F. Should be good for peppers. :) If my plants don't get enough light, I give up! 
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| That one on the right doesn't look like a pepper! Having three bulbs gives you the option of adjusting the light levels as needed so I think you'll do fine. Might need a taller box in a few months though ;) |
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The one on the bottom right is a branch off of a cacti.
It was dying.The roots are rotted so I cut a branch and transplanted it to see if I could save it. The one to the left of the cati has lots of white hair on it's leaves (C. pubescen ?).
Strange because the seeds I brought back from Mexico are Cuarresmen,Serrano,Habanero and Chilacas (Pasilla) and none of those are pubescen.
Could be the result of cross polination. I guess I will find out in a few months. I also have a few flowers in that mix. The grow box is just a temp solution until I free up my shelves from junk. |
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