I bought this and my seedlings are leggy and quit growing. I have a tower garden and want to grow veggies. It must be my bulbs. What bulbs are best?
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i agree with jk. its not the light its how far away the lamp is from the plant.the plant gets leggy because its trying to get more light.
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If you have leggy seedlings, they are not getting enough light. Make sure the seedlings are close to the light (an inch or two away) and keep the light on 12 - 14 hours per day. Adjust the light as necessary as seedlings grow.
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I've tried these bulbs in several different fixtures, including the fixture from the company. 6 bulbs in 8 months. Last replacement bulbs, one busted. Gave up. I now use plant bulbs from Walmart that are great. Plants thrive under them. The city you live in might have a nursery that carries them. Agrolite can provide you a location. Me; I'm sticking with what I'm using now. They last! Hope this helps my friend.Also; their fixtures are weak. Ballasts burn out quick. They sent me a replacement fixture that was not shown on their ad. The " new" fixture had "shop lamp" marked on it. So I paid close to $40 for it. Same fixture at Walmart, Home Depot had same fixture for 19.99. Buyer beware! I've tried these bulbs in several different fixtures, including the fixture from the company. 6 bulbs in 8 months. Last replacement bulbs, one busted. Gave up. I now use plant bulbs from Walmart that are great. Plants thrive under them. The city you live in might have a nursery that carries them. Agrolite can provide you a location. Me; I'm sticking with what I'm using now. They last! Hope this helps my friend.Also; their fixtures are weak. Ballasts burn out quick. They sent me a replacement fixture that was not shown on their ad. The " new" fixture had "shop lamp"... » Read More I've tried these bulbs in several different fixtures, including the fixture from the company. 6 bulbs in 8 months. Last replacement bulbs, one busted. Gave up. I now use plant bulbs from Walmart that are great. Plants thrive under them. The city you live in might have a nursery that carries them. Agrolite can provide you a location. Me; I'm sticking with what I'm using now. They last! Hope this helps my friend.Also; their fixtures are weak. Ballasts burn out quick. They sent me a replacement fixture that was not shown on their ad. The " new" fixture had "shop lamp" marked on it. So I paid close to $40 for it. Same fixture at Walmart, Home Depot had same fixture for 19.99. Buyer beware! « Show Less
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Hi! I purchased the 4 bulb fixture last winter. I had at least 6 trays of seedlings under the lights and they all popped up beautifully! Every couple of days I rotated the trays which helped. I,too, was trying to be frugal. Don't think you'll be disappointed. Good luck!
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Veg is excellent! With flowering, the light coverage is excellent but you have to buy 3k color bulbs and I'm not so sure on its ability for light to penetrate down into canopy. To make t5 flower successful you need to scrog, supercrop or get many nodes on canopy and you'd get amazing colas. It was worth the buy for me as its clean, barley any heat and light coverage was great for bushy and low plants.
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I have one of these lights and it works well for ALL stages of plant growth. Just remember to keep the bulbs a few inches away from the plants, for best results.
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Hi Benjamin, I would say you would certainly need more watts for bigger and healthier plants.. It perfect for the seedling and helping them along once they sprout.. However, it's a bit narrow and not enough light for year round use.. You would probably need 4 of those little 54 watt bulbs to make it worthwhile..Good luck..
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This bulb is a spot lamp bulb not like other bulbs. the fouces a beam or channle of heat to one area were normal bulbs scatter heat. so they will help heat a the basking area, theses do over heat very eay. do not use mimi dome lamps were theres isnt wide enough. my beared dragon would only bask around this hot zone never dirrectly under it wich did lead to him stay at temps around 85 or 82 degrees. even rising the lamp dome up higher didnt help. be care full of theses bulbs.
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My unit came with an Agrobrite 6400 K color temp T5 lamp. You can put in what ever you want. T5 bulbs are available in a variety of color temperatures.
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Hi, I bought 10 bulbs in November. I planted them immediately and everyone of them came out. I am still waiting for flowers.
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Should plant right away. Call- Easy to grow bulbs.com- and ask them. I buy lots of these and other bulbs from them.
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These seem to be the standard bulbs for both growing and flowering because of it's wide spectrum. For inducing flowering even more a sodium halide lamp is specifically made for this. My plants had no problem flowering with this. My abutilon and jasmine won't stop flowering.
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id be careful with the bulbs. their cheap Mine lasted maybe a month. id suggest getting a pair of Sylvania silverstars
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i forgot to tell you that the bulb you have there is for the flowering stages of your plant. You should get a MH ipower bulb for the vegetation stage of the plant. That bulb you got makes the plant believe that it is fall and time to flower. You really need both of them.I hope this help
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This is my second season using the seeds I ordered from the same source as you have. I had no problem getting the first batch to come up in Spring of 2014 and I just used the last of the seeds for new baby Comphrey's two weeks ago and they still came up under a grow light using regular seed sprouter soil. Sorry to hear that yours are not performing for you. But I was quite impressed with the company and will be ordering varieties from the same company for next Spring.
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That depends on what you're trying to grow! The bulbs do get slightly warm so you wouldn't want to burn your seedlings. I would google it and search for the type of plant you're specifically growing.
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To much for Veg, Just use for flower. Get HO Flouro's for veg. Seperate rooms for veg & flower. perpetual grow. imho
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I believe these bipin bulbs are in a class called G4 referring to the type of bipin base they have. I don't know if they make 50 watt G4 bulbs. If you are using it for landscaping, you might so better getting a G4 LED bulb, as 3 watts is as bright as 20 watt halogen and uses less electricity. You can probably find LED's with this base that will fit in this fixture that are more than 3 watts, brighter than 20 watt halogen, and last for > 30,000 hours. You'll be changing a 50 watt halogen frequently if you can find one with a bipin base.