i have plants that stay outside in summer. I need a light to grow in winter inside. room does not get enough light. Will this work?
580041
This is a perfect indoor light but should be air cooled to get the longest life out of the 600 bulb. A 1000 watter should always be air cooled.
580042
Yes very bright light. I have a htg supply 600 watt digital ballast with a XXXL magnum hood. Works wonderful.
580043
Yes it will Michelle, you can call me at 618-594-4091 ext 114. Have me paged and I'll tell you all about the light.
1563731
depends on your plants. It may be adequate for low light plants but definitely not good enough for medium to high light plants.
2265174
yes it does; its important to keep your plants at least 18 inches away from the light and try to minimize anything being in contact with the light
258778
Not really. I'm little disapointed. The light is not enough power to ensure grow plants.
510793
I live in Massachusetts where winter is pretty cold. I planted the bulbs 3 weeks ago in a pot indoors, and I have lovely 4 inch green seedlings. Will need a few more weeks to see them flower. Too cold for outdoors around here.
779471
No. This light is only good for low light plants. Get a finnex planted plus for your swords.
250609
it's really up to the bulb you choose. this fixture does not include bulbs. I recommend you go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy a 4 tube shop fixture and grow light bulbs, put them within 8-10 inches of your plants and they will continue through the entire plant life. My experience is that grow lights are not quite as effective as sunlight for vegetable production, but they can be pretty effective if you run them 12-14 hours per day, and fluorescent uses much less power and makes less heat than comparable output from incandescent. .
1628543
The more light, the better. I have had to keep mine inside all winter and none of the windows get a ton of light so the succulents have stretched out looking for light. The cactuses seem to do ok with less light but grow bigger and look healthier with more. We kept them on the porch all summer where they got tons of light but were sheltered from rain and just watered biweekly. They seemed happy with that.
334859
All suggestions should work, more light the bigger or more plants. My on addition would be to try a 24 veg and 12 hour flower. I have not done it any other way, although I might try if you guys tell me I am wrong. LOL
1524814
Well, the 4 lights give out twice as much light and enable you to grow plants on a deeper shelf. I really like this light, and last year my seedlings grew better under these lamps than under my 2 light lamps. I didn't find them to put out too much heat, but they do give some warmth, which is good. I made an L-shape growing area with 2 sets of shelves. I put up 2 four-feet lamps on several shelves, and this lamp on the shorter side.
330434
you can put it anywhere outside as long as it gets sunlight. a planter will be lovely. try the lights on the multicolor pattern not the white it will be a fabulous light show. I have had mine for 3 years and even in the snow the light comes thru-enjoy-charlene
1716904
I live in zone six and that is what I have done. Bring it indoors when temps cool off in fall and take back outside when danger of frost has passed. I do have my plants under florescent lights while indoors.
263187
I don't think that would give you the light that you are looking for. It's very bright but you need to be sitting within 12 inches of the light to get any affect. You would probably want to get a bigger light that was meant for lighting a larger area. This is a great light for light therapy, but not for lighting a whole room. I also think the light bulbs wouldn't last very long in that situation.
361170
Sorry, I have never grown tomatoes or any other type of plant so I wouldn't know if this type of lighting would work for that purpose.
2243701
It does not come with a light. After your seeds have sprouted they wil need a lot of light, a sunny window may be enough, if not put the seedlings under a fluorescent light. Check some garden sights online for how much light your little plants need.
2058486
Should be okay. Doesn't get too hot. A bulb in the 6700k color range will be better for plants. However, it depends on what plants you are growing
2265173
It does get warm so I suggest you place your plants at least 12" away from the lamp. This light has produced beautiful results for me. It is well worth the price, and will not only display your plant beautifully, but will produce new growth. I own several of these lamps and my plants are thriving. I hope this helps.