35W Halogen for seedlings??

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Outdoor noob

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #1

I have a 35W Halogen lamp with a UV fliter on it and was wondering if it would be enough to sprout 6 seedlings??

I can also remove the UV filter i am not sure if it is better or not for the plants, any help/recommendations would be appreciated.

 

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #2

Outdoor noob said:

I have a 35W Halogen lamp with a UV fliter on it and was wondering if it would be enough to sprout 6 seedlings??

I can also remove the UV filter i am not sure if it is better or not for the plants, any help/recommendations would be appreciated.

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please, anyone?

 

KingOfBud

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #3

Take off the UV filter.

Quickly go out and buy a CFL bulb, they cost like less than £2. Even a 20w bulb will do for a few seedlings.

 

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #4

KingOfBud said:

Take off the UV filter.

Quickly go out and buy a CFL bulb, they cost like less than £2. Even a 20w bulb will do for a few seedlings.

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Awsome thanks for the help!!

Would this be good for 6 seedlings?

 

KingOfBud

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #5

For a week or so, until they drop their "baby leaves". Then you're going to want a good few more. Three would be good but two would be pushing it.

 

The Warlord

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #6

Halogen lights are incandecent. THE WORST light to try to grow a plant with. Just go spend 10 bucks on a couple cfl's man!

 

Mattplusness

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #7

The Warlord said:

Halogen lights are incandecent. THE WORST light to try to grow a plant with. Just go spend 10 bucks on a couple cfl's man!

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halogen is not an incandescent, incandescent are the old round bulbs, halogen are long and skinny

 

The Warlord

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #8

Halogen Lamp - MSN Encarta

Well your wrong dude see link above

 

tom__420

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #9

Are you trying to say that halogen and incandescent lighting are the the same thing?

 

NutterBudder

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #10

halogens are a type of incandescent bulb. i use cfls for all my early vegging.

you have a good outdoor spot yet??

 

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #11

Very very helpful guys!
I ditched the halogen lamp and got a 50w CFL bulb with "daylight" lighting, i hope this will do the trick for all of my 6 seedlings

 

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• Jun 19, 2009

• #12

NutterBudder said:

halogens are a type of incandescent bulb. i use cfls for all my early vegging.

you have a good outdoor spot yet??

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Ugh.... haha no comment

I have a few general locations in mind, pretty forested, just have to do a little hiking, and since i am starting later than most i'm not expecting monsters therefore not so worried about finding an incredible location.