What Type of Grow Light is Best?

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What Type of Grow Light is Best?

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Just curious what you all recommend for your basement setups.
By Gary Logsdon on Friday, April 22 at 07:01 PM

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I've had a lot of success with normal fluorescent shop lights, here's some from Home Depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=shop+light&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

I do my work in the basement so I just have them connected with metal chains to the studs in the ceiling. It was really cheap to set up and since I have a hook on the end of the chains I can easily raise and lower them as the plants grow. I agree with Sharon that having an expensive setup doesn't make sense for starting out. Do something cheap and then in a few years see if you need something more.
By Jason Logsdon on Friday, April 22 at 07:01 PM
Why would we be gardening in the basement?
By Judith on Saturday, June 04 at 10:18 AM
That's where I start all of my tomato, pepper, and squash seeds. I don't have a sun room or patio upstairs so I have to use the basement.
By Jason Logsdon on Saturday, June 04 at 10:55 AM


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