I have a large cabinet in my basement that I want to turn into seedling, veg, and mother space. Its 5'long 2' deep and 3' tall. i tossed in 2 T8 shop lights (4 bulbs total) and also have 1 cfl bulb off to the side for seedling. I am thinking my 4 t8's are not really going to cut it. It might be ok, just might be a little slow to grow? My flower room is just a closet that can hold 6 plants...so I wont have more than 2 moms, 2 seedlings and a couple sprouts at any one time. What would you use for light in a small cabinet that wouldn't cost all that much and still get maximum growth?
You'll have two issues. 1. The humidity because it's below ground 2. The 3 foot height may be an issue with the mom's but not really if you bend and trim from the top for clones. I think it's very doable.
Thanks, those are no problem. I just wondered about lighting. These t8's just seem so crappy. I cant have anything too hot like hps. So just wondered about my options without spending $500 on led's. i might drop a few cfls down between the tubes to stimulate the seedlins. As for the mom's I just want them to stay alive, as I just need 1 stem from each every month for clones.