Grow lights for starting seeds indoors.

[46and2]

As per the title, do any of you use these?

I have been looking at the Garland Grow lights but was wondering if anyone else has had success with cheaper products?

The Garland product is a good size for sitting on a tabletop or desk but is £119+ depending on where you get it.

I'm of the understanding the lighting needs to be of T5 specification, there seem to be two types, LED and traditional light tube style, I'm assuming the LED type would be cheaper to run but maybe generates more heat?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[LennyM1984]

Steal some headlights from a Porsche Taycan - I heard that's what the "guerilla" horticulturists are doing these days

[Peanut Gallery]

I use grow lights (well, I do when I remember to get the seeds into pots in time) - currently not available but these are good - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CZYMB1X

They are solid lights, I also have the flexible strips, found these strips useless.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

I use a 48W 90cm pair of LED light strips from Greenhouse Sensations which fit my propagator

https://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/product-cate...

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Tuesday 24th February 10:21

[otolith]

These on the heated propagator



These once they’re out on the windowsill

[46and2]

LennyM1984 said:

Steal some headlights from a Porsche Taycan - I heard that's what the "guerilla" horticulturists are doing these days

Are they easy to get off?

[LennyM1984]

46and2 said:

Are they easy to get off?

Having not actually stolen any myself, I couldn't tell you, but there are various photos doing the rounds of Taycans with the lights ripped out of the wings (looks like an angle grinder job)

[46and2]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

I use a 48W 90cm pair of LED light strips from Greenhouse Sensations which fit my propagator

https://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/product-cate...

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Tuesday 24th February 10:21

I ended up buying 2 of the 30cm ones like what you have shown in your picture.

My next question is, do I run them at night or do most plants like to have a day/night cycle?

Also do you guys who use hem feel safe having them on while out of the house?

[Junglebert]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

I use a 48W 90cm pair of LED light strips from Greenhouse Sensations which fit my propagator

https://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/product-cate...

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Tuesday 24th February 10:21

That’s what I use, had them years, they work very well.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

46and2 said:

I ended up buying 2 of the 30cm ones like what you have shown in your picture.

My next question is, do I run them at night or do most plants like to have a day/night cycle?

Also do you guys who use hem feel safe having them on while out of the house?

I leave them on for about 12 hours (an artificial day) . since LEDS I don't worry about going out.

[otolith]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

I leave them on for about 12 hours (an artificial day) . since LEDS I don't worry about going out.

Same on both counts. Although this year, I never got round to setting the timer on the propagator, so the chilli seedlings in fact had 24 hours of light until I moved them out to the windowsill. Didn't seem to do them any harm, so I might just leave it like that for the second batch I'm sowing today.

The windowsill lights are on noon to midnight, so with the daylight the actual photoperiod is more like 17 hours at the moment.