![]() Just curious which LED you would go with. I’m currently using a temporary setup on my kitchen counter and using wire to adjust my lights. When I used a PVC stand to hold my lights and trays I used a smaller chain than what came with the lights originally. The most important advice I can offer is to keep the light as close to the seedlings as possible without them actually touching. No need buying something new when you can utilize something you already have. If I were to grow under them year-round, I’d definitely go for something with a wider spectrum.Īs far as the shelving goes, as long as you have the space for the lights to protrude from each side it shouldn’t be a problem. Of course I only use the lights for a month or two in the spring. I just change out the bulbs every other year. I’ve been using 4 foot shop light fixtures with regular tubes for several years. Michelle Heath wrote:If I were to replace my lights, I’d go with LEDs. I got the heating mat going and attempting to germinate some thai chile and carolina repaer pepper plants. Propped up with a stack of 2" x 4" lumber. Right now I have a 4 foot long workshop light with 2 daylight tubes in it, sitting on the the 3 foot shelf, hanging over each end a bit. I can put all these other shelves in the shed to use for storage. I am going to buy a 2 foot deep 50" wide or so shelf like you have. What is the color spectrum of each bulb you get? Like 6500K and 5000K? Do you buy the bulbs at the hardware store? Any particular brand you buy? Do you do cut and come again with them? What kind of microgreens do you grow and where do you get your seed? I've never grown them, but am interested in it. I am just curious how growing microgreens is feasible, as it would require a lot of seed. I find this very interesting - thanks for sharing. So I have four 1020 trays sitting next to each other on each tier with 2 shoplight fixtures hanging from each shelf. For my shelves it's a perfect set-up because they are about 24" deep and 52" long. The only problem is that your shelves are only 3 feet wide and these are 4 feet, but you could just have it stick out on the sides. I also like this set-up because Habitat for Humanity Restore usually carries the fluorescent bulbs so I get to participate in recycling, which is an activity that sits close to my heart. I put a warm and a cool light in each fixture so that the plants get as much of the spectrum as possible. Annie Collins wrote:One of my revenue streams is growing microgreens and I use regular fluorescent lights in a shoplight fixture like the one shown in this link:
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