rafaelissimmo
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Posted 1418517644
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I use a T-5 ballast system for winter rooting and young plants. I read about a different system called a PAR-38 LED grow light being good for fruit trees grown indoors. Does anyone have any experience with a PAR-38 or thoughts on which is better for figs or even citrus? Thank you and happy holidays.
dirtguy50
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Posted 1418518573
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rafaelissimo, go to GW forum and look at the "growing under lights" as those people are obsessed with lighten knowledge. They are in a world of their own. Not saying anything negative at all but that is their passion and expertise.
Greenguy
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Posted 1418524949
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What does gw stand for. When I typed in gw forum, a forum for a video game came up
Bevman
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Posted 1418525620
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G W Arthur, Saint Louis CO, MO (Z 6B)
COGardener
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The PAR 38 is a flood light. I have yet to use them for indoor plant cultivation, yet I have thought about it for years. I usually use 400 to 1000 watt Metal Halides, sometimes 250 watt HQI metal halides. I also have used T-5's and I'm currently using 700 watts of LED's on a light mover with great results.
garden_whisperer
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Posted 1418546447
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I do just fine with t8 lights for figs, citrus ect. Just makes a big diff what and how you feed.
WillsC
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Posted 1418563107
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I also use the T8 and just use a warm white and cool white bulb in each fixture, plants grow fine but you have to keep the bulbs very CLOSE just a couple inches from the leaves.
rafaelissimmo
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Posted 1418564888
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Thanks everyone, I see that like soil mixes, choice of lamp is complex and open to multitudes of opinion. I will do some more research. Heating my greenhouse is hugely expensive and I am exploring some indoor growing options as an alternative. That may also be expensive, what I do know is that running my T5s in the basement for rooting and starter figs last year was negligible as far as price was concerned.
Greenguy
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Posted 1418571088
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I have some thousand watt par source lights, that came out of a Yale experiment These are top of the line lights . They can use hps bulb or metal halide bulbs. They have a built in hood that attaches to the ballast. They say they are 220, but the electrician I got them from said he turned them on with 120 to check them. I would trade or sell them if interested. I do not know how to post pics so email me your number and I will send pics by phone thanks.
paully22
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Posted 1418579410
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Excellent timing of thread. I was given some bare rooted plants and I am almost clueless
paully22
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Posted 1418580142
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Went to check out Garden Web "Grow Lights" --- there are tons of info there. Not easy to digest.
dirtguy50
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Yea Paully22, those folk are really into the whole lighting thing. Most of it doesn't make much sense to a non techy like me. I just use a couple of cheap shop lights and that seems adequate for me. Oh well, I will just wait for the sunshine to come out.
