How much Light????????????

[HydroPonixs420]

Whats a good amount of light to give to plants a day if your going to put outside when its warm enough. I have two 26 watt cfl's on one plant.

 

[sweetgreendream]

I use CF for vegging and than go to an HPS. Obviously not identical but very similar concept. CF's keep the nodes tight and enable good root growth. Now wheni move them it is to 12/12 where outdorrs you still have veg time. I still think 52W of CFL is fine.

 

[JJScorpio]

Thats more then enough light to sustain them. I still think ths reg floros are better because they spread the light into a longer area and spreads the heat also. I like the 2 ft double 20 watt bulb floros......

 

[aeric]

50 watts per square foot minimum 25. Sounds like u got that covered. If you're planning on putting them outside the time they spend inside will really be more for establishing roots, and they will need to be gradually introduced to direct sun, i.e. hardened off.

 

[Guest]

they will need to be gradually introduced to direct sun, i.e. hardened off.

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Think that's a very good idea. Leave them in the pots for a while and take them outside for ever increasingly longer periods of time. Probably is best for most kinds of plants.

Bh

 

[Guest]

that's what you do with tomatoes. You can also build little mini-greenhouses for them with plastic.

 

[Guest]

You should be fine with that amount of light. Like everyone else said introduce the plant gradually to the sun...