Beginner Gardening: grow lights, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Doug is correct. T12's are being phased out and aren't as efficient as T8's. I am in the process of replacing all my old T12's with T8's for the past 3 to 4 years. A double expense in a way. I am running about 75 lights and maybe have a dozen to go to replacing them all.

I wouldn't worry about grow bulbs or anything special. There was an article in the last Fine Gardening Magazine about lights. The ultra expensive LED lights came in at the top (but then it was nearly $1,000 per fixture) with shoplights coming in second compared to grow lights and cheap LED lights. That is good enough for me.


An example of one of five wooden shelves I built and one of many chrome shelves I bought and use for growing plants.