Indoor Starting with a smaller grow than I had planned, couple of questions

[skydogluvr]

Due to the wife's planning some renovations in the next week or so, I've only got a 12"x15" cabinet that is 36" high to grow in. I'm going to do an Afghan Kush Ryder to start.

I've got the seed in a Jiffy cup with seedling starter soil right now. It's just starting to poke thru the soil. It's near a window, but not in direct sunlight.

I'd like to stick with a CFL until it starts flowering. Would a 45 watt 5500K CFL (150 watt equivalent) be ok to use for the first week or so? I've got a reflector to focus the light, and I can go to a higher wattage bulb after the first week or two.

Would a 90 watt LED be ok for the flowering stage? I can add lights later if I get a bigger area, but for right now it's the one very small cabinet.

 

[The Squid]

Hey there sky, welcome-ish. I think that would be fine for the first week or so. 90 watt should be fine for one plant especially with a few cfls in there too. Just make sure your temps don't get too hot. What LED were you planing on getting?

 

[skydogluvr]

Thanks for the replies Squid and Thai. My reflector is pretty large, so I could fit a 65 watt or maybe an 85 watt CFL without an issue if I go CFL all the way. The thing is that with a reflector I don't know if I can get more than one CFL in there.

I've looked a little further at LEDs and the Blackstar 135w looks pretty good.

 

[The Squid]

Yes Blackstars are the way to go. There are several growers here using them and have had great results. Hopefully you can get a little bigger space before long.

 

[surffreak23]

The first "good" lights I ever used indoors for a whole grow were 125 actual watt (never go by equivalent wattage) CFLs in reflectors... They did well for 4 small photo-period plants with some LST, and are nice due to the low heat. At one point I upgraded to 3 reflectors and 5-6 plants in the space depending on pot size...

I use these now for side vertical lighting and seed starting...



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[namvet]

How much did those bulbs cost,and what lumens are they putting out?

 

[fromseed2weed]

How much did those bulbs cost,and what lumens are they putting out?

Here's the cheapest one on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/125-watt-Compact-fluorescent-Grow-light-Hydroponic-CFL-/160610069354?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25651b2b6a#ht_1778wt_702