http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2008/12/hydroponic-yield-boosters-side-lighting-for-light-loving-plants/ Hydroponics for Growing Minds Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:56:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2008/12/hydroponic-yield-boosters-side-lighting-for-light-loving-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 greenfinger Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:33:18 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=177#comment-1017 Once again some very good factual information. HOWEVER for those people who grow indoors using an HPS bulb (to maintain peak performance) you should replace the bulb every 9 months or personally every 3rd crop. But the bulb would last 5+yr. (As lumans drop, yields drop - but there's still mercury in the bulb, hence please dispose with caution.) The prices for a bulb vary (£20-£50) and lately there's a choice of MH/HPS mix/combo blue/red so you only need 1 light from seed to harvest. Also dimmable ballasts starting @ 250,400,600. So there's little if any transplant shock, making life much easier. A bad workman always blames his tools, now there's no excuse, everthing's almost done for you. Once again some very good factual information. HOWEVER for those people who grow indoors using an HPS bulb (to maintain peak performance) you should replace the bulb every 9 months or personally every 3rd crop. But the bulb would last 5+yr. (As lumans drop, yields drop – but there’s still mercury in the bulb, hence please dispose with caution.) The prices for a bulb vary (£20-£50) and lately there’s a choice of MH/HPS mix/combo blue/red so you only need 1 light from seed to harvest. Also dimmable ballasts starting @ 250,400,600. So there’s little if any transplant shock, making life much easier. A bad workman always blames his tools, now there’s no excuse, everthing’s almost done for you.

]]> http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2008/12/hydroponic-yield-boosters-side-lighting-for-light-loving-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 greenfinger Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:35:00 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=177#comment-1011 what about lightmovers?? personally i like the idea of covering more light in a M2 area, always wanted one, but the cost RPR £160 & the fact my local grow shop owner argued that another light source would make more sense for the same £.!! what about lightmovers?? personally i like the idea of covering more light in a M2 area, always wanted one, but the cost RPR £160 & the fact my local grow shop owner argued that another light source would make more sense for the same £.!!

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