But more serious indoor gardeners may want adjustable lights with multiple colors for different growth stages. Most people buy full-spectrum lights to cover all stages of plant development. Ultraviolet light can affect flower scent and leaf color, and far-red light (700 to 750 nm) can increase leaf size and cause plants to “stretch” tall and thin. Although light outside the visible spectrum doesn’t contribute to photosynthesis, it’s still beneficial. White light encompasses all colors in the spectrum, which is why full-spectrum lights are useful for growing plants indoors. The red-light spectrum (600 to 700 nm) is ideal for the flowering and fruit stages. Blue is at the lower end of the color spectrum, used for early-stage growth and cultivating compact, stocky plants for ground coverage. Plants absorb light in the 400 to 700 nm range of the spectrum, and color is used for different stages of development. Those with a more design-savvy approach can choose from stylish hanging pendants, floor lamps, desk lamps, and more. You can also buy a stand with a light panel or tube lighting with adjustable height and light angles, some of which are ideal for kitchen gardens. For the most coverage, you can go with a spread-style hanging panel dotted with tiny light-emitting diodes (LEDs), or standard tube lighting to mount or suspend under a shelf. It's easy to get overwhelmed with so many grow light options on the market. Both types of lights also have their own lineup of features to consider, depending on your setup. Chances are you're buying lights to either start seeds indoors or to have happier houseplants, and there are several styles of lights for each. And that was too expensive for me.To figure out which will be the best grow light for you, there are a handful of important things to nail down before you start shopping. I think the only time I saw a single LED bulb for over $6 was years ago when they first appeared in stores. For example, Canadian Tire had a deal back in November for 2 packs, 14 watters, for $5.49 a box. So I had the benefit of time to scoop up good bulk deals whenever I saw them. I started small at first using them for seedlings, expanded for veg, and over the past 18 months gradually increased my bulb collection to flower my last couple grows. If you pay extra and get dimmable bulbs,that's an option too. Perhaps go with the super cheap 60 watt equivalents for that application, or just use some of the sockets available. 7 bulbs is likely too much for bucket clones. Amazon also has 7-way bulb splitters for $10.99 - perfect for your spacebucket. The dollar store often has them cheap ($3 or less) but if you don't have time to follow local sales or using RedFlagDeals for quality name brands, you can always pay the full Amazon Canada price - 16 bulbs in your choice of colour temp for $57 - Amazon branded - Prime. The price is obviously much lower now 12 years later. Well the first post in that LED bulb thread you read is dated 2007! Lol We cannabis growers were on to these from the minute they became commercially available in stores to research and play with. It's liberating to not be a criminal, and potentially ruin my life, if I grow six plants. I'll never come close to that but now I'm not a criminal if I take clones from my beautiful plants. I provided this site with my medical history of pain, did a Skype interview with a nurse practitioner, and in less than two months I am able to legally grow 37 plants inside and 10 outside. I found out about that site on here and I have a legitimate medical need but my doctor is really anti-cannabis so there's no chance he'd sign it. I, like you, started with four plants but I can't handle the risk of growing more 'illegally' even if it's only a plant or two. Sorry to necro and old thread but I wanted to share this with you: Like I want to see the first person to harvest 2 kg from 4 plants indoors! LOL I'll be pretty happy with 1 kg if I manage to pull it off. The 4 plant limit brings on challenges for a grower. That's why I only grew 4 plants, to follow the law for once in my life regarding cannabis.
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