USING REGULAR LIGHTBULBS TO GROW SEEDLINGS & PLANTS ? CHEAP ALTERNATIVES FOR SEED STARTING.
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- CAN YOU USE REGULAR LIGHTBULBS WITH SEEDLINGS? CHEAP ALTERNATIVES FOR SEED STARTING. Can you use regular lightbulbs in a garden set up? Does a regular light bulb work for starting seeds? In this video we look at how to use regular lightbulbs in a seed starting set up.
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Just five hours at dusk of extra light makes all the difference between a dormant plant and one that's cranking out a leaf every three days.
Yea that’s actually very true. Right now even just the change outside light wise is effecting all the house plants
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I agree I have been using cool LED's lightbulbs for my houseplants this winter and they are growing great, it makes a big difference lots of new growth.
It does! It’s kind of insane how it works
What brand of cool LED's where you using?
Fluorescent tubes work great for seedlings too
Yes they do
Thank you for doing this. It’s nice to hear that someone has done some scribbling outside the lines
I really enjoy that analogy 😂 thank you. I don’t think everyone has the empathy to understand some people are not in a position for expensive grow lights.
@@GardeningInCanada I totally agree and honestly it will work just get it in the dirt and it will grow. So excited to get planting
Haha yea me too
I love your approach to gardening and shtf and helping people. Found you from canadian prepper. I will try to adjust your teachings to my living in Arizona.Thank you I have an Earthship and it is not oriented the right direction , It faces southwest, So I need to augment my light in the spring.
This spring i started my green peppers and tomato seeds with cool led lights and found they did well and as the days got longer i hardened them off quickly to outdoors bringing in on cool nights
Hubby was worried about the power consumption for grow lights... the led household bulbs created not as much worry
I start my seedlings under a blurple from Costco (Innovo, I think) and an Ott full spectrum desk lamp. When they start to grow up a bit I move them to the Spiderfarmer 2000. Then start new seedlings under the cheaper lights again. Always good to have backup seedlings!
Yea exactly! I’ve seen the Costco blurples and the results are awesome my friend had cucumbers blooming in her living room 😂
Thank you for the info. It’s interesting though how apologetic you were for sharing knowledge you’ve gathered as an experienced grower. Us novice people need all the advice we can get before making expensive decisions.
I appreciate that!
Thanks Ashley, it's true,as with anything the industry is trying to get your money here
Unfortunately… very sad factor about todays world
Excellent information and I think it's just fantastic that you are showing more affordable lighting to help people get started and things like the cut-off bottoms of milk jugs and pop bottles to start seeds in. Oh, I have one suggestion, you could leave your graphics and photos up for longer. Thanks for a great video!
Thanks so much for enjoying!
I start my seedlings under the tube fluorescent Bulbs. Works well. I’ve even had my peppers or tomatoes flower. Great video btw.
Yup! My grandma does that actually, she’s never had any issues what so ever
I use florescent shop lights too. I use two side by side with one cool and one warm bulb in each. I made a frame of strapping lumber attached to the ends of a 6' folding table. Its a hack job, but does the trick. I also have an LED grow light. They both perform well. The florescent light is a little gentler light which is easier to control.
Last year with my T5 fluorescent I forgot to lift them and my tomatoes touched them 😅 LED would have been nice then
Thank you so much!! Finally...I understand.
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When growing aquatic plants we used a cool and a warm fluorescent bulb to cover the spectrum better than a single bulb or an expensive grow light.
You are correct about the light intensity from older bulbs as a coating starts to form on the inside chemical reaction and electricity. We changed the bulbs every six months or so since we had a large area lit by them we would take them from the "grow area" and replace ones that burned out.
Oh interesting I didn’t realize it was the coating
Thank you for this Ashley! It's helpful in a very practical way.
Glad it was helpful!
Lumins and PAR are a deep rabbit hole to me lol but as far as intensity of light you want to aim for is 20 to 25 watts per sqft is what ive found. Thats just a ballpark to help determine how high from the plant top to start off . Hope this helps someone
I’m sure it will! Awesome comment, and great point didn’t think about the watts per square foot
🤣 dope grower all of us know the general rule of thumb is 30 watts per SQ ft maybe less with the Samsung leds
Thank you for the video. I have a 2 plants at work but lately my co-worker started closing all the blinds during the day. I'm going to buy a desk lamp and leave it on overnight.
thats a good idea
Great video. It was very helpful. Thanks for speaking the truth.
Found an led shop light at a local farm and ranch store. Was only 25 dollars, and has a 5500 lumen output in a 5000k spectrum. I call this a seed starting bargain!
That sounds amazing there are some cheaper ones out there forsure
... 🪴🌱🪴👩🏽🌾🌱 🪴🌱... 👈🏽 that’s me up to my neck in new plants with one S facing window and one N facing that’s heavily interrupted by buildings. I honestly don’t know what any of that means but I hear about exposures all the time. I really need a supplemental lighting and a humidifier. Sooo thankful you made this video, I can be confident in the knowledge I’m about to gain lol
Ahaha oh man! That’s the worst we have all been there though 😂
Growlight industry is full of shit. 1$ 10w household lamp gave me results better than branded 20$ 8w growlight
But what is more important it doesn't fuck with my eyes.
i know PAR value and PPFD distance to my understanding, i know based on my last comment these two values are most important, not sure if vintage lights can deliver them tho
Led bulbs for lamps work better if you take the plastic cover off
So, if I use a regular shaped LED light bulb that is listed as daylight light, then I'm on the right track?
Yup! Absolutely that’s exactly what you need!
Thanks for the helpful info. Great video.
Thank you for this!
I have smart LED bulbs the have adjustable KV from warm to cool. I even have one that can change red, blue, green and etc. Do you think these would be a good light source and do think it would be possible to get blossom predictions with them? I can use the app gor them to schedule chages in color brightness and duration. I also have a 4x4x60 grow tent and this is my first year growing so I am trying to figure out the cheapest and easiest way to a very least overwinter pepper plants but if possible I'd like them to continue producing.
Sounds like they could work! I have a sensor now that can measure lighting in a specific area.
informative! Thank you! 💚💚 (perfectly match your sweatshirt)
Hahah I didn’t realize that till you pointed it out 😂🤣
i like vintage styling, do you think a vintage led bulb may contain more red/blue spectrum? good for houseplant foilage
I wish unfortunately those kind of a yellowish ones will not work
I love! Quick question, how many lumens should a LED light be? For indoor garden?
Not about lights, but about heat mats.
Zone 5a. Montréal. As of now I have 4 plants that sprouted out of 20. I planted valentines day. What should I do? Move the sprouted one off of heating mat and put it under lights. Or wait till they all sprouted.?
They are various kinds of veggies/fruits, my tomatoes catnip and sugar baby sprouted are what sprouted.. thank you
Leave them for now but if you start noticing leaning then switch them to light. If the light is moveable move the light over the heat pad the ungerminated seeds will be just fine.
Do I leave the light on night and day? I’ve just got an LED lamp over my flower seeds; will that be ok ?
yea absolutely and if its seedling leave it on all the time :)
24 or 18 on 6 off for vegs 12/12 for flowering/fruiting plants
Do you know if the light meter apps work to measure how much light your grow lights are putting out?
I’ve never heard of those but it’s using the camera it could I know the ones with the UV panels are pretty accurate
What wattage do you want the led bulb? Does it have to be 100? Can it be 60 or40??
I’m so confused by the colours. 😩. Can you break it down? At what stage should you use what colour. From just planted seed until the time you put them outside.
Blue green is your seedling colours. Red yellow is flowers 😊
I assume by "regular light bulb" you don't mean the old school incandescent light bulbs. I plan on using a 40 watt incandescent with a lamp shade to act as a heating pad. They give off more heat than light.
Yea incandescents get to hot to put at the 12 inch mark so LEDs. But ambient warming absolutely incandescents work awesome
@@GardeningInCanada If anyone decided to do this, use a baking tray under the seed tray balanced on a wide lamp shade. Just be careful because it can be a fire hazard if not done correctly. Do not use a bulb above 60 watts.
That’s an awesome idea! I’ve never thought of using a cookie tray.
Thanks cutie
You’re welcome 😊
So I’d be good growing baby leafy greens possibly?
Like I’m assuming yes bc I use my daylight lights for my basil ... but i just need clarification 😂😂
Yup!
@@GardeningInCanada sweet! Ok I assumed but wasn’t for sure bc ya kno, self doubt and I has no science degree lol thank you 🥰🥰🥰
Haha trust yourself! You’re no dummy ❤️
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Ive u...im using day light led reg light bulbs just fine :)
See! I’m not lying 🤥
@@GardeningInCanada not good for flowers but they work to keep plants alive over the winter months
Seedlings very with stretching but it's better than just the window
I do eventually want real good lights but it's so much mixed opinions out there I'm waiting to spend good money for good lights ;)
I have a mini shop light too and it still works after being old it puts out some heat but my drafty window is helped by this extra heat
Yea exactly. That’s the main goal anyways right
@@GardeningInCanada exactly:)
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Rogue you say? 🤭
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