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CwT

CwT

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typically i just grow outside. a friend gave me a plant to care for and its dying. i was hoping to keep it alive till spring but i dont think it will make it. can anyone suggest some lights/ fixtures i could get from home depot or walmart or some local store i could get, to get 1 plant growing?

thank you
 
DesertPlants

DesertPlants

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If it's just a one-time thing, I would recommend just getting some shorty T5s or a cheap LED. If you want to keep growing and get some quality production in the future, I would build a COB light.

If you want a cheaper single plant light, I would get one on Amazon. Home Depot is expensive. On Amazon, you can get a cheap 400W HPS kit for $110, a cheap MarsHydro LED for $76, or 250W COB LED for $126.
 
prostheticninja

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DesertPlants said:
If you want a cheaper single plant light, I would get one on Amazon. Home Depot is expensive. On Amazon, you can get a cheap 400W HPS kit for $110, a cheap MarsHydro LED for $76, or 250W COB LED for $126.
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Any of these are a good choice. I would probably go with a chepo led though, so you don't have to worry about (as much, anyway) excess heat and what to do with it.

If it truly has to be from a local store, go to Lowes and get some CFLs, the twisty lights. Some folks say you can use those led bulbs they have now, but I've never done it so I'm not going to recommend it. The fixtures they go in, I've always just wired them up myself, with pigtail sockets from the electrical department. Wire them in parallel to a power cord, and you're ready to go. I saw a picture the other day of someone with like a six socket star, like the ones they put diodes on, but I couldn't tell you where you could get that.

Best of luck.
 
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Fubard

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Since nobody else has said it, pics.

prostheticninja said:
Any of these are a good choice. I would probably go with a chepo led though, so you don't have to worry about (as much, anyway) excess heat and what to do with it.

If it truly has to be from a local store, go to Lowes and get some CFLs, the twisty lights. Some folks say you can use those led bulbs they have now, but I've never done it so I'm not going to recommend it. The fixtures they go in, I've always just wired them up myself, with pigtail sockets from the electrical department. Wire them in parallel to a power cord, and you're ready to go. I saw a picture the other day of someone with like a six socket star, like the ones they put diodes on, but I couldn't tell you where you could get that.

Best of luck.
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Depending on how everything is set up, he could get his hands on some cheap clip on desk lamps that take a regular light bulb, drop in a CFL or deglobed LED, highest wattage possible that fits, then at least there's a rudimentary reflector to get a bit more light sent to the plant instead of it going out in all directions. Just need a socket block on a cheap timer and it's "plug and play" from there.

You know, this sort of thing

 
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growingforfun

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The easiest way to go would be power strips, sockets that plug into them, and household led lights, they work. Then also easy would be the t8 floro tube shop lights. They both keep the plamts happy in veg, not really suitable for flower if you have standards.
 
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Fubard

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growingforfun said:
The easiest way to go would be power strips, sockets that plug into them, and household led lights, they work. Then also easy would be the t8 floro tube shop lights. They both keep the plamts happy in veg, not really suitable for flower if you have standards.
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Then there's portable CFL/LED floodlights, small LED floodlights for your garden are cheap as hell nowadays, you could probably pick up 3 for $30, so many options.
 
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growingforfun

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Fubard said:
Then there's portable CFL/LED floodlights, small LED floodlights for your garden are cheap as hell nowadays, you could probably pick up 3 for $30, so many options.
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Led floodlights are junk. The house leds lights are 10x better. Dont cut off the diffuser like some people recommend.
 
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Fubard

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growingforfun said:
Led floodlights are junk. The house leds lights are 10x better. Dont cut off the diffuser like some people recommend.
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Just thinking of off the shelf options, I know these floods are crap on their own but a few of them at the right price would be better than nothing.

Mind you, I've just looked at Home Depot's website and the prices for these floods are ridiculous, definitely not an option.
 
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growingforfun

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Fubard said:
Just thinking of off the shelf options, I know these floods are crap on their own but a few of them at the right price would be better than nothing.

Mind you, I've just looked at Home Depot's website and the prices for these floods are ridiculous, definitely not an option.
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Im trying to tell you... the flood lights are junk, ive used them. Ive ised the household ones too, they are 10x better. This is only for veg mind you, i only recommend HID for flower. Please just advise the things youve used.
 
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Fubard

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growingforfun said:
Im trying to tell you... the flood lights are junk, ive used them. Ive ised the household ones too, they are 10x better. This is only for veg mind you, i only recommend HID for flower. Please just advise the things youve used.
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My, I'm actually agreeing with you and you're firing off like that.
 
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growingforfun

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I didnt see the second half where you said it was stupidly priced, just saw the "looking at the website, would be better than nothing bit, an above where you said you haddent used them.
RIU is full of people giving bad advice they never tried themselves now days...


sylvania brand pushes 100lm/watt and its $8 for a 6 pack, off the shelf. Light socket plugins are $1, power strips are like $2-3
You can get 3 blubs per strip, easy to mount on the walls with the screw slots on back. You can diy a ghetto grow for $30 amd noone bats an eye.
 
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Fubard

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Like with most things, there's differing opinions on whether they work or not. Some on other forums are claiming success of some sort with specific setups, others, like you, say don't waste your time. I looked at the cheaper ones here and thought it wouldn't be worth it, even though you can get them at 2500-3000K now, because the output was so low, and you're prices are just silly before, I assume, you add sales tax.
 
CwT

CwT

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im not worried so much about price, i just need something asap, and i dont think any local stores have what i need

this is a post about the plant, it needs light and dirt

https://www.rollitup.org/t/need-help.957035/

if anyone can post what i should buy for lighting and fixtures, possibly dirt as well i buy it asap, preferably not lights that need to hang. these were suggested to me, will they be good? should i buy both, either or or neither?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075D7FR6Y/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3341940462&pd_rd_wg=styYI&pf_rd_r=Z74FJNT1B9740MGRG5SX&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-bottom-slot&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B075D7FR6Y&pd_rd_w=xLeCV&pf_rd_i=roleadro+cob+grow+light&pd_rd_r=d1a7bb0c-3a62-4663-8bfc-56c184f0b5d6&ie=UTF8&qid=1516408098&sr=3

https://www.amazon.com/MarsHydro-Spectrum-Certificate-Hydroponic-Growing/dp/B00XC3LBIW

if they are not good could i trouble you to post some links of what i should buy? i dont have an amazon account but ill make one if it will help this plant get what it needs

as far as what im using, i have an ottlight and a 40w bulb in a standard desk lap like the picture above, but those clearly are not working

thank you for the help
 
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growingforfun

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CwT said:
im not worried so much about price, i just need something asap, and i dont think any local stores have what i need

this is a post about the plant, it needs light and dirt

https://www.rollitup.org/t/need-help.957035/

if anyone can post what i should buy for lighting and fixtures, possibly dirt as well i buy it asap, preferably not lights that need to hang. these were suggested to me, will they be good? should i buy both, either or or neither?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075D7FR6Y/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3341940462&pd_rd_wg=styYI&pf_rd_r=Z74FJNT1B9740MGRG5SX&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-bottom-slot&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B075D7FR6Y&pd_rd_w=xLeCV&pf_rd_i=roleadro+cob+grow+light&pd_rd_r=d1a7bb0c-3a62-4663-8bfc-56c184f0b5d6&ie=UTF8&qid=1516408098&sr=3

https://www.amazon.com/MarsHydro-Spectrum-Certificate-Hydroponic-Growing/dp/B00XC3LBIW

if they are not good could i trouble you to post some links of what i should buy? i dont have an amazon account but ill make one if it will help this plant get what it needs

as far as what im using, i have an ottlight and a 40w bulb in a standard desk lap like the picture above, but those clearly are not working

thank you for the help
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Id start over, honestly you can get farther starting fresh with seeds in the time it takes to get that plant on track. The leds you posted... well they arnt workhorses, but if the plan is to put them outside to in spring they will be good enough. Id pass o the mars burple, its a running joke of a light.
Sometimes its worth revegging a plamt if its a great plant, most times it isnt worth the hassle. The plant posted looks like its not worth it imo but that up to you to decide.
 
CwT

CwT

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yea i would like to get lights for it cause i dont grow for a couple months so i would like to try just for fun,

were thoes amazon lights good to get?
 
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