footer office lamp is probably between 5-10 watts.
Flourescents are generally good only for inital sprouting, as the
light is usually towards the blue end (indicated by the K value of the
bulb) of the spectrum, and does not emit enough lumens to support anything
but the most shade loving plants. There are some specialty high-output
full-spectrum flourescents out there...but they are a heck of a lot
more expensive than sunlight.
Before you ask...my mom used to grow all sorts of herbs for sale at
local businesses. :) We had this huge 4 level flourescent germination
thing rigged up with 16 of the two bulb cheapo lights going 24/7 with
alternating low k/high k bulbs in them.
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jon
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Monday, October 13, 2003, 7:11:40 PM, you wrote:
b> Hey guys i have this fluorescent tube lamp in my room thats a little longer than 2 feet. however i cannot find anywhere on it any information on wattage usage. Maybe one of you might know how
b> much wattage flourescent lamps of these types use? I am hoping it is alot less than a regular 60 watt light bulb. I plan to use it to do some indoor planting. maybe some herbs and...well, just
b> herbs! :)
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