Recommend LEDs for tomato/pepper growing
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I’ve never found any that work but I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread.
My tomatoes are fine without any lights though they get heated. Peppers and chillies can be slower but do OK.
I watched an interesting video where they used seed from a chilli rather than packet seed and had way better results.
I watched an interesting video where they used seed from a chilli rather than packet seed and had way better results.
The thing about lamps, old style, is that they give off heat as well as light.
At this time of year, I can imagine that you need both. LEDs are far too efficient.
At this time of year, I can imagine that you need both. LEDs are far too efficient.
I start all my early seeds off in the garage so need the lights to go with the heated propogator.
I've been growing chillis for years. This time of year (mid Feb onwards) there's enough light to help them along if you put them on a window sill with the heated propagator.
I used to start them early Dec/Jan, that's when there wasn't enough light and you needed grow lights. Found there was no point in doing this unless you grow super-hots which need a longer season, hence starting them early.
I used to start them early Dec/Jan, that's when there wasn't enough light and you needed grow lights. Found there was no point in doing this unless you grow super-hots which need a longer season, hence starting them early.
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Mine are 1 inch. All under blue led. It stops them bolting. I don't really have an appropriate window sill yet.
Propagator soil temp is 28c (old brew mat and inkbird)
Always use my own seed, from prev year. But you have to be careful about cross pollinating.
Early Tom's went in yesterday.
Russians in March.
This is a link to a very very similar lamp. You can switch colours according to growth stage. Very impressed.
https://amzn.eu/d/7lD1LGw
Propagator soil temp is 28c (old brew mat and inkbird)
Always use my own seed, from prev year. But you have to be careful about cross pollinating.
Early Tom's went in yesterday.
Russians in March.
This is a link to a very very similar lamp. You can switch colours according to growth stage. Very impressed.
https://amzn.eu/d/7lD1LGw
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Purchased the following from Amazon to see what it was like.
@MashBag I will look into the BW1000 (without sunlight?) - one of the screens gives the distance the LEDs should be from the plants which is useful as I think my previous setup was scorching the plants.
@Laner - I too am using my garage hence the need for a light, Hoping to stack my propagators on shelves with LEDs attached to the underside of the shelf as a final solution. One thing I have noticed I have a Stewarts essential propagator and a Stewarts variable temp propagator - the essential is much better and runs at a steady 24C whereas the variable only makes it to 22C - G
EWEIMA Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, 80 LEDs led Grow Lights Full Spectrum, 4 Heads Plant Light with 10 Dimmable Levels, Auto 4/8/12H Timer, 3 Lighting Modes, 360°Adjustable Gooseneck [Energy Class F]
Initial thoughts are it is under powered and only has a timer which runs for 12hrs. It seems that some seeds/plants need up to 16hrs to germinate etc so I am leaving the LEDs on full time.@MashBag I will look into the BW1000 (without sunlight?) - one of the screens gives the distance the LEDs should be from the plants which is useful as I think my previous setup was scorching the plants.
@Laner - I too am using my garage hence the need for a light, Hoping to stack my propagators on shelves with LEDs attached to the underside of the shelf as a final solution. One thing I have noticed I have a Stewarts essential propagator and a Stewarts variable temp propagator - the essential is much better and runs at a steady 24C whereas the variable only makes it to 22C - G
I would think that you can buy Growlights. When I kept aquarium fish I used to use growlights to light the tank which was supposed to make the plants grow better -if they worked? or raid a cannabis farm for their lights after the police have been 
I remember using a different colour light on the fish tank...sort of blue colour.
Plants grew that well I had to cut the tops off them as they were filling the lid.
Plants grew that well I had to cut the tops off them as they were filling the lid.
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