grow lights hydroponics

[kevin25]

does any body have any ideas concerning a in door grow ?
plants such as berries, grapes, lettuce, green beans, potato's, apple seeds, pepper seeds ect.

i need to get a light system but i need to know about how much watt im going to need.i was thinking a 125 watt bulb for lemon balm maybe a berry plant but i need to grow in the 400-1000 range for grapes lettuce potato's but im not sure about that.

 

[BradtheRad]

I once had a one-lamp hydroponic box. The gro-light was a 4 foot tube purchased for several dollars at a garden supply store.

I used an old fluorescent tube fixture. I fabricated a reflector from shiny stovepipe sheet metal. I bent it into a curve and fastened it so as much light as possible was directed down to the plants.

I planted a few vegetables in clay litter. I kept it moist by pouring on Miracle-Gro plant food (green crystals) dissolved in water.

I read recommendations that I should plant only vegetables which are high-yield, compact, and grow only above the ground. Example, peas, beans, lettuce, alpine strawberries.

Not recommended are:
* plants which sprawl (such as vines)
* plants which need loose soil (such as potatoes)
* plants which grow tall and hog the lights (such as tomatoes).

I seem to remember the only crop it yielded was one pea pod. It tasted wonderful after tending it for several weeks.

Most of the plants died.
I can't be sure if the clay litter was a poor growing medium, or if the light was insufficient, or if the roots were waterlogged, or if the water had too much Miracle-Gro dissolved in it.

 

[kevin25]

led grow lights can be provide the lights plant need.

 

[kevin25]

the plant only need the red and blue spectrum,so we lights offer what the plant need is ok.