Recent content by Jimmyjoe

OK, thanks, I'll check it out.

That's good information which will give me something to think about before I make my final selection. BTW, can I use an HPS bulb all the way through vegetative and flowering stages, or would it be better to use an MH for veg and then switch to an HPS bulb for flowering?

I've got a good eight feet of height available, and I'm starting to lean towards the HPS system now. I've got a window-type fan unit with two fans in it that I can hook up which will probably move enough air for adequate cooling and ventilation. I was trying to get away with spending as little...

Yes I could fit that in easily, and if I could find such a fixture that would accept more of the smaller diameter T-5 bulbs I would get more wattage that way. Is that what you had in mind? And can you recommend a supplier of the appropriate fixture?

So does that mean for my small area of only eight sq ft I would need about 16 fluorescent tubes?! I don't see how I could cram all the fixtures necessary in that little space. At the risk of sounding a little dense, am I missing something here?

I'm setting up a space approx 4 feet wide x 2 feet deep lined w/reflective foil-faced styrofoam insulation board which will enclose six 5-gal pails w/one plant each. I am planning to use a four-tube fluorescent fixture with the tubes that are approx an inch-and-one-half thick (T12?). Is this...

What an arrogant hypocrite..."You can't have it but I can." ... jerk. Throw the book at him.

What about Ex-Lax, Dave?

I think it's ironic that our Governor Cuomo and other New York politicians continue to endorse the expansion of the New York State Lottery and hydrofracking, which harm more people than they help, but reject the institution of medical marijuana, which not only makes life tolerable for many with...