Germination Chamber - Page 2

jackdaniel · March 11, 2010

Very slick! How's it workin' out for ya?

Stepheninky · August 23, 2010

Ok so if the principle is just for the heat required to speed germination and not the actual light, I was wondering if you could just use regular incandescent one to two bulbs as they should give off 1/3 to 2/3 more heat than the florescent bulb? or do you think that could generate too much heat?

relichound · August 24, 2010

You could use any light to generate the heat. I think the florescent bulbs do a better job though. It's a lot easier to control temps with them. I have no problem keeping temps at 75 to 95 degrees with this set up.

Jerry

Errol · March 5, 2012

here is a good light for a box as you have built and cheap to..a rope light, 3ft to 6 ft would be enought..this is what I put together to grow my own sweet potato slips. used in a plastic box with aluminum foil in bottom facing up, .the rope lights are water proof, flexible, and easy to thread through a box/tub,

March 11, 2010	#16
jackdaniel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 94	Very slick! How's it workin' out for ya? __________________ Slow learner through trial and error. Indoor organic (soon to be hydroponic) grower. Small SFG outside. Two acre CSA. Any recommendation for OP dwarf varieties and trades are welcome!

August 23, 2010	#17
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	Ok so if the principle is just for the heat required to speed germination and not the actual light, I was wondering if you could just use regular incandescent one to two bulbs as they should give off 1/3 to 2/3 more heat than the florescent bulb? or do you think that could generate too much heat?

August 24, 2010	#18
relichound Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gaston,NC Posts: 71	You could use any light to generate the heat. I think the florescent bulbs do a better job though. It's a lot easier to control temps with them. I have no problem keeping temps at 75 to 95 degrees with this set up. Jerry

March 5, 2012	#19
Errol Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: beech grove, tn Posts: 45	here is a good light for a box as you have built and cheap to..a rope light, 3ft to 6 ft would be enought..this is what I put together to grow my own sweet potato slips. used in a plastic box with aluminum foil in bottom facing up, .the rope lights are water proof, flexible, and easy to thread through a box/tub,