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By evenwind
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They should work OK. But if you want superior, full spectrum, much longer lasting bulbs, these are what I use: http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/co ... cent-tubes
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By Panman
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thepitchergrower wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:05 pm According to the growsundews website, you can grow sundews using cheap 4 foot fluorescent lights. Anyone tried this?
Do these lights provide enough brightness and correct color temperature?
http://www.growsundews.com/sundews/sund ... or%20Lowes).

Thank you.
I haven't done this for sundews but that is what I use for my few neps.
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By thepitchergrower
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Panman wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 1:17 am
I haven't done this for sundews but that is what I use for my few neps.
And last I heard, your neps loved cheap lights so much they started flowering. :lol:
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By Panman
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thepitchergrower wrote:And last I heard, your neps loved cheap lights so much they started flowering.
Now my ventrata is also flowering!
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By Shadowtski
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Back before LED lighting was available, 2 tube or 4 tube 4ft fluorescent fixtures were the optimum way to go.
But I believe they have been completely replaced by the current generation of LED lights.
I never used to get color like I routinely see now in my plants.
That's just the 02¢ worth of an old fart.

:)
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By Intheswamp
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@Shadowtski, are the LED lights that you're referring to the ones specifically built for growing plants or are they the new generation of basic LED shop lights?
By KategoricalKarnivore
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I have used cheap 4’ fluorescent bulbs for years. They work great. I use 6 bulb fixtures about 6” above the plants.
I’ll be trying LED bulbs very soon though as I’m in the process of setting up a new grow room. Hope they work as well as the fluorescent.
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