I suppose it is point of view as well. Some of us are not lucky enough to have a signifigant other that agrees with growing.
Wifey sets specific guidelines: cant be noticable by visitors and such if they get to snooping bla bla bla. She wont let me convert a room for it either even though we have 2 empty bedrooms.
And I dont care what High Times June issues says, you cant put a MH/HPS in these things, the heat is too much unless you want to grow all males! Even with an EL in an a/c'd room I only get down to 80 or so in the box (1ft wide X1 ft long X 4ft high), it's 95o outside by the way. But I got it managed and the babies are doing good. I also notice no stretching to the light.
So with the EL, I get low heat, high lumens per plant and wifey off my back.
But wait.....I just thought....do you need all those lumens b/c you are getting them from a light that realy does not provide the "closest to sunlight" spectrum like Enviro claims it does according to the graphs!
Does more color equal less needed lumens? How many lumens does the sun actully put out for the average plant? Does the theory of "Today, at any store, you can purchase those twistie floro's that provide light equal to say a 100 watt regular light bulb for only 40 watts worth of power" apply to lumens as well?
And most importantly! Why the hell are my plants doing so well??!?!?
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Just for the record, I do not have, have not ever had, and dont plan to have, marijauna growing, or used, in or near my home or any other location familier to me that I may or may not have access to. Any postings I make on any forum's like this one are for purely entertainment purposes. Any pictures that I post have been created by artifcial means from images gathered from, but not limited to, the world wide web. Anything other then this paragraph should not be considered truthful or reality based. -mist420
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