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Growing pepper under this light?

10 years ago

So I made a 2 ft x 2 ft x 2ft grow tent for my peppers (which will be trained, pruned, and topped to make them more space efficient space), and was just wondering if this light fixture and bulbs would be good enough.

Fixture:
https://www.amazon.com/T5-Grow-Light-Fluorescent-Hydroponic/dp/B00NMY4IWC/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
Total Watts allowed: 144

Lights:
https://www.1000bulb...ml#BVRRWidgetID 24 Watts 6500k

https://www.1000bulb...ml#BVRRWidgetID 24 Watts 3000k

Total watts from bulbs: 144

Is this okay? If need be I can bump up to a 8 bulb, but if this is efficient, I'd rather go with this as I don't have too much money to spare. Thanks!

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aruzinsky
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
If your grow tent is reflective, the bulbs and fixtures are okay but 2' height might not be enough. I have no experience pruning pepper plants because I never needed to.
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