On 1/24/2015 9:23 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
As mentioned in my last post , I don't believe my seedlings get enough
light due to the type of insulated glass in the window . I have a 250 watt
halogen work light and wonder if that will work as a supplemental light
source . I can hang it from the ceiling above the shelf so that I can adjust
the height - these lights do put out quite a bit of heat , which may be
beneficial for the sprouting phase .
Just an idea to use what I have instead of spending money for a
single-purpose device . We also have several house plants that seem to be
doing fine with just the usual room lighting , none of them are near a
window ... but I don't have a fixture suitable for hanging CFL's above the
seedling shelf .

I live in a temperate climate, aka Boggy Bottom, aka Houston, TX. My
halogen light gets used the most in the garage shop during the winter as
it puts out enough heat to give you a sunburn. You might not want to use
halo for growing seedlings.

Years ago I bought a two tube 48" fluorescent shop light, one that plugs
into an outlet. Put in a daylight tube and a sun tube and grew out
veggies from seed for years that way. Dirt cheap way to do it and the
CFL tubes lasted for all those years.