Best Growlights for DIY Hydroponics on a Budget

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Here is my opinion on what grow lights you should use as a beginner, ever some pros. This is what I use to grow microgreens and baby greens. I even grow full bunches of lettuce, basil and mint.
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@midnightgrower4144 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a $15 hyper tough 5500 lumen led shop light from Walmart for my indoor tomato plant back in January it's still working and she's flowering and filling up her cage now. Worked great for micro greens, seedlings, and the adult tomatoes so far. Would definitely recommend for those on a micro budget.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic!! $15 is a great buy!

@Emeraldwitch30 2 жыл бұрын

Im jealous! My kids bought me the 5000 lumin LED shop light from Walmart and it worked beautifully for me. I bought 2 more and use them all year round. Lettuce/tomatoes and eggplant seem to love them. I did pay $23 each tho. But I did buy 4, 4foot long grow leds off an Amazon lightning deal for $55 (down from $79) its 2 per shelf so a tiny bit higher cost than the shop lights. But they are full spectrum they look white or pink to the eye but when I photo them they are purple. I've only had them for a week set up so I can't say yes or no yet on how they are doing. But they do not look as bright as the shop lights but so far the plants seem okay. If it changes I'll try to remember to update.

@levimilford3951 2 жыл бұрын

@@Emeraldwitch30 I'm also using the 5500 lumen shop lights for Walmart. I have 4, used em last year to start tomatoes and peppers. Worked great. This year I've also started my summer crops and grown some micros. I'm adding some kratky hydro buckets though and have been curious if they will be enough for full plant life and growth of tomatoes, peppers, and leafy greens. I suspect they will be just fine for the greens, its the bigger ones I'm concerned about.

@Emeraldwitch30 2 жыл бұрын

@@levimilford3951 well I've gotten eggplants(asian type) to fruit under the lights and right now I have a tiny tomato vine that put on 3 little cherry tomatoes but they just started blooming this past week and so are tiny. I had one pole bean grow and fruit last year too. I was just checking my seed stash and we decided to let it go lol I had to put a string up horizontal and train it back and forth. Got 6 big beans all the way to dry bean stage lol. I get bored and do a lot of "hum I wonder if this will work" stuff lol. But the lettuces/spinach/ Asian green's like boc choi and tatsoi and a red Chinese mustard all do really well under them. I just started some dinosaur kale and little French breakfast radishes (a 6 pack in potting mix over kratky container with nutrients) I know I'm missing something but I can update and edit if I ever remember lol

@levimilford3951 2 жыл бұрын

@@Emeraldwitch30 very cool. Glad to hear of the success you've had. I think I will try a couple of the lights in this video for a tomatoe and one for a pepper. And definitely use these on my greens. Well at least for now

@frankiet.wankumesq.2558 2 жыл бұрын

Love the outfit.. looks like you just walked off the set of "Book of Eli".

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frankie! I love that!

@Scirvir24 2 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel a few days ago and it's quickly becoming one of my favorites on KZfaq. So helpful! It's amazing how it has grown so much over time (just like a plant lol) Also, that drip is fire! Pretty cool

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks much! Good to have you here.

@jimgans1736 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see great ideas

@mcnallylee 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - that's a great idea for lighting. Love the steampunk!

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@goodgoat3096 2 жыл бұрын

Every plant has a DLI which tells how much light the plant requires to grow healthily to maturity. Lettuce and other greens have low light requirements and can be grown under a typical LED shop light lit for 16 hours a day. I start my seedlings under three 48" LED shop lights, 40 watts each, putting out 4500 lumens each, with a color temperature of 4500 K, on each shelf of a standard 18" x 48" stainless steel rack. This is great for seedlings and slight overkill for microgreens but I did have cucumbers flowering under this setup prior to putting them in the ground. Flowering and fruiting plants need significantly more light and to be successful a higher power grow light is required. What matters is how many photons of the ideal spectrum reach the plant. Not many of us will spend $250-$500 on an Apogee meter to measure photons / PAR, so REAL lamp "at the wall" wattage is a somewhat usable measurement. Older individual white LEDs put out 50-100 lumens per watt of electricity while the newer LEDs put out 175-200 lumens per watt. The higher end LED grow lamps brag about efficient Samsung 301 LEDs. DO NOT BUY red/blue "blurple" lamps, the spectrum is incomplete and it's hard to see problems under this light. DO NOT BUY LED grow lamps with fans, fans ALWAYS eventually fail and the lamp will fry itself. For fruiting vegetables like tomatoes & cukes, I would buy nothing less than a name brand, at least, 100 watt (watts consumed at the wall) LED lamp, sized to fit the grow area, and put on a timer for up to 20 hours a day. There is much more to say about LED grow lamps.

@mtonar9833 2 жыл бұрын

perfect timing!

@michelegrunwald6073 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Steam Punk theme! 💕😁

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle. My wife and I are starting a few other channels and this is getting me comfortable with everything. We are having loads of fun!

@TeacherMom80 2 жыл бұрын

Cool glasses -- I love the outfit! 😎 GrowLights have been the most expensive & troublesome investment so far, in terms of indoor growing. My family is big & our growing season is short. Growing vegetables indoors can mean the difference between my family having access to salad throughout the winter or not. House windows filter UV light to protect humans. Greenhouse windows allow UV light to pass through to help plants grow... I've been researching growlights for a while now but am still unsure about which lights are the most effective & reasonably priced. Thanks for another great video, Mike! 🙂

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stacie, having fun with the steampunk set. I hope you figure out the lighting. Sometimes I take it for granted living in Florida and don't realize how short the growing season is for some others.

@Junzar56 2 жыл бұрын

I wish Brad kept making the hidden harvest lights. I have 3 of them- love them. Now, I have have to look at what I am growing- for seedlings and leafy greens you can use bright daylight shop lights. For fruiting plants you need full spectrum. For a lot of my seedlings.. I bring them out during the day, bring them in at night.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I miss Brad. I would take some of mine outdoors too, even in the winter after if warmed up a little over here. Keep up the great work Jeannie. The world needs more people like you.

@flintwithers8460 Жыл бұрын

I love growing and I am cheap. Perfect channel for me!

@SherryBrubakerPollock 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to seeing how well the fan-shaped lights work for you. I've been needing something smaller than the traditional grow lights I've looked at.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sherry! I will keep you updated!

@metalrabbit09 Жыл бұрын

I'm curious about the 12000 lumen lights too and how big a grow space that would light up and how far away it's kept from the plants. Was there ever a follow up video made?

@OPAIK Жыл бұрын

thanks for the simplistic video brother. I am in the process of building a aquaponics system. Cheers home dog

@porter20g1 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the advice keep up the good work

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

Saving me money every video

@Godwinpounds4333 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 Luna, how are you doing?

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's what I love to hear!

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

I received my bags of nutrients today and im off to learning . Not today cuz it's Easter but soon. I'm so excited!

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

I'm excited too! Happy gardening!

@afshirinzadeh5682 Жыл бұрын

Love the steam punk, Mike! Thanks for all!

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@256thedad Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you’re doing this. I came up with the same idea. Got those fan lights from Costco, $20 each (Canada), gr8 return policy if they stink. Then I plug them into a patio light string, so only have one electrical cord. I can also snake the sockets wherever I need depending on the plants. You have to watch the max wattage the patio light string can take but otherwise works gr8. Only have 3 fan bulbs at the moment and plants seem to be pretty happy. Obviously a small set up.

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

That's great! I am enjoying mine. Thank you.

@latriciacagle4873 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered the two pack of lights. Looking forward to trying them out. I hope they will replace some of my other lights with the red/blue LED’s. I prefer the full spectrum as I have seen better results.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I can't wait to try them out too!

@TNBushcrafter 2 жыл бұрын

I'm with ya bud, dang shame Brad had to close down shop. I won one of his early giveaways when he was around 100 subscribers. Then bought some later on. I have a couple 2' LED grow light strips from Lowe's. They do pretty well. Not extremely bright but greens and herbs have always grown just fine under them. They are about the same color as the Hidden Harvest lights. I believe they are around 35 each. They have them in the lighting department. The retrofit LED's are a little more involved as the ballasts have to be disconnected. A 10 min swap for us electricians but some people have a huge fear of electrical. Have a great week Michael. TC and ATB, Cris.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful info. I have been wiring things all my life and forget sometimes that some people have never done it. Don't want anyone getting hurt.

@wybuchowyukomendant 2 жыл бұрын

I got 2 Chinese led panels, both draw 30wats, everybody was saying how bad those are, and... well, my hydro pak choy grows like a charm under them lol

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I love hearing this!

@Gary-uy9mr Жыл бұрын

Love your channel, and hoochos, latest research shows full spectrum is better even green light is used. LEDs are harder to get full spectrum because the LEDs are dopped to make different colors, but they are very narrow wavelength. So if the LED is red, it's a very narrow band of red. More wavelengths are more expensive, and some are just stupid expensive to make.

@zappbanannigan 2 жыл бұрын

"Plants only need or only use red and blue light" I absolutely cannot wait for that myth to die 🥳

@drewamasterpiece5268 2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣ok! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@yangtse55 2 жыл бұрын

I only use light to raise seedlings and small plants, so I bought a cheap 4000k (pleasant coolish white) 12 volt strip on Ebay for approx £3, chopped it to suit my area, approx 2 feet by one, hot-glued it to a simple wooden frame and soldered bus bars in the centre to minimise resistive losses. Draws approx 50 watts from a junk box PSU. Not super-efficient but does the job.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I love that!! Fantastic job my friend!

@Godwinpounds4333 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

@Emeraldwitch30 2 жыл бұрын

I saw those lights at our local big box home improvement store on black Friday and almost grabbed a couple. $9.99 each. I honestly can't remember if it was 4 or 5 fins but I was thinking of hanging them over my citrus Grove (I have 3 various small potted citrus and a banana and 2 figs lol) just so they get more than the window light. Menards occasionally sells left over black Fridays stuff this time of the year at the same prices to move it out. I might grab one or 2 and hang thrm over the Grove to see if they thrive rather than just survive til spring when they all go outside again

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I am going to test these two, I may grab a few more. Sounds like you got a mini orchard going on!

@lostinspace2780 2 жыл бұрын

I bought two of these lights and they are very bright! I did put one on my indoor radish plants and it turned the leaves orange and red. guess I got the light too close and burned them. so at least a foot or two away from the tops of the plants might be a good place to start.

@hooahextreme 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely nothing wrong with going cheap on lights. The only way I could justify expensive grow lights is if I was growing plants for profit production.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right.

@benthere8051 2 жыл бұрын

I like your outfit. I'll be interested in seeing how the Amazon lights work.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I am super curious!

@Chompchompyerded Жыл бұрын

Steampunk! I love it!

@KomekoroKoa 2 жыл бұрын

I’m super excited to see how these work - if they do work well, I could switch from my 3x3 table to the bucket tower system in the same place and grow even more plants because I could have even light all up and down the towers.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool!!!

@karenreaves3650 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering this, you kept me from buying something that looks good but…

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thank you !

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@tcminnesota 2 жыл бұрын

I bought those lights! How are they working for you?

@calmperson101 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for more abundant and cheaper foods, that are more health improving... Imagine the aspect of community ran warehouse - grow farms... Where the community supports each other. (Growing specialized crops, bugs for feeding of animals, fish for fertilizers, workshops for teaching the necessities). Cheers to a more blissful reality for all!!

@joedefazio1464 2 жыл бұрын

I'm using four led shop lights and 2 of those fan style light to start my seedlings. All of them were about $20 a piece

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Joe! I love to hear what others are using.

@jqc5 2 жыл бұрын

Also Mike, would you look at the I harvest grow system, I love that it holds 30 cups, half circle shape, 2.5 cm space, but............it is way out of my budget...........Can you think how we can make a cheaper version, ?........

@GamingwithGamerGirls Жыл бұрын

One thing to know about LED lights: They keep saying how LED bulbs will last 50,000 to 100,000 hours etc. Well technically they aren't lying, because the actual LED portion might last that long, but what doesn't last very long is the electronics powering the LED bulb. The electronic components are easily damaged from excessive heat. Make sure you get a grow light with adequate cooling. You might spend a bit more in electricity to keep the fixture cool, but if constructed properly, it might just last a decade or two.

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

Great tip! When they first came out we bought a $250 LED light for my wife's shop thinking it would last for years. Broke in less than a year.

@gregs605 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel, proof that "Florida Man" sometimes doesn't mean crazy :) Has anyone purchased the MASTERBLEND 4-18-38 Complete Combo Kit Fertilizer Bulk (2.5 Pound Kit) from AMZ? There seems to be some weight discrepancies in the comments, some say they got OZ instead LB? In other words, they got 2.5 OUNCES of product, not 2.5 POUNDS?

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did get the product and the 2.5 lbs is total, 1lb each masterblend and cal nitrate and 8 oz of epsom salt already mixed into the masterblend. If they got less than that, they should return it.

@gregs605 2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin thank you! Going to try growing a few things on my patio.

@LulaLeeful 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Disabled on very tight budget here, trying to grow microgreens in studio apt. I didn't catch the name of the clip light socket thangs that the $20 amazon LED garage lights would fit into...?

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

They are just clamp lights. Here is a link on Amazon : amzn.to/3xwAqtM You can also find them in Home Depot and Lowes in the lighting department.

@LulaLeeful 2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin Thank you!!!

@karenreaves3650 2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin I just ordered them, thank you. So far I have the pool noodle $1.00 and the clamp lights. Found a good price on Iver mectin sh eep dre nch taken orally. Free delivery day. 🤗 Thank you Mike.

@teedteed9130 Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm just starting out and doing research when I found your channel. Trying to stay cheap because I don't know yet if this is a hobby that will "stick". How did the fan lights work out for you? I'm starting with leafy vegetables but also considering tomatoes and other plants of that sort.

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

They worked good for my leafy greens.

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

I've been starting my seeds in the black containers like the KFC container...you have a video about it. I've been doing it this way. After the 3rd day or so I notice I have what looks like mold growing on em. I can't find a video that moves me from transplanting the seedling to the next containers and then to the next and final container. 😬 Such a trial and error process and not good for those of us that haveta learn the hard way😁 But those are usually the be a t lessons learned

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I do have a few videos out there. Get a little ventilation on the top of the soil to keep the moisture down. You can also use fine grade vermiculite as a top cover. It drains better than soil.

@KitchenLivinwithShay Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike! Do you have an update on the Amazon Lights you showed?

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

No update but I got a video coming soon. Those worked well but were a little chunky, took up a lot of space when the plants started getting big. I have been using another set that works well and lights 3 shelves at once. I can unplug a section too. Here is what I am using if you look for something similar: amzn.to/3qOpQgH

@KitchenLivinwithShay Жыл бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin I'll check it out right now! Thanks!

@afshirinzadeh5682 Жыл бұрын

Did you make a video follow up on that cheap led fan light results?

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

No, I did not make a video. They work well, I grow micros under them.

@barbarastefani254 Жыл бұрын

Light emitting diode last longer to

@jaymat9692 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing good is cheap but I do stand by spider farmer im running 4. Sf4000's. Not a single issue in my 10x10

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

When I buy Masterblend in bulk it comes out to 10 cents a gallon and it's the bomb.

@jaymat9692 2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin I haven't tried master blend im on mother earth groundswell rite now the grow before was ffof and before that sohum I just wanted to see if any of them would go 12weeks with only water none have mother earth so far seems the best on week 8 from seed only a slight nitrogen problem apx $0.60gl hows the master blend hold up can you recharge it ? Most of us will never have a need for bulk soils especially now that living soil is taking over and able to reuse recharge but in general I wasn't meaning soil I was referring to the hardware lights, controllers, fans ect stuff that's cheap doesn't last

@savannahborn4025 Жыл бұрын

How did those Amazon lights you linked in the description work as a grow light?

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNCjhLCrvK2qdYE.html

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

I have been growing microgreens just fine ever since.

@szudy76 2 жыл бұрын

So i don’t need “grow lights”? Any LED will work?

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

I grow mostly microgreens and leafy greens. They work just fine.

@cajunvegan7716 Жыл бұрын

Did the $20 lights work?

@KeepOnGrowin Жыл бұрын

Yes, for the amount I grow indoors. Most is outside cause Florida you know.

@floydbertagnolli944 8 ай бұрын

You have a lot of great growing advice….but what’s with the outfit???🤓

@KeepOnGrowin 8 ай бұрын

It's to show people other things I do. To show I am not a Master Gardener. Gardening is like 5% of my life, maybe less. To show just about anyone can garden. So people don't think I'm an expert and that if I can do it, so can they. I refuse to be put in a box and be like "all the other channels".

@floydbertagnolli944 7 ай бұрын

@@KeepOnGrowin 👍 it’s working. 😎 Keep up the good work!

@barbarastefani254 Жыл бұрын

A lot less power

@annewade4228 2 жыл бұрын

Boo Boo

@alexanderjensen6555 2 жыл бұрын

Wait?! If you are on a budget why are you growing the most expensive way? Hydroponic cost more, not only to start but even afterwards with extra power being used

@OldWaysNewWays 2 жыл бұрын

I got started with my hydroponic garden for very little money. 2 - $18.00 SHOP lights with 4 -$5.00, 6500 Kelvin led bulbs. Master blend from Amazon which takes tiny amounts for $26.00. Containers were various things I had lying around, scraps of 1 inch foam insulation from other projects, and pool noodles that were given to me. Can't even begin to say how prolific the growth has been. Greens all winter. Then expanded, but start up was cheap. $88.00 investment to get started. Amazing results and I have Mike V. to thank for it. BE THE CHANGE. So many neighbors amazed and interested in getting their own projects started.

@KeepOnGrowin 2 жыл бұрын

You are sadly mistaken, I guess you have not watched enough of my videos. Have an open mind and learn something.

@256thedad Жыл бұрын

Some of us live in climates that you can only grow outside for 5 months, meaning you’re only harvesting for 3 or less months. Also the cost and quality of veggies in rural locations is nuts. So growing your own is a very reasonable option to have good food 12 months of the year.