Lighting
Indoor plants and outdoor plants share a common interest: light.
Understanding how mimic the sun by generating light spectrum’s,
is crucial for an indoor garden.
The incandescent bulbs, commonly sold at hardware stores are highly inefficient in comparison to the industry standard “grow lights”. Metal Halide (MH) bulbs, such as, Agrosun, Eye Hortilux or Solar Max are highly effective during the vegetative phase of a plants growth cycle. High Pressure Sodium (HPS) bulbs such as, Sylvania, Plantmax or Sunmaster distribute light to be used when entering the fruit and flowering phase of your plants growth cycle. These bulbs range between 250-1000 watts per bulb. In addition to those bulbs, T5’s and CFL lights are also widely successful in indoor gardening. T5 and CFL can be used as individual bulbs or in multiples. Our staff of experts will assist you in selecting the best grow lighting systems for your indoor plants.
We offer the leading brands in compact fluorescent and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights, including Metal Halide (MH), High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and combination grow lights and grow light systems, including a full line of ballast, power source, output, reflectors and lamps of your choosing. We can help you navigate all the different products to help you determine the ideal set up.
If you’re considering creating an indoor garden, you’ve already recognized the benefits of growing year round. You should consider the amount of space you want to devote to your indoor garden and the plants you want to grow. If you’re starting from seedlings to bring them to maturity they’ll need lots of light. Most apartments, modern in electric wiring should have enough power to sustain your indoor grow light system. Below is a quick guideline of lighting needs for your indoor garden space or grow room.
Evaluating your space is the first step to a succesful garden. Our expert staff will consult you on the appropriate light for your operation.
Measuring the room before your visit to is a great way to get the our most accurate advice!
Area= Length x Width
Cubic Feet= Length x Width x Height
Compact fluorescents or High Output T5 fluorescent lighting systems are an affordable option for the indoor gardening novice. Fluorescent grow lights simulate noonday sun. The 125W or 200W Compact Fluorescent Bulb, can simply be paired with a Fluorowing Compact Fluorescent System to make for a highly efficient small scale garden.
If you’re growing vegetables for example, leafy greens like kale, spinach, and basil, you’ll need a metal halide bulb. The Eye Hortilux and Solar Max are just two of the various options available from 250W to 1000W. City Hydroponic offers a wide variety of quality bulbs and lamps to support your plants through all growing cycles.
HPS lamps will offer your plants the most lumens of light per watt to ensure optimum vegetative or flowering growth simulating natural light during peak growing seasons (summer/fall/late fall). If you’re growing plants like heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, echinacea, chrysanthemums, high pressure sodium lighting systems are the best option to nurture flowering plants to maturity for your indoor garden. Sylvania, Eye Hortilux Super High Pressure Sodium and Solar Max Super High Pressure Sodium range between 250W to 1000W.