I would first like to thank everyone on these forums for all of the help they have been when i was lazy and diddnt want to sign up.
I just began my first grow and i was initially going to go outside but a few things changed and i ended up with somewhere to do it inside. I'm on a really low budget so i decided to go with cfls after reading a guide on here. I bought a lamp that i was planning on using for one of the cfl bulbs but it was the wrong size socket. Instead i left the small florescent bulb in there and have it over the plants as a source of heat. I know that florescents are no good for growing but i worry about them being cold. I have a thermometer in there right now making sure they dont run to hot but i worry about weather or not the lamp will help or hurt. its not a very high wattage i believe only like 15 but it keeps things a tad warmer.
i suppose my question is weather i should take the lamp down or just leave it there.. the plants are still very small sproutlings but i dont want to throw them off at the start
I just began my first grow and i was initially going to go outside but a few things changed and i ended up with somewhere to do it inside. I'm on a really low budget so i decided to go with cfls after reading a guide on here. I bought a lamp that i was planning on using for one of the cfl bulbs but it was the wrong size socket. Instead i left the small florescent bulb in there and have it over the plants as a source of heat. I know that florescents are no good for growing but i worry about them being cold. I have a thermometer in there right now making sure they dont run to hot but i worry about weather or not the lamp will help or hurt. its not a very high wattage i believe only like 15 but it keeps things a tad warmer.
i suppose my question is weather i should take the lamp down or just leave it there.. the plants are still very small sproutlings but i dont want to throw them off at the start