need advice on indoor growing....

[tech3149]

1. Can't offer any solid advice but I'm glad you're making the effort

I try to grow tomatoes through the winter and have been using a fluorescent fixture that was ripped from a commercial remodel that used three 4' bulbs that are about 5/8" round. I remember the lamps were labeled HO (high output) and I think they were T8 type. I'm using it in my cellar that barely gets above 60 degrees in the winter. If you can scavenge some commercial demolition or construction sites you might just find some in the dumpster for almost the right price. The HO bulbs are a lot more expensive both in initial cost and power consumption but way less than the LED grow lights I could afford.

I'd love to be doing my own personal grow but I'm stuck in no mans land with no resources.

Best of Luck