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DH just unboxed it and he asked me how high to install it from the plant table. Can anyone help with this info?
We don't actually grow plants hydrophonically, but need the grow light to adjust for temps and light in our climate here.
The light is a 250watt metal halide fixture that is supposed to cover a 3' x 3' area. Yeah, I thought about just holding it up until it covers 3 square feet, but that's probably not really accurate. Plus, the fixture is pretty heavy, and we're too old to manage all that physical effort! LOL
I plan to use it for a lot of various flower and vegetable plants. It will be in an area that has little, if any, natural daylight (think garage), if that affects the answer I seek, i.e, does it need to be adjustable? If so, in what increments? (Hey, DH is an engineer, but we both forgot the math formulas!)
Here, I have to start plants early to get a jump on the intense heat and humidity, and of course the bugs, etc. that hit us during the summer months. Otherwise, they fade then, and sort of resurrect again (if I'm lucky) in October, when the weather cools. I'm still harvesting sweet peppers from last year's crop, by bringing them inside when cold, and back outside when warmer! DH doesn't really appreciate all the toting in and out!
Anyhow, those of you with experience with MH grow lights, any suggestions, or web sites, for height installation? Should it be adjustable?
Thanks so much for any info you provide!!!!
From a decrepit old FL newbie to grow lights!
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