Are the Dual Spectrum lights powerful enough to grow large plants?
Absolutely! The major advantage of compact fluorescent lights is that they emit very little heat so that you can place them within an inch or two of your plants. Although these lights are not as powerful as HID lights, they will work very well for your Bubbleponic kit. We have grown some 8 foot bean plants in our kits with our lighting, however, we do recommend growing smaller pruned plants, like constant harvest herbs (basil, parsley, mint etc.), or “Sea of Green” method for fruiting plants (tomatoes, beans, peas, etc). The real advantage of our lights versus High Intensity Discharge lights is quite simply; cost and ease of operation. An HID setup is going to cost you twice the price of our entire growing kit, not to mention what you’ll have to spend on cooling that beast. Then there’s the $100 electric bill you’re stuck with each month. Our kit consumes less than 100 watts of power, costing merely a few bucks each month. Your TV chews more electricity. Our lights don’t get so hot tha
