Fluorescent grow lights are used by many home growers for indoor cultivation because of their efficiency, effectiveness, and compact size.

Fluorescent lamps can create light across much of the light spectrum and are valued for their effectiveness and low power usage. Compared to incandescent bulbs fluorescents are significantly stronger, they generate double the light and function substantially longer. Fluorescent bulbs have proven so efficient for grow room cultivation that several other grow specific bulbs have been created:

  • high output fluorescent
  • compact fluorescent
  • fluorescent/HID hybrid lamps

High Output Fluorescent Grow Lamps

High output fluorescents use similar parts as regular fluorescents but they are able to produce twice as much light. HO fixtures are often manufactured with very thin profiles, this makes them particularly useful if utilized in small grow room spaces.

Compact Fluorescent Grow Lamps

Compact fluorescents are smaller models that can be utilized in many various cultivation set ups. They usually utilize special reflectors that serve to point the light and power they generate. They can be utilized to assist seedlings begin growth or during the growth phase.

High Output Fluorescent/HID hybrid  lamps

High Output Fluorescent/HID hybrid  lamps combine the 2 bulb types for a well rounded lamp system.