Philips Light for seedlings question

jhouse · April 22, 2019

Hi all,

I started seedlings this year (various tomatoes, jalapenos, basil) after not gardening for several years.

I got out my "lighting rig", the bulbs still work -- I am very confused after reading about different lights for seedlings and distance from plants etc.
I have a 72 cell self watering kit, am using 2 lighting systems with 2 bulbs in each, placed a few inches apart to cover the 72 cells. Almost all the tomato seeds have germinated. The window is a west facing (little bit south), and gets pretty strong sun in late afternoon, so I lower the blind.
If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I would be very grateful

The info on the bulbs:

Philips F40T12/C50 SUPREME 40 WATT

April 22, 2019	#1
jhouse Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: sw ohio Posts: 153	Philips Light for seedlings question Hi all, I started seedlings this year (various tomatoes, jalapenos, basil) after not gardening for several years. I got out my "lighting rig", the bulbs still work -- I am very confused after reading about different lights for seedlings and distance from plants etc. I have a 72 cell self watering kit, am using 2 lighting systems with 2 bulbs in each, placed a few inches apart to cover the 72 cells. Almost all the tomato seeds have germinated. The window is a west facing (little bit south), and gets pretty strong sun in late afternoon, so I lower the blind. If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I would be very grateful The info on the bulbs: Philips F40T12/C50 SUPREME 40 WATT Last edited by jhouse; April 22, 2019 at 11:55 AM. Reason: add photo & info