Originally Posted by wordwiz

Richard,

I would have to say the lights as all plants get about the same amount of sun. But that would make sense. It doesn't mean LEDs are better than CFLs or HIDs. The plants were about 7" tall when transplanted in early December and it will be the middle of May before I can move them outside, so I was not that interested in growing them as tall as possible - I would hate to have to carry two six-foot banana trees down my stairs!

As OrganicBanana says, LEDs have next to no spread - a 12" panel stretches to cover 14" but one is large enough for a plant at this stage. I also have a 54 watt panel I can use but again, I'm just trying to get them to a decent size - maybe 3' max.

Mike