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Step 5Adjust the Light Height and Angle to Maximize Light Exposure
One of the best things about this setup is the infinite and easy light adjustment possibilities.
If you have all seeds you'll want the light positioned an inch or so above the top of the soil. Once your herbs start to sprout continue to raise the light up so that it is always an inch or so above the tallest leaves. Don't allow the herbs to actually touch the bulb since it may get hot enough to damage them.
If you have a setup like ours where you've got one tall plant at one end and a short plant at the other, feel free to set the light at an angle. It may look a little funny, but it's providing the maximum amount of light to your plants, which is exactly what you want.
That's it! I'll update this project in a few weeks once the seeds sprout. Good luck and have fun!
If you have all seeds you'll want the light positioned an inch or so above the top of the soil. Once your herbs start to sprout continue to raise the light up so that it is always an inch or so above the tallest leaves. Don't allow the herbs to actually touch the bulb since it may get hot enough to damage them.
If you have a setup like ours where you've got one tall plant at one end and a short plant at the other, feel free to set the light at an angle. It may look a little funny, but it's providing the maximum amount of light to your plants, which is exactly what you want.
That's it! I'll update this project in a few weeks once the seeds sprout. Good luck and have fun!
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1. Make sure your bulb doesn't get hot to the touch. If it does get hot don't allow anything to touch it (including the plants). Otherwise you might be risking a fire hazard. Our bulb barely got warm after several hours of use, so we weren't worried about strapping the velcro around the bulb.
2. You'll notice that the cover that came with the light fixture is removed leaving the bulb exposed. We did this because we didn't know if the plastic cover would diffuse and/or block out some of the light spectrum that the plants need to grow. To prevent this from happening we omitted the cover altogether.
If you end up building a similar setup, please post a picture of it. I'd like to see it!