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I have been trying to find a plant light that will help my plants grow/make it through the dreary winter like you suggested in a reply to an earlier question of mine. I was talking with my grama and she said that she uses a small one that she bought probably at Wal-Mart that came with the special light bulb and the lamp/light holder thingy. I can't find one anywhere! I guess I'm asking if you know what type of bulb it is I need to actually help the plants grow so maybe I can find it on-line to buy?
Hey Kadra...You can likely go to a hardware store, garden center, or even a hydroponic supply store. Sounds like your grandma has an incandescent grow light bulb, which is what I would ask one of the associates at the store to help you find. Generally, these lights are used as supplements to natural light and will not completely replace them. There are other types of grow lights, but these require special manifolds to house the bulbs. An incandescent grow light bulb will fit in a normal light socket. The important thing for these grow lights is that they produce relatively more colors in the spectrum of light that the plants use for photosynthesis. Those colors are specifically red and blue. The light may still look to be white when you look at it, but it should be producing more red and/or blue light for the plants. I'm not too sure where you can buy these bulbs online, but I'm sure a simple web search on "incandescent grow light bulb" will result in some fine sites. I hope this is helpful. Let me know if you have any further questions...Dr. Robby