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Halide Lights for Seedlings

Bob has suggested starting seeds under halide lights:

"Actually, with the exception of cold-germinators (which I usually just
start in an unheated sunroom), I've found that starting seeds under a
halide has been a really wonderful way to go.  Mine's a 1,000-watt but
you
can get them much smaller (though lower than 400-watt isn't really worth
the money you pay for it).  If you are growing anything that likes bright
sun and warmth, you get several benefits.... 

"There is a bit of an initial outlay in $$ to be sure, and the bulbs
aren't
cheap, but it's been worth *every* cent.  I have used mine only for
starting seeds, a few months each year, and the same bulb has been going
strong for 4 years now.  It's probably about time to get a new one as you
do get some color shift over time."

Okay, Bob, you've got my interest. I have just the spot to install a
halide, and future seedlings just waiting to grow. That's halide as in
halogen, right? But does it look like (and function like) a fluorescent
light, or does it work more like an incandescent? 

Do you need special grow-bulbs specifically design to provide the proper
spectrum of light for plants, or do you use ordinary halogen bulbs?

And just what is the "initial outlay in $$"?

(Hey, I did my four years at UC Berkeley during the Sixties, but never
grew pot!)

Thanks.

Victoria  



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