Minimum light requirements for sustaining a motherplant.

[Witness]

I've been planning on keeping a motherplant to take clones from but am a bit uncertain what sort of lighting I'm going to need in order to keep it alive.
Will I have to get a new HPS 400W or is there something more usefull and effective?

 

[THE BROTHER'S GRUNT]

I've been planning on keeping a motherplant to take clones from but am a bit uncertain what sort of lighting I'm going to need in order to keep it alive.
Will I have to get a new HPS 400W or is there something more usefull and effective?

Whats up Witness. IMO you can keep a mother plant alive with just some compact flourescent lights.

 

[bejohnst]

yea fluros are your best bet. remember the plant isn't going to have to be very big. keep taking clones and store then in your fridge for up to a month. keep the plant small and you won't need much light at all...

 

[Mutt]

You will still want 3,000 lumens per sq. ft. min. to keep it healthy and producing clones well.