Grow Lights

I bought an incandescent grow-light 60 watt bulb at a hardware store for $7.72 for my indoor early starters. Although I have the grow light 3-4 inches above them, they already look a bit spindly. I watered them thoroughly today, removed the plastic cover, and put the grow light closer to them (about 2 inches above them). I am aware of the recommendation for fluorescent lights for seedlings. That will require help from my husband, who hates my gardening, so I thought I'd try the incandescent bulb first. I am puzzled as to why it doesn't provide enough lumens for a 4" square area, though. If it can't provide the light, then why do they label it 'grow light' and charge $8/bulb for it? This is all experimentation on my part, trying to see what works and what doesn't.
Wendy
A 60 watt bulb is way too little light to grow strong seedlings. The symptom of low light is weak, spindly seedlings. Fluorescent tubes work better. A workshop fixture with 2 48" grow lights will......

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