Budding succulents under lights
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Moving succulents indoor and under lighting
Comments (1)Aloe brevifolia is cold and wet tolerant . Cold to 20. It gets to 25 where it is from. So If it were mine, I would leave it outside till during the light frosts. And maybe throw a towel over it . That way it will get some good light. Do yo have a southern eve where it will get some sunshine and have some thermal warmth and protection from some of your rains. I have a killer southern porch that the low sun warms the rocks and the thick cement pillars give warmth also. Where you are and where I am experience Z8 totally differently. I am 2 months from a frost most likely and even then it warms up a lot in the day and we don't get the forever gray deal. I should shut my moth. Teatree and others are coastal PNWers and are much better with answering this. A lot of the haworthias are shade lovers so they should take your indoors well. You might want to check your cold hardiness of your lit hops. I don't grow them , but I think I remember being surprised at their cold hardiness. It is the water issue that needs to be watched over. Again, I DON"T GROW THEM. Here is a link that might be useful: Brian Kembles Aloe hardiness list...See MoreSucculents under LED 4000k (2000 lumens)?
Comments (4)Hi aruzinsky. The specs says draws 20Watt, it is only the size of a 40w T12 or 36Watt T8 I quess the leds will be around 18 watt (90% efficiency for the convertor) so around 2000/18 110lumen/watt a pretty common value for led tubes, but indeed the general info is not clear. But as always what will the poster? supplemetary or main light ? for his kind of (high light) plants I think it will be difficult to get enough light with only those tube lights as main light...See MoreGrow light
Comments (28)I use these. Cheap efficient and you can clip them anywhere. They are CFL bulbs 100 watt Daylight you can get on Amazon or at Home Depot or Lowe's which do put out heat. Since many succulents like warm and bright, I like these. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-100W-Equivalent-Daylight-5000K-T2-Twister-CFL-Light-Bulb-414078/203349671?cm_mmc=Shopping|THD|google|&mid=siCqjagOR|dc_mtid_89037lm25188_pcrid_227841299674_pkw__pmt__product_203349671_slid_ At Lowes they are 18.99 for a pack of 4. The clip lamps are 6 bucks. You can also use LED bulbs 100 watt Daylight which costs the same but do not put out heat. https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Non-Dimmable-Frosted-Light-Bulb/dp/B00YEMKJE2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa/136-7860162-1904909?ie=UTF8&qid=1519580976&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=100+watt+led+daylight+bulb&psc=1 Or And I use these very strong ones that give off daylight but very thin and light as a feather. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N48PJIF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Mike...See MoreLight for succulents?
Comments (17)Interesting. Kevin and I have recently discussed a change I will be making this fall. He is my "go to" expert, as is demonstrated in the article link posted earlier. Currently, I winter some plants under T5HO 54W 6500K lights. I have four fixtures, each with six 4' tubes (24 tubes total). I trust you can see why my electric bill doubles from November to May! I am replacing these with 25W 5000K LED tubes. They are about $6.00+ USD/tube. While they are not what I was using for wave form, they are close enough. Life has its trade offs. This should reduce my electric costs significantly and with some adjustments of light distance, should work reasonably well. Keep in mind when purchasing replacement LED's, if your light fixture has a ballast, you must buy LED's that will work accordingly....See Moreewwmayo
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