@kellyknits Thanks, I've noticed that chlorantha isn't too picky, but does like to abort its flowers if you let it get a little too dry while the buds are forming. Other than that, keeping it in bright light seems to guarantee lots of flowers. I'm glad to hear that yours is doing well too. @mitzicos Wow those look pretty rough, I'm not sure if they're still alive from those pictures, but if they are, keep them humid and warm and they should eventually start forming roots. Older stems are often yellowish grey and it can be difficult to tell if they're alive. DId you cut the lower end off? If you did, was the inside green, and did it bleed latex? If it did then they're in good condition. You can shove those leaves that have fallen off into the pots as well, they'll form roots, but might take a while to form a vine, if they do at all. The cuttings you received today look okay, not great but they look like they'll make it for the most part. Mine looked much worse and were mostly bare stems but they all pulled through. @Josh Thanks, I bought some adenium seed off ebay after I'd read all the stories about growing these over on the cacti forums. They're a lot easier to grow than I thought they'd be, even though I did have to invest in a light to provide enough light. As for the Jade, I've always liked Jades quite a bit, but it's hard to grow them here without supplemental light. They always turn out leggy and gross and not at all tree-like. There's small Hummel's sunset jade hiding to the right of the Gollum too, I started it from a couple cuttings I took from my other plant when I moved out. The lights seem bright enough to make the leaves flush red, so I'm hoping for a treat once it gets bigger. @Mike You can get mylar at dollar stores, but you won't find it under "mylar". Thye actually sell it as "Emergency heat blanket" for camping and for keeping in your car glove box. It's a lot thinner and reflects less light than the 1-2mm thick mylar sheeting you can buy from hydroponic stores, but at $1 a sheet, it's a bargain. The H. chlorantha was imported from Thailand, as were all of my hoyas. There's a web store called "Aleya garden" with an ever expanding selection of Hoyas. Now probably isn't the best season to order anything, but if you wait for a few more months you should be able to get lots of new Hoyas. I don't bring my plants outdoors anymore since I now grow under lights only, although I used to bring my Jades and succulents outdoors. For those plants, acclimatization was mostly just setting them out in the shade and then moving them to brighter and more direct sunlight every week or two. The shelving is just a standard wire shelf unit, you can find them at storage shops. I got mine at a store called "Storage solutions" but I think that's only in Canada. The dimensions of the shelf are 48x18", which is just enough to fit my grow light in.

It's so many years later but I'm just getting interested in growing water lilies in my bathtub. Can you tell me anything more about these fixtures, for example: how far away from the water lilies do you place the lights? and do these super-fixtures plug into any ordinary outlet? thank you

Very clever set up. How about using a humidity tray? I grow my orchids on a boot tray with grids that is about four feet by 15 inches. I don't enclose them because they need good air circulation too. If you could rig up a small fan at one end with a small vent at the other, you might get the right balance of ventilation, humidity and heat.

Hi Everyone, I'm new here so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area of the site. I've been growing various herbs outside in my garden but the weather is a little too cold now so I'm looking at bringing my herb garden indoors. I've been doing a little research and have decided that a grow tent is the best way to go. I have also learnt that a Blue Fluorescent is best for the likes of Basil and Coriander, is this correct and will I need any other kind of light? This is the Grow Tent that I'm interested in growing in - 80 x 80 x 160cm. Does anyone have any experience of grow inside a tent, if so what are the pitfalls? Any help would be greatly appreciated.