Grow Light recommendations for wintering a single plant?
Lillian Barnes
5 years ago
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Comments (9)Yes, the grow lights are different. Even though they have some of the same wavelengths/spectrums of light as natural light, its almost impossible to equate anything other than metal halides or VHO's with something approaching real sunlight. The normal strength grow lights and flourescents just can't pack the same photon punch as sunlight, even weak, screened or dappled light, which is why you need to put the bulbs so close to the plants. The Coral Life bulbs come in reflectorized and non-reflectorized to send down as much light as you want, but even those never burned anything I had. I have a 50 gallon terrarium that I was using metal halides in, and they were so powerful I had to make a "light" are and a "dark" area inside by using just one bulb instead of 2. The overshine from that one bulb was bright enough to kill the Dendrobium lodegessii cuttings I put in there with too much heat, but I have an Angraecum distichum that loved it and bloomed its head off and added 2 new leads. I took the metal halides off though and got regular aquarium hoods with flourescents, because with the halides, and theym generating HEAT that flourescents don't, and I had to elevate the hood 6" on blocks over the terrarium, so the humidity was poor. It didn't matter for a while, but now I am thinking of getting into dendrobates (poison dart frogs) and they need it humid and cooler, and the system needs to be CLOSED so they can't escape. If you are at all able, you could put your plants outdoors for the summer in dappled light in NC and they would probably like that very much. Where in Florida were you living?...See MoreNeed advice - grow light for wintering plants
Comments (5)-- "Greetings. You need but to Google GROW LIGHTS and you will find a wealth of information that will help you." To Google something, is of course my first step with anything. I however, found the information a bit overwhelming, and why I came here to ask the experts. And Anna, thank you SO much for the direct link. I have gone through these forums but . . it seems like all the lights discussed are the big, what I call 'shop lights'. I don't have any room what-so-ever for such a rig. I just wanted a little light I can clip on the side of a pot. I did find these 'grow lights', called 'Agrosun Dayspot Incandescent 150W Bulb'. From what I'm gathering, I can use them to help over-winter my two little plants....See MoreGrowing roses indoors in winter with very little light
Comments (12)I will congratulate you on your success, Richard. Your window looks quite large - almost floor to ceiling? And the exposure (south east) is the perfect one. Temps are very good and your humidity level is actually quite high for many indoor heated homes in winter. I've seen people struggle to keep the humidity at 30% and often it can get as low as 20! So at 40%, your rose is in a good place. No one guaranteed that you would contract spider mites indoors, but in a very dry environment, it is quite likely. You've escaped that pest it seems - lucky you! :-) So, yes, it can be done and it is good to hear of your happy Dick Clark. But I still would caution readers that it is NOT always 'just that easy.' I have seen some pretty sad roses posted by people who didn't know any better and were trying to get them through the winter inside their house. Hence the source of those warnings. OTOH, I've seen a few successes posted like yours as well, my own included...but I DID have to "baby" my potted roses (Teas, grown in zone 4) by moving them to the shower every single week through the winter to keep spider mites at bay. And although mine were in front of a pair of double hung windows that faced south, the Low-E glass cut some of the sunlight and it wasn't quite enough for them so I had to supplement with a fluorescent fixture hung just above them. That was my experience, for what it's worth. Glad you are finding wintering your potted rose baby much, much easier. :-) Anne...See MoreDo any of you use grow light in winter time
Comments (5)Ankurt, yes I do use florescent lights indoor for most of my indoor plants. In the Winter, I will bring in some more sensible plants from my garden to protect them. I don't know what kind of specific lights to use that is best for the plants, but I'm using the regular florescent tubes and sometimes the compact flourescent light (daylight) to just give them some lighting to help their growth while indoor. So far, the plants I have indoor are Christmas cactus, lilies, lavender and mini roses. I had to bring my Panudus (pandan), Rambutans, Soursop inside when the thermometer dips down too much for their comfort level. One of my Rambutan began to show signs of leaf growth while indoor with the light, so I guess it must be liking the attention it was being given. Now that the weather is warming up, it's sitting happily outside in the sun. Just my own little experience with indoor lights. Hope that helps....See Moredondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
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