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- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] indoor lighting
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:07:30 -0500
I use ordinary household fluorescent lights, half "white" and half "warm", and my plants seem very happy.
Ginda
On Feb 19, 2005, at 9:42 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:
Interesting about the CF fluorescent bulbs. I'll try a couple above house plants in the east window of my sunroom where the light is weak.
Mark, if your tomato plants were leggy, they may have not been close enough to the light source. It should always be about 2 inches above plant tops. Also, air from a fan to move their stems is important. The hormone released is what makes stems thicker. I've never had leggy tomato plants or any leggy plants when I use the lights close to the plant and have air moving constantly.
One thing I forgot to write in my original post is that the fluorescent lights need to be on 16-18 hours daily. Use a cheap timer to simplify things.
Doreen Howard
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[NAFEX] indoor lighting,
Mark Lee, 02/19/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] indoor lighting,
Doreen Howard, 02/19/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] indoor lighting, list, 02/19/2005
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RE: [NAFEX] indoor lighting,
Dave Griffin, 02/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] indoor lighting, Thomas Olenio, 02/20/2005
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[NAFEX] Awesome Indoor Lighting,
Bernie Nikolai, 02/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Awesome Indoor Lighting,
Pat Meadows, 02/20/2005
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RE: [NAFEX] direct seeding,
Stephen Sadler, 02/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] direct seeding,
Doreen Howard, 02/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] direct seeding, Diane Whitehead, 02/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] direct seeding, list, 02/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] direct seeding, Pat Meadows, 02/21/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] direct seeding,
Doreen Howard, 02/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] Awesome Indoor Lighting, Charles Paradise, 02/21/2005
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RE: [NAFEX] direct seeding,
Stephen Sadler, 02/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Awesome Indoor Lighting,
Pat Meadows, 02/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] indoor lighting,
Doreen Howard, 02/19/2005
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