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Hello all! I'm going to be moving into an apartment in the next couple of months, and it has ONLY 4 windows...and those are in the 3 bedrooms and the tiny kitchen. The ceiling in the living room must be a good 15ft. high and I'm going to need grow lights, which I have never used before. Could someone point me in the right direction here? I don't have hundreds and hundreds of dollars to spend on this, nor do I own extremely difficult foliage plants, but they are going to require more light than this apartment offers. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
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I'm no expert myself. But a good alternative to the hydroponic costly stores for me was using pet store reflectors.. they use them for lizards and dragons (big round metal dome with light socket in it). I got two really big socket reflectors for $20.00 each and if you go get the halogen lights for plants/grow lights, they run about $15.00 each. I have 5 orchids under one and about 6 other various plants under another one. Just remember to hang them within two feet of the plants or they don't get the full benefit of the lights.
That was my solution to indoor lighting.
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises ~ PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA
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I found this website that has something similar. http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/lights.shtml
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises ~ PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA fitmom68
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thank you so much...i bookmarked that site and am seriously thinking of ordering something there.
thanks again!
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I was looking for one as well. Thanks for starting this thread tamara and thank you fitmom68 for sharing the link. It was one of those things where I signed in to ask the question and had the answer ready :). Thanks!
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www.sunshine-systems.comGet 10% off by calling in and mentioning plantcare.com Ask for Brad You will be very happy...and so will your plants!
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Wonder what kind of commission he gets for each referral or sale?
I work for a BBQ company, so I'm just offering up my personal experiences and preferences.
I have used both and gone back to florescent lighting.. giving the blasted compact bulbs a whirl now.
Give it another month and I will give you my fair assessment on my new rig.
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises ~ PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA
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Many thanks, you 2! I will be researching carefully now...happy growing!
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I did a lot of research into this for my indoor plants back a while ago, and from several articles and online journals it seems that florescent bulbs provide the best light for growth in plants. I bought a few CFL bulbs (compact florescent), bendable lamps and 7day timers and setup my plants under those for indoors. So far have had a scheffelera grow from 4" to 30" like a weed and is going on 4yrs old now at that size. The amaryllis and mini-palm were my other two in this lighting experiment and all have done better than anything else in my house. Entire setup cost me about $40 from target.
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Texasmike, thank you so much! I have been checking some of the cheaper retail stores; looks like I can get a decent set up for around the same price you just said there...well worth it, in my opinion.
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fitmom68 wrote:I'm no expert myself. But a good alternative to the hydroponic costly stores for me was using pet store reflectors.. they use them for lizards and dragons (big round metal dome with light socket in it). I got two really big socket reflectors for $20.00 each and if you go get the halogen lights for plants/grow lights, they run about $15.00 each. I have 5 orchids under one and about 6 other various plants under another one. Just remember to hang them within two feet of the plants or they don't get the full benefit of the lights.
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