What Type of Lights Do You Use?
Usually when I go to buy bulbs I have to take whatever is in the store. So, some of my shelves are a cool white and a warm white or 2 cool whites or a cool white and a plant light. I think the plants...
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SusanA couple of questons...How old are your tubes? They should be changed once per year...but I have gone longer with no ill effects.And....how high are they above your plants?I've beeen using cool...
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Cheryl,Your plants are beautiful. Is that Blue Dragon in the last photo? That one is especially large and gorgeous. You talked me into it - I'm going to use all Cool whites. I reduced the length...
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I have two grow lights, both from Wal Mart, but I am not sure if my other lights are cool white or not. And I find it hard to figure out if the plants reaching upward mean they want more light or less...
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Your plants are exceptionally beautiful, Cheryl! I personally wouldn't change a thing! I know I would be quite happy with your plants on my shelves!Keep up the wonderful work!! Anne
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Cheryl - your plants look great - so nice and flat and pretty leaf patterns. You've got it!I use the cool whites myself. Some of my fixtures have one cool white and one sunshine white. I cannot say...
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Good advice Jan!And I would add that I'd replace those warm white tubes first. Thanks for the compliments on my plants, too. Susan...no that's not Blue Dragon. That's Optimara Trinidad II.As for table...
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Per replacing them, it depends if they are T12, T8, T5, etc. T5s do not degrade nearly so quickly, so they don't have to be replaced as often. I think it's either every 6 months or once year....but I...
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I'm using T8s, one warm and one cool in each fixture. IIRC, they're about 12" above the plants, and on for 10 hrs/day. I bought the fixtures last fall and haven't replaced the bulbs since I bought...
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I can't offer any advice about lights...I know they're important but honestly the technical stuff just makes my head spin!!! I just had to stop by though and comment on Cheryl's violets. They are...
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Thank you, Bonnie. I'm feeling lucky to have some of the plants I have. AND...looking forward to adding more soon! I haven't spotted any mouse ears yet. But as for lights...DITTO!!...that's how I...
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