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Old 08-17-2010, 11:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Default Re: MH Vs. HPS Vs. LED Vs. Fluorescent

imclueless17 - your original question was what was the best light set-up. I can't answer what's the best, but I use a 1000W HPS for my grow-room (all sorts of plants), and I had my banana plant down there last winter. It did fine. I would say the more light the better, no matter what spectrum. There are also two basement windows in that room, so it does get a bit more light than just the bulb. How much room do you have that you could get a banana plant to flower inside under fluorescents? They do create a lot of heat, but you can just put the ballast outside the room if you find it too much, if you even have the plants in a separate room. Heat is not an issue then. The bulb does heat up, but without the ballast, I think the heat would be significantly lower.

If you don't want to give your location, could you give us your zone? Sounds like you are in a cold zone - nice to hear from others growing bananas in the frozen north!
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