Re: Grow lights
Hey, there! Due to having no outdoor access and nibbling kitties, I do all my gardening in a walk in closet. After some research, I've found CFL bulbs with a high Kelvin rating that simulates daylight do the trick. My Musa Double Mahoi enrolls two leaves a week on average.
My setup includes two 400 watt CFL bulbs, but you can probably get by with less if you have fewer plants (I've got a lime tree, a buddha hand tree, and about 20 pots of peppers among other plants all stuffed in here).
The CFLs are clamped to the wooden dowel clothing racks. They're hooked up to a timer for about 15 hours of light every day. My utility bills come to about $35 dollars a month, but I suspect it would be much less if I wasn't paying for the common areas of the building I live in.
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