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buckeye5755 · 06-07-2009, 07:06 PM

Hello,

New to growing Banana's, actually just ordered them yesterday, waiting on them to arrive. I am going to plant them in containers (2 Dwarf Cevendish and 1 Gran Nain). I live in Zone 6 (Central Ohio), so they must come in for the winter.

My Primary goal is to get them to bear fruit. I am looking into indoor lighting options. I am planning on using our garage (Insulated and Heated) during the colder months, as we do not receive much sunlight during the Winter, and have lots of shade on our house.

I don't want to "break the bank" so to say on lighting, but obviously if I want them to Fruit I may. I was looking at some different Flourescent Light Bulbs. If I hang 10 of these from a close distance over the plants, will they continue to grow throughout the winter if the Temp is 70-85, with regular misting? Or do you recommend something else?

The specs of each light are:
2200 Lumens
40 Watts
90 CRI
5000K
Full Spectrum

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buckeye5755 buckeye5755's Photo Gallery Location: Columbus, Ohio Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Name: David Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 106 BananaBucks : 32,260 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 40 Times Was Thanked 71 Times in 39 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 17 Times	Growing Banana's Indoor and Outdoor Hello, New to growing Banana's, actually just ordered them yesterday, waiting on them to arrive. I am going to plant them in containers (2 Dwarf Cevendish and 1 Gran Nain). I live in Zone 6 (Central Ohio), so they must come in for the winter. My Primary goal is to get them to bear fruit. I am looking into indoor lighting options. I am planning on using our garage (Insulated and Heated) during the colder months, as we do not receive much sunlight during the Winter, and have lots of shade on our house. I don't want to "break the bank" so to say on lighting, but obviously if I want them to Fruit I may. I was looking at some different Flourescent Light Bulbs. If I hang 10 of these from a close distance over the plants, will they continue to grow throughout the winter if the Temp is 70-85, with regular misting? Or do you recommend something else? The specs of each light are: 2200 Lumens 40 Watts 90 CRI 5000K Full Spectrum