[INDOOR-GARDENING:384] Re: More Indoor lighting for blooming rose

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• From: V* D* <v*@slip.net>
• Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:52:29 -0700
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Why would you take it inside every night?

Michael J Wraight wrote:

> I'm planning on converting my closet into a grow room.  I'll have 16  4 foot
> 40 watt fluorescent tubes and probably about 120 watts or so of
> incandescent.  I'm also going to cover the walls with mirrors or mylar foil.
> I think this ought to be enough (I'm shooting for 1500 candle power or
> more).  I can't cart the rose outside everyday, it'll be too much to lug
> around.  I wouldn't mind using halide or mercury vapor, but I'm afraid that
> the heat would be too much in such a confined area!
>
> Has anyone else gone to these great lengths to bloom anything indoors???
>
> Michael Wraight
> 1ambrose@gte.net
>
> >I misplaced the original message but I did want to share some of my
> >experience with indoor blooming (or lack thereof...).  I bought a halide
> >light (400 watts).  I have it about 4 feet above my growing area and was
> >able to keep a gardenia blooming as long as it was directly under the
> light.
> >I think you could do a rose but you probably need to get it closer and then
> >there is the "heat" issue because they are very warm and can burn the
> plants
> >(not to mention drying out the soil....)
> >
> >There are a couple of places (web sites even) that have info.  I got mine
> >from Worms Way.  Hope this helps a little.
> >
> > Wanda
> >

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