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[INDOOR-GARDENING:180] Re: Gardening Indoors under HIgh Intensity Lights

Hello Ranjit,

Perhaps I should have posted this to the group?  Could you tell me where you
learned about what types of lighting you decided to use?  I am just starting
my artificial lighting quest.  Thank you.

Kaliya
-----Original Message-----
From: Ranjit Singh <ranjit@amlic.com>
To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 8:44 AM
Subject: [INDOOR-GARDENING:178] Gardening Indoors under HIgh Intensity
Lights


>Hello List Members,
>
>I have two 400w Metal Halide and One 100w Metal Halide that give off I
>think enough light in my 12x6 basement garden and I have mostly tropical
>that are day neutral . I have the lights on from 6 am to 6 pm. The two 400w
>lights are about 12 to 18 inches above the top of the small plants and I
>read about 4000 foot candles at this distance, however it drops to 2000
>foot candles at 24 inches.
>
>The 11th is  7 feet off the ground, used mostly for my citrus and fuschia
>and gingers , etc. I get 10,000 foot candles at 18 inches  which burns the
>plants.  so I have determined by trial and error that any where from 24 to
>30 inches seems good for citrus and the above mentioned plants. 3000
>Footcandles
>
>Well, what was the reason for this post ? I just wanted to share my
>experience with others and hopefully others who are doing this High
>Intensity Light gardening will share their experiences and we may learn
>from one another.   This thread may encourage other may be inclined to
>start and enjoy rare trifocals and fruit indoors.
>
>I started with no formal  documentation and it has been trial and error, if
>there are any good sources  that give information on light levels, the
>effect of hight light and any correlations to fertilizer usage ,  etc. for
>plants under High Intensity Lights I would appreciate knowing about it.
>
>If any one would like more information, I would be please to assist.  I
>will  post a list of what I have under light in my next message.
>
>
>Ranjit in Toronto
>
>
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