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Growing under Lights

is there any point??

16 years ago

I have an eight foot addonia (christmas palm) It sits next to a window but gets little light at the top. Would there be any benifit to the plant to put a 200 watt compact floresant bulb above it, or would it have no benifit?

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shrubs_n_bulbs
16 years ago
200W compact fluorescent? You mean something like this? You'll need sunglasses to be in the same room and you'll probably need to mount it several feet away from the leaves to avoid burning them/

Or something like this? Actually only a 40W bulb. Not harmful but not a huge benefit to a large plant.
cedardave
Original Author
16 years ago
i did mean the 200w compact. I wanted as much light as possible because these are such large plants. Im not sure what Im gonna do...
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trace00969
16 years ago
I have a 400W in my dining room, and I dont need sunglasses......of course you cant look at it, but I live wiht it just fine.

~~Tracy~~
shrubs_n_bulbs
16 years ago
A 400W CFL? I haven't seen those. Is there a brand name or anything?

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