Blog Entries categorized as "Gardening Under Lights"

Seed Stratification for Germination

September 24, 2018

Some seeds require stratification for germination.

How to Fertilize Citrus Trees

September 23, 2018

Citrus plants can be heavy feeders.

Why Did My Plant Die?

September 22, 2018

We all kill houselpants sometimes. But why exactly did your plant die?

Problems Growing Cucumbers?

September 21, 2018

Cucumbers need lots of water!

Small LED lamps work in Home Light Fixtures

September 20, 2018

LEDs lamps fit in standard home fixtures.

Indoor Seeding Station

September 19, 2018

Indoor seeding stations are easy to use.

Estimating Grow Lighting Needs

September 18, 2018

Calculate your lighting needs based off of lamp wattage.

HO T5 Fluorescents Good for Seedlings

September 17, 2018

Small fluorescents don't generate a lot of heat.

HPS Grow Lamps Boost Plant Flowering

September 16, 2018

HPS lamps provide six times the light of incandescent lamps.

Best Grow Lamps for Small Groups of Cannabis Plants

September 15, 2018

Grow Lights: What is a Quantum Flux Meter?

September 14, 2018

Quantum flux meters help determine which lamps to use on which plants.

Warm Spectrum Light Triggers Plant Flowering

September 13, 2018

Use red light once you've transplanted to trigger stem elongation and flowering.

CMH Grow Lamps Offer Full-Spectrum Light

September 12, 2018

CMH lamps are avialable in two Kelvin measurements.

Tips for Growing Peas

September 11, 2018

Peas keep it cool

Two Phases of Cannabis Growth

September 10, 2018

Keep Air Moving in Your Grow Tent

September 9, 2018

Keep air moving in your grow tent.

Do Plants use UV Radiation?

September 8, 2018

UV can cause cellular damage and plant death.

What Causes Tomato Early Blight?

September 7, 2018

Tomatoes are susceptible to diseases such as tomato blight.

Grow Lights: What is a PAR Meter?

September 6, 2018

Determine accurate light measurements with a PAR meter.

Digital Ballasts for Grow Lamps

September 5, 2018

Indoor Plants Turning Brown? Could be Low Humidity

September 4, 2018

indoor plants turning brown? Could be low humidity.

How to Seed Microgreens

September 3, 2018

Seed Your Microgreens Indoors

Tomato Vines Need Support

September 2, 2018

Indeterminate tomatoes grow talll!

Aquaponic Growing Systems

September 1, 2018

What are aquaponics?

CFL Grow Lamps

August 31, 2018

Many CFLs do not require a special ballast.

Use Porous Pots to Grow Orchids Indoors

August 30, 2018

Look for special orchid pots for your orchid plants.

When to Transplant Seedlings

August 29, 2018

Don't wait too long to transplants your seedlings.

Fixtures for Fluorescent Grow Lights

August 28, 2018

Make sure your fixtures fit T5 of HO T5 tubes.

LED Growing Units

August 27, 2018

Self-contained gow units provide both blue & red light.

Rooting Brugmansia Cuttings

August 26, 2018

Brugmansia are fast rooters.

Miltonia Orchids Can Grow in Low Light

August 25, 2018

Grow Basil Indoors

August 24, 2018

Basil is an easy to grow herb.

Seed Peat Pellets

August 23, 2018

What are Microgreens?

August 22, 2018

How are microgreens different from sprouts?

Grow Oxalis as a Houseplant

August 21, 2018

You can grow perennial oxalis as an indoor plant.

Transplanting and Potting up Seedlings

August 20, 2018

Transplant your seedlings in stages.

Feed Your Carnivorous plants

August 19, 2018

Carnivorous plants need meat!

Harvesting Peppers Indoors

August 18, 2018

Harvest peppers at different stages of ripeness.

Sooty Mold on Citrus Leaves

August 17, 2018

Sooty mold on citrus leaves.

LED Spotlights for Indoor Wall Gardens

August 16, 2018

Go vertical with your indoor garden

Aerial Roots on Tomato Plants

August 15, 2018

Tomatoes produce aerial roots along their stems.

Elm Bonsai Need a Dormancy Period

August 14, 2018

Give your elm bonsai and break outdoors

Roots Forming on a Plant Cutting

August 13, 2018

Root cuttings in water

What is a Deep-water Propagator?

August 12, 2018

Deep-water cloners for plant propagation

Red Chinese Evergreen Houseplant

August 11, 2018

A Colorful and Easy Houseplant

Young Transplants Need Supplemental Light

August 10, 2018

Spinach Grows Best in Cool Temperatures

August 9, 2018

Spinach keeps it cool

Don't Let Soil Get Soggy With Cuttings

August 8, 2018

Temperature Range of Citrus

August 7, 2018

Temperatures for growing citrus indoors

Strawberry Plant Runner

August 6, 2018

When do Orchids Bloom?

August 5, 2018

You can boost orchid blooms with grow lights.

Donkey Tail Spurge

August 4, 2018

Donkey tail spurge is a beautiful trailing succulent plant.

Grow Ghost Plant Indoors

August 3, 2018

Ghost plant is an impressive succulent container plant.

Kitchen Grow Light Shelves for Herbs

August 2, 2018

Build grow light shelves for kitchen herbs.

Grow Succulents with LEDs

August 1, 2018

Growing succulents in a unique LED growing unit.

Choose Bush Beans for Indoor Growing

July 31, 2018

Bush beans stay compact.

LED Efficiency Getting Better

July 30, 2018

LEDs are not an efficient as other types of lamps.

What is a Dormancy in Plants?

July 29, 2018

What is a dormancy in plants?

Veggie Harvest

July 28, 2018

CMH (LEC) Plug and Play Fixture

July 27, 2018

Some CMH rigs can compete with HID results.

Grow Lights: What are Qualitative and Quantitative Photoperiods?

July 26, 2018

Plants that require a specific critical daylength to flower are classified as qualitative, or obligate.

Use Yellow Sticky Cards to Control Fungus Gnats

July 25, 2018

Use Yellow Sticky Cards to Control Fungus Gnats

Grow Kale in Cool Temperatures Indoors

July 24, 2018

Kale likes it cool.

Reduce Nitrogen Fertilizer When Tomatoes Begin to Flower

July 23, 2018

Too much Nitrogen can delay tomato flowering.

LED Grow Light Bars

July 22, 2018

LED bars are available with small reflectors.

Use CFL Grow Lamps in Home Light Fixtures

July 21, 2018

CLFs have moderate heat output, and can be put close to plants.

Harvesting Dry Seeds

July 20, 2018

When to collect dry seeds.

Air Cooled Grow Lamps

July 19, 2018

Air cooled grow lamps for confined growing areas.

Hydroponic System Parts

July 18, 2018

Garage Gardens & Grow Tents

July 17, 2018

Use Grow Tents in Your Garage

What are Chilling Requirements for Plants?

July 16, 2018

What are chilling requirements for plants?

Don't Bury Your Seedlings Too Deep!

July 15, 2018

Transplant seedlings at the same soil depth.

Dual-Band LED Produce Pink Light

July 14, 2018

Duel band LEDs produce pink to purple light.

Senecio Succulents

July 13, 2018

Senecio succulents for silver foliage.

Understand Optimal Temperatures for Indoor Growing

July 12, 2018

Understand Optimal Temperatures for Indoor Growing

Different Sizes of Fluorescent Grow Lights

July 10, 2018

Fluorescents are labeled T5, T8, and T12.

Red Light Drives Photosynthesis

July 9, 2018

While red light may deliver less energy, the plant uses much more of it efficiently to fuel photosynthesis and produce sugars.​

Capillary Mats Help With Plant Watering

July 8, 2018

Use capillary mats for moisture control and seed germination.

Pink Frills Echeveria

July 7, 2018

Echeveria are popular succulents that need bright light.

Fluorescent Grow Lights Great for Home Gardeners

July 6, 2018

Fluorescent lamps can last for 20,000 hours of lighting.

Gardening Under Lights: Is it a SCANDALOUS book?

July 5, 2018

Readers ask why there is cannabis in my book.

Use a Humidity Dome for Seedlings

July 5, 2018

Are Unfertilized Female Cannabis Plants More Potent?

July 4, 2018

Male and female cannabis plants differ in potency.

UV-A and UV-B light

July 3, 2018

Some flurescents emit UV light

Light-emitting Plasma LEP Grow Lamps

July 2, 2018

Light-emitting Plasma, or LEP, grow lamps are emerging grow lighting technology for indoor gardeners.

Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids

July 1, 2018

Moth orchids are commen and easy to grow.

Grow Lithops, Living Stones, Indoors

June 30, 2018

Living stones are fleshy succulents, perfect for small space indoor gardeners.

Grow Cymbidium Orchid Indoors

June 29, 2018

Cymbidiums are one of the most popular groups of orchids.

Hens and Chicks Succulents Indoors

June 28, 2018

Many succulents fail when kept as indoor houseplants, due to low light levels.

Grow Ruffled Echeveria Indoors

June 27, 2018

Echeveria plants come in many interesting forms.

Cacti Are Succulents Too

June 26, 2018

Cacti are also succlent plants.

Grow Tent Sizing

June 25, 2018

Hawthoria, Low-light Houseplants

June 24, 2018

Haworthia are low-maintenance succulents houseplants.

Grow Pony Tail Palm Indoors

June 23, 2018

Ponytail palms are good low-light houseplants.

Grow Aloe Vera Indoors

June 22, 2018

Grow Aloe Vera plants indoors.

Can Succulents Grow in Low Light?

June 21, 2018

Indoor succulent plants won't tolerate low light.

Overwintering Succulents Indoors

June 20, 2018

Overwinter your succulents indoors with grow lights.

A Blooming Sea Urchin Cactus

June 19, 2018

Echinopsis cactus need bright light indoors.

Grow Echeveria Indoors

June 18, 2018

Echeveria succulents need bright light to thrive.

Reflective Wall Covering for Grow Lamps

June 17, 2018

reflective wall covering for grow lamps