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[Closed] Recommend me a good indoor light for house plant?

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Was thinking aboute the cree LED.. Cheap to run. I need to keep 2 house plant alive for the winter and they probably need 4-6 hours of light. Before you ask.. Its normal house plant the other one is like a small lemon tree or some sort.


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 9:15 am
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Don't bother with LED's for indoor light supplementation, Choose a 125w 6400k Blue spectrum Envirolight and suitable shade, you should be able to buy both for less than £50 and ideally you need to expose the plants to light for more than 12 hrs a day as otherwise you may trigger the natural flowering cycle but i guess 12hrs + of light a day may be inconvenient for you so try for at least 8 hrs of light a day and let the natural ambient background light do the rest.

[url= http://www.enviro-gro-lites.co.uk/stuff1.asp ]envirogrolights info here[/url]

[url= http://www.basementlighting.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=1/PROD/MG200GL ]Blue (vegetive) 6400k spectrum light and reflecter here for £39.99[/url]

Another bonus of the light spectrum given off is that it staves off S.A.D syndrome when you are exposed to it.


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 12:30 pm
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Thanks somafunk.. This is big help


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 2:04 pm
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Can you get LEDS that produce the same colour? Would help save some money on the electricity bill.


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 3:03 pm
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Its normal house plant

Of course it is Heisenberg... 😉


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 3:14 pm
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You can get LEDs in the correct colour spectrum for vegetive/flowering growth but the cheap versions on the market (under £300) do not have enough lumen penetration and the PAR output will give feeble/discoloured growth, unless you are willing to spend a lot of money then the enviro lite will be the best option, it will cost you under 20 pence per day to run for 8 hrs.


 
Posted : 18/12/2013 3:40 pm
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[i]Its normal house plant [/i]
Of course it is Heisenberg...

In those circumstances I believe it is customary to refer to "a tomato plant" and then tap the side of your nose and wink theatrically

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Posted : 18/12/2013 3:51 pm

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