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Posted 1Y ago by @Seymour

Grow lights for indoor plants Here’s a nice short simpl...

Grow lights for indoor plants

Here’s a nice short simple video about the use of grow lights for indoor plants (it goes for about 3 and a half minutes)

Let me know if it was useful or too basic

https://youtu.be/kquHkRnkv4g?si=OC3PH_HV8WXRipiR

As a bonus, I’ll include a video on how to combine indoor plants

https://youtu.be/ypOaAG9QxfM?si=uSU7xGjVvHIMpbnV

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ChloroPhil
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@MotherOfOrchids
Debbie
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1Y ago
@MotherOfOrchids
This video is helpful and I’m a fan of grow lights! I used a full spectrum grow bulb (Sansi 15W) on my Phalaenopsis orchids to supplement the winter light a couple of years ago (in mid winter we get six hours of daylight). The healthy ones were all producing flower spikes due to the cool overnight temperatures and it absolutely made a difference to how many buds the plants were able to develop, how many flower spikes (some produced two spikes for the first time in my care) and how quickly the flower spike developed. I found this so helpful because the blooms opened earlier so the plants were going into vegetative growth in May/June and I was able to capitalise on an extra few weeks of vegetative growth at a time that the sun is at its strongest and growth is therefore at its fastest. I didn’t use the lamp last winter because I wasn’t in the right headspace to look after my plants. I had fewer buds and the blooms opened later, with many of my plants only going into vegetative growth this July. It’s very autumnal here and growth rate has already slowed down so I missed out on a good few weeks of quality growth. I’m definitely planning to use my bulb again this year.
@Seymour
Seymour
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1Y ago
@Seymour
@MotherOfOrchids Thansk so much for your feedback, Debbie! Sansi is a bran I often recommend. We are heading into Spring so I’ll be interested to see how my orchids and others respond to the ideal grow conditions (even if just a change in temperature)