| Indoor gardening can be just as rewarding as | | | | When growing plants under artificial light it is not |
| gardening outdoors can be if done properly. The only | | | | uncommon to have to switch between more than |
| differences between these two methods are the | | | | one type of light sources at different stages of the |
| source of light and weather conditions. This can give | | | | plants growth. Like starting with a full spectrum |
| indoor gardening an advantage by having a more | | | | fluorescent light for the propagation of seedlings, |
| controlled environment and a longer growing season. | | | | then a metal halide for plant growth and switching to |
| There are four main types of lights that are | | | | a high pressure sodium light source for the flower |
| commonly used as a light source for indoor gardening | | | | and fruit stages of the plant. |
| and they all have there own time and place to be | | | | To use indoor growing lights properly it is best to |
| used. There are High Pressure Sodium used for the | | | | know how plants use light and the types of bulbs |
| flowering and fruit stage of plants, Metal Halide for | | | | that can be used to create an environment that best |
| the vegetation or growth of a plant , Full Spectrum | | | | suites the plants you want to grow. A tomato plant |
| Fluorescent is a cool to warm light that is a good | | | | likes full sun light. The best way to create a natural |
| choice for starting seedlings and for everyday | | | | environment to grow tomatoes indoors is to start |
| household plants and Compact Fluorescent that is a | | | | the plant growth with a metal halide light for plant |
| cool burning fluorescent light that has a high output | | | | growth and at the flowering stage switch to a high |
| of light and can be used from plant propagation to | | | | pressure light to produce a quality fruit. |
| full plant growth. | | | | |