| Fluorescent lights are a great lighting choice for you | | | | few weeks or so. I discard the slowest growing |
| indoor growing. Whether you are growing vegetables, | | | | ones, and then transplant the best ones into large |
| flowers or pretty much anything, these lights should | | | | pots. I sometimes do this multiple times also, so I can |
| be able to support your plant enough for it to grow | | | | make sure I get the absolute best growing plants out |
| strong and healthy. Also, it is advantageous to grow | | | | of the bunch. |
| plants with fluorescent lighting since they are very | | | | Setting up your lights is the next thing you need to |
| cheap lights. You won't have a huge hole in you | | | | do, and this is a very important step. The way I do it |
| wallet like you would if you had to buy Metal Halide | | | | is to get some cords to string over the growing area. |
| or High Pressure Sodium lights. In this article I will | | | | I make sure they are attached to the walls securely, |
| discuss the basic process of indoor gardening with | | | | and then I hang my fluorescent lights from the cords. |
| fluorescent lighting. | | | | This works well since you can easily adjust the height |
| The first step is basically to set up a grow room or | | | | of your lights while your plants get bigger. The |
| grow location in your house. This can be an entire | | | | proximity of the lights to your plants depends on |
| room, or just a small enclosed area within a room, it's | | | | what kind of plants you are growing, but I generally |
| up to you. No matter where you decide to set up | | | | try to keep the lights as close to my plants as |
| your gardening area though, it should be cut off from | | | | possible, without touching them. You need to make |
| all light sources besides your fluorescent lighting. If | | | | sure the lights don't touch the plants or they could |
| you are using a whole room, make sure to cover up | | | | get burned, and this certainly doesn't help them grow. |
| the windows so little to no light can get through. | | | | After your lights are set up the way you like, then |
| Actually, every plant likes a different amount of light, | | | | you are probably ready to let your plants grow nice |
| so this may not be necessary if you're growing plants | | | | and big. If you are planning a big grow room |
| that don't need any dark time. | | | | however, you may want to look into some |
| After your grow spot is set up, the next step is to | | | | ventilation options, but I don't have any experience |
| get all of your materials ready. This means buying | | | | with ventilation personally. Fluorescent lights are great |
| pots or growing trays for your plants, depending on | | | | light sources to use for growing plants, and you will |
| what kind you are growing. What I usually do is start | | | | probably find after your first successful grow that |
| a bunch of plants in a large growing tray, and then | | | | you love indoor gardening. |
| only pick the ones that are growing the best after a | | | | |