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Indoor Gardening with LED Lights, Week 1

Category: Indoor Lighting With LEDs | Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:25 pm

I've been wondering if I can keep veg & herb plants producing indoors over winter, as well as making my seed starting in the spring easier, with the use of LED lights. Internet searches brought me little or no information on how to get started, so I'm experimenting and taking notes and photos. I will post my results here. I'm hoping to post at least once a week about my experiences. I'm using a 240W grid led grow light.

I planted some seeds yesterday, January 16, 2012. Wondering what types of vegs I can grow indoors, I planted a variety: tomatoes, peppers, green onions, bush beans, various greens, lettuce, spinach, turnips and a couple of herbs. I made myself a record keeping sheet for notes. Wish me luck!




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cherylad wrote on Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:44 pm:


Good luck! I'll be checking in to see your progress. I'm curious about the LED lights, too.




 

Frank wrote on Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:51 am:


Good luck Deb, I'll be following your endeavor!




Donna S wrote on Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:48 pm:


I'll be keeping my eye on you to. Good luck.




Donna S wrote on Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:50 pm:


Deb,
How many flats can you put under the grid light?




 

Farmer Deb wrote on Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:07 pm:


Right now I only have the one flat, it's about the same size as the light. I read somewhere on the internet that the light will cover a 2'x 4'area. We'll see. I'm curious how many plants I'll fit under it when they're in pots. I'll keep updating my info.




 

Farmer Deb wrote on Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:13 pm:


You can read other customer's reviews of this LED on the Amazon web site. The reviews are pretty long, I need to read every one of them when I get time so I can add more info to my notes.

http://www.amazon.com/Lighthouse-Hydro-BlackStar-Light-Flowering/product-reviews/B004E662SA/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1





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