dl290485
Well-Known Member
Ok guys I don't know if anyone is going to have the info I need here but..
I want to grow some short leafy vegetables indoors under a fluro such as dwarf kale, pak choi and spinage. What I need to know is what kind of fluro (how many watts etc) will support these plants in a healthy way? Ideally I want the grow to be horizontally long like a 5ft tube rather than a single 130watt light beaming down like a spotlight.
My goal is to grow healthy vegetables inside for at least slightly cheaper than they cost to buy. If the amount of electricity it takes is more than what it would cost to buy it then I won't be interested. I will not be doing it hydroponically though and it will be hand watered so only energy used will be the lighting.
Does anyone have any knowledge of how much energy a short leafy vegetable like kale or pak choi needs?
I want to grow some short leafy vegetables indoors under a fluro such as dwarf kale, pak choi and spinage. What I need to know is what kind of fluro (how many watts etc) will support these plants in a healthy way? Ideally I want the grow to be horizontally long like a 5ft tube rather than a single 130watt light beaming down like a spotlight.
My goal is to grow healthy vegetables inside for at least slightly cheaper than they cost to buy. If the amount of electricity it takes is more than what it would cost to buy it then I won't be interested. I will not be doing it hydroponically though and it will be hand watered so only energy used will be the lighting.
Does anyone have any knowledge of how much energy a short leafy vegetable like kale or pak choi needs?