batteries

Last month my power went out for about 3 hours, and if I had been growing I'd imagine my apartment would have started stinking up pretty badly so one thing I'm looking at is a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) to keep my fan/carbon filter going if/when it happens again, or any other alternative...

Hey, so I planted in march thinking that my plants would realize the days were getting longer. Apparently I was wrong to do so. Here's the situation: I have 9 plants out in the forest, and I need a CHEAP way to keep them from flowering. Any ideas? Something like solar panels, or batteries and...