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Old 11-19-2008, 10:07 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Default Re: Lighting for the winter

Years ago when I was living in Connecticut I grew banana plants in the basement. The ceiling was high and I hung normal fluorescent shop lights over the containers of banana plants. Over the course of the winter they grew just fine, and got to a large size by spring. I gave them maybe 12-14 hours of light and I think the biggest problem I encountered was spider mites. I found a very effective treatment - it was concern brand insecticidal soap spray. Just about every other brand of spray I tried was inneffective.



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