Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants

[Jeffrey Drake]

In a few months I am going to be moving into a basement apartment.
There are a few windows that I believe are facing west and are the
small kind you would have in a basement (near the ceiling).

I have started to look into getting full spectrum CFLs for floor lamps
(unfortunately LED bulbs aren't there yet). One consideration I would
like to make is for some indoor plants, but obviously don't want to
doom them.

The bedroom will be painted to a much brighter colour then it is now -
which is a dark colour that dooms the room to sadness.

Any advice?

Jeffrey Drake
(Sarnia, ON).

[dr-solo@wi.rr.xx.com]

advice on what Jeff?

Jeffrey Drake > wrote:

>
>In a few months I am going to be moving into a basement apartment.
>There are a few windows that I believe are facing west and are the
>small kind you would have in a basement (near the ceiling).
>
>I have started to look into getting full spectrum CFLs for floor lamps
>(unfortunately LED bulbs aren't there yet). One consideration I would
>like to make is for some indoor plants, but obviously don't want to
>doom them.
>
>The bedroom will be painted to a much brighter colour then it is now -
>which is a dark colour that dooms the room to sadness.
>
>Any advice?
>
>Jeffrey Drake
>(Sarnia, ON).



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[Manelli Family[_2_]]

"Jeffrey Drake" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> In a few months I am going to be moving into a basement apartment.
> There are a few windows that I believe are facing west and are the
> small kind you would have in a basement (near the ceiling).
>
> I have started to look into getting full spectrum CFLs for floor lamps
> (unfortunately LED bulbs aren't there yet). One consideration I would
> like to make is for some indoor plants, but obviously don't want to
> doom them.
>
> The bedroom will be painted to a much brighter colour then it is now -
> which is a dark colour that dooms the room to sadness.
>
> Any advice?

Stay with low-light plants.

>
> Jeffrey Drake
> (Sarnia, ON).
>

[Jeffrey Drake]

The primary concern I had with selection is whether or not there are
varying types of 'low light level' plants.

- Jeff.

On May 3, 10:43 am, "Manelli Family" > wrote:
> "Jeffrey Drake" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
>
>
> > In a few months I am going to be moving into a basement apartment.
> > There are a few windows that I believe are facing west and are the
> > small kind you would have in a basement (near the ceiling).
>
> > I have started to look into getting full spectrum CFLs for floor lamps
> > (unfortunately LED bulbs aren't there yet). One consideration I would
> > like to make is for some indoor plants, but obviously don't want to
> > doom them.
>
> > The bedroom will be painted to a much brighter colour then it is now -
> > which is a dark colour that dooms the room to sadness.
>
> > Any advice?
>
> Stay with low-light plants.
>
>
>
> > Jeffrey Drake
> > (Sarnia, ON).

[dr-solo@wi.rr.xx.com]

using fluorescent bulbs you can grow almost anything that DOESNT need full sun. so
look for "part shade" plants, including flowering plants. the distance to the lights
is also a factor. the taller the plant, the less sun it should need. Ingrid

Jeffrey Drake > wrote:
>The primary concern I had with selection is whether or not there are
>varying types of 'low light level' plants.


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