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Old 14-11-2004, 12:23 AM
Jim Lewis
 
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Default [IBC] I bit the bullet

Well, I've been known to say that if God had meant trees to grow
indoors, She'd have put them there.

I still subscribe to that belief, but my growing collection now
includes a few trees that MUST come inside when temps get to the
low 40s. (I've had tree inside in years past, but they --
bougainvillea and Texas ebony _probably_ would have survived all
but the coldest days of my winters here.

Anyway, today, I installed a fluorescent grow light because I
have a couple of Ficus now -- and a Serissa in a small pot, and
my grown-from-seed Tamarind never did well on the kitchen
windowsill.

So, window light and one 28-inch fluorescent fixture is AS FAR
AS I'LL COMPROMISE My "integrity." ;-)

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we see
land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it
with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac

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