MostlyH2O wrote:

Hi Folks,

We have a decorative herb and vegetable garden in the front of our house. I
recently put a few of those dim, solar powered lights in the garden to make
it look nice in the evening.

Does this sound like a bad idea? The lights are VERY dim. But I wondered
if it would attract bugs. Or if the night-lights would mess with the plant
growth. They put out far less light than a quarter moon, but ya never know.

Does anyone have an opinion about accent lighting in the veggetable garden?

Thanks very much,

Jack Coletti
St. Petersburg, FL



Jack,

I have used solar lights in my garden (plants and vegetables) for years
and I have never noticed any change (or problems) in plant growth. As
you said they are dim and really don't give off enough light to change
growth patterns. Around here, bugs aren't a problem either (they might
be in your area, Florida has a LOT of bugs). The biggest problem that I
have with the solar lights is that the kids steal them. Last year they
managed to make off with 6 of them. No matter how good I secure them
they manage to get a few of them every year. You might want to consider
that when adding them.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Gardening Since 1969

To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen

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