Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants
 

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).

Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants
 

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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Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants
 

"Jeffrey Drake" wrote in message
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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).

Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants
 

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

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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).

Basement Apartment and Indoor Plants
 

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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