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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?

Jeffrey Drake
(Sarnia, ON).

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advice on what Jeff?

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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?

Jeffrey Drake
(Sarnia, ON).




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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).


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

- Jeff.

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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).



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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:
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varying types of 'low light level' plants.



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