Re: [CH] yellowing under artificial light
Mike H (bear1@videotron.ca)
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:28:00 -0400
I've never brought plants in and put them under flourescents.
My own experience from starting plants from seed is to get the
flourescents as close to the tops of the plants as possible.
My research about growing plants indoors led me to the conclusion that
flourescents are not strong enough to sustain plant growth
and I would need Halide (expensive) lighting. So, I suggest putting
the plants on a table or lowering the fixtures. Better yet would be
a halide light.
Mike
Karen Stober wrote:
> I bought the florescent bulbs that mimic the Sun and put muskmelons, basil
> and peppers under them. They are in the basement where very little natural
> light hits them. They started turning yellow after two weeks. I
> fertilized them. I leave the lights on even longer, twelve hours now, and
> the yellowing happened even faster. The basils and muskmelons appear to be
> lost. What am I doing wrong? The lights are about six feet up on the
> ceiling, the pots are on the floor. The melons also got a case of powdery
> mildew which didn't bother them to much.
>
> I lost a number of chiles. They just dropped leaves and never recovered
> when I brought them in. Also, two of the three Kaka Beaks withered and
> died within two weeks of coming in.
>
> Karen
> kstober@us.ibm.com