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artificial lighting for nepenthes

13 years ago

so a store near me sells 24" grow lights for $10 each bulb is 7800k 1093-lumens cri-11 17watts i was thinking about putting 4 of them together would this be good enough for any kind of nepenthes by the way all my windows have shaded light and i dont have alot of space to work with any help would be greatly appreciated

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tommyr_gw Zone 6
13 years ago
Do you have any natural Sunlight or even bright filtered light from your windows? Even cheap shop lights would work if you need them.
xiiist
Original Author
13 years ago
ok i found a 48" t8 shop light at the home depot it will hold 4 bulbs i was thinking of going with 4 daylight bulbs and as for a good sunny window no all my windows have shaded light
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tommyr_gw Zone 6
13 years ago
That'll work fine. Keep the plant about 8 - 10 inches below the lights.

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