Hello all. I am looking for a little advice.

I notice that the majority of the posts are about seed starting and I am interested in growing through the winter. I suppose my question isnÂt very timely as we are hitting spring, but I have been thinking about it all winter. I would like to grow salad greens in my basement apartment, nothing flowering or fruiting, just lettuce, spinach and chard. The natural light is poor, so I would be relying completely on artificial light.

Should I expect to get any worthwhile results if I use 2 or 3 sets of Home Depot shoplights (the 2 bulb, 4Â fluorescents) with the Philips Daylight Deluxe bulbs(32W T8 6500K), assuming that I donÂt do any overdriving?

I would not harvest whole heads of lettuce, just take what I need for 2 salads and let the plant keep growing. People seem to report having success starting their seeds using this setup, but what about past the seedling phase?

Any thoughts?