I'm thinking about switching, over time, to LED from compact Fluorescent and would like some
information on what your experiences have been with this type of lighting.
I will be replacing my squiggly CF bulbs with standard socket LED bulbs and am not sure if the color
temps. are varied enough for my broad leaf plants, and succulent bonsai.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I have 30 strawberry plants I started rooting 31OCT (6 of which I may not survive form a stupid and hasty choice I made).
I have them under 16 hours of LED "Day Light" bulbs and they seem to be doing fine, foliage is nice and green and they rooting into the mix I have well. 3 LED bulbs were $9. I am running two of them for a total draw of 20 watts, which is nothing for power consumption.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-60W-Equiv ... 783755-_-N
https://www.homedepot.com/p/24-Hour-Plug ... /100685881
I have 30 strawberry plants I started rooting 31OCT (6 of which I may not survive form a stupid and hasty choice I made).
I have them under 16 hours of LED "Day Light" bulbs and they seem to be doing fine, foliage is nice and green and they rooting into the mix I have well. 3 LED bulbs were $9. I am running two of them for a total draw of 20 watts, which is nothing for power consumption.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-60W-Equiv ... 783755-_-N
https://www.homedepot.com/p/24-Hour-Plug ... /100685881
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Just realized you have a sort of double thread going Subject: Experience with LED Lighting For House Plants/Cactus