Bought a shop light fluorescent fixture, with two T8 tubes, 6500 spectrum, which is supposed to be daylight. That worked quite well, but there wasn't enough coverage, so I purchased a second bank this weekend.
They are perking up quite nicely now. The first picture is with only lamps, the second and third is with one light bank with added seedlings, and the fourth and fifth are with two.
This year is only an experiment to see what can be done, what doesn't work, and what does. As far as I can see, after making more then a few mistakes, I will still have several seedlings that I won't be able to use, though they will be healthy. Will sell those, or give them away.
Every one is non GMO, seeds acquired from Annapolis Seeds, or saved from non GMO vegetable plants.
I still have to figure out how to fertilize without the use of chemical fertilizers, so it can be organic too. Will look up using compost or manure teas from composted manures. I hate the idea of using synthetic chemicals, so I will see what I can do instead, not what I think I can't.
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| With CFL lamps only |
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| One fluorescent light bank with added seedlings |
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| Lettuce in the totes, Red peppers in the top pots, tomatoes near the middle, and some cucumbers in the bottom cups |
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| Two light banks. The tomatoes are perking up and so are the pepper plants. |
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| The cucumber are spreading, the tomato have grown, the red pepper are getting larger. Might need a third bank to really light up their lives. |
