Illumination, required for photosynthesis.
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What can I grow in a sealed office environment with no natural light or airflow?
Can ANY plant with green foliage survive in a sealed office environment with fluoroscent lighting from 8am to 5:30pm and air conditioning set at 20 C? For the remaining time, there is basically zero ...
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Can aloe grow be grown indoors with artificial light?
I came across a very beautiful aloe in a shop a few days ago, which I would like to plant in my office next to my computer. However, there is no natural light (sunlight) and only fluorescent light, ...
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Is there a fruiting plant that can grow in an office environment?
In the office there is an abundance of fluorescent light and that's about it. The temperature stays around 70 ºF (21 ºC) I think.
Could I grow a fruiting plant in these conditions? I may be able to ...
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What kind of a grow lamp can I use in my apartment?
Can anyone recommend a style of small-sized grow lamp that I can use inside my apartment to give my plants some extra light in the evening that won't cost a lot of money to run.
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Does controlling night-time light for house plants improve their health?
I keep a few dozen assorted plants under fluorescent lighting in my basement, because the light isn't very good at the windows. I have always left the light on day and night, but now that I think ...
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Is High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting better overall than Compact Fluoresent Lighting (CFL)?
For hydroponic horticulture are Metal Halide (MH) and High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights still the staple/better choice for growing indoors or do Compact Fluoresent lights (CFL) offer enough light ...
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Can plants have too much light, or do they need night/rest?
Because we live in southern Canada, in the late fall, my mother likes to take as much of her garden indoors as she can fit, for the winter.
She usually brings in her potted palms, a few flowers, at ...
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Are there sources for what plants do require which uv light levels?
Tropical plants may require a higher UV level in the light, if not to grow, maybe to fruit. Are there studies / sources on that with actual quantities?
Bamboo suggested in her answer to look at this ...
