Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V5 #83
Tony Lill (ajlill@ajlc.waterloo.on.ca)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:07:07 GMT
>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew Harrell <mharrell@std.saic.com> writes:
Matthew> I have a ceiling fan turned on low above them. I also
Matthew> heard from someone else about using a q-tip (however it's
Matthew> spelled) but a small paintbrush sounds good also. My
Matthew> concern was mainly because I finally have a lot of
Matthew> flowers on there finally and now we're about to get our
Matthew> first frost.
For this to cause polination, you probably need enoungh air flow to
shake the flowers, which causes pollen to fall from the stamens to the
pistol.
Matthew> Do you think I need something like a Grow Lamp or is
Matthew> sunlight through a window enough for them? The front of
Matthew> my house faces almost due south so I get sunlight all day
Matthew> there.
If you can set your plants so that they get several hours of direct
sunlight every day, they'll be fine. If not, you should start shopping
around for some lights.
them to grow and bloom. This means about 300 watts of florecent lights
per square meter. One fixture every 8 or 9 inches should do it. Don't
bother with grow lights, the cheapest cool white bulbs put out just as
much light in the frequencies that plants use as grow lights.
<RANT>
Or they did, last couple of years you can't find a 40w lamps any more,
everyone is selling these 34w "energy saver" lamps. Yeah, right. And
when you go blind from working in insufficent light, then what.
</RANT>
Or you can use some sort of HID lamp. I'm not sure which type is best
for growing, just look for one that warns about UV exposure, I guess.
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