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Psilosopher
Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of venturing into the wonderful world of cacti in spring next year.
Most likely I will get a packet of Bridgesii seed and try to grow a bunch from seed, though I might also try to get my hands on some cuttings from good named clones.
Either way, I live in Belgium where the weather is overcast throughout the majority of the year. Think lots of grey skies, little sun and a lot of rain, similar to the infamous dreary weather of England.
For that reason, I am wanting to keep my cacti indoors, and I'm considering a modest setup with some grow lights to be able to better accomodate them.
I've read fluorescent lights are A-OK for raising seedlings, but I didn't find any conclusive info on which lights to use after the seedling phase. I read a discouraging post over at the shroomery of someone who claimed to have wasted a ton of money trying out all sorts of lighting for indoors growing, and swore you needed high-intensity energy-burning metal halide and high pressure sodium lights similar to those used for growing weed to get trichocereus cacti to grow well indoors.
I've seen some other people using CFL's for indoor grows, which seems a lot more economical if that works..
Can someone with more experience give me some advice? I know next to nothing about grow lights, and want to make sure I can provide the best possible environment (while remaining economical) for my future buddies before I proceed any further.
I'm also considering setting up a greenhouse in my backyard, maybe that would already boost the sunlight enough to provide decent growth?
I'm not looking to get the absolute fastest monster growth or anything like that, just want to make sure they are healthy and will thrive. I'm patient enough to be satisfied with slower growth, as long as my plants remain healthy
I'm thinking of venturing into the wonderful world of cacti in spring next year.
Most likely I will get a packet of Bridgesii seed and try to grow a bunch from seed, though I might also try to get my hands on some cuttings from good named clones.
Either way, I live in Belgium where the weather is overcast throughout the majority of the year. Think lots of grey skies, little sun and a lot of rain, similar to the infamous dreary weather of England.
For that reason, I am wanting to keep my cacti indoors, and I'm considering a modest setup with some grow lights to be able to better accomodate them.
I've read fluorescent lights are A-OK for raising seedlings, but I didn't find any conclusive info on which lights to use after the seedling phase. I read a discouraging post over at the shroomery of someone who claimed to have wasted a ton of money trying out all sorts of lighting for indoors growing, and swore you needed high-intensity energy-burning metal halide and high pressure sodium lights similar to those used for growing weed to get trichocereus cacti to grow well indoors.
I've seen some other people using CFL's for indoor grows, which seems a lot more economical if that works..
Can someone with more experience give me some advice? I know next to nothing about grow lights, and want to make sure I can provide the best possible environment (while remaining economical) for my future buddies before I proceed any further.
I'm also considering setting up a greenhouse in my backyard, maybe that would already boost the sunlight enough to provide decent growth?
I'm not looking to get the absolute fastest monster growth or anything like that, just want to make sure they are healthy and will thrive. I'm patient enough to be satisfied with slower growth, as long as my plants remain healthy