Is it possible to supplement a plant with glucose?
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Comments (15)"From what I can see every site Eric listed is a "Big Pharma" site." Not a single one of these sites is run by or for a drug company. Unless you're using "Big Pharma" as a generic term for "anyone who disagrees with my health care philosophy". Another poster in this thread (with whom I disagreed on the proven efficacy of an herbal cancer therapy) also cites governmental and university-based information sites. The PubMed site is a searchable database of herbal and other medicine-related articles published in a huge variety of journals, and has been frequently linked to in this forum by those who fervently espouse herbal medicine. Do you label everyone who uses and appreciates the information from these sites a "Big Pharma ad man"? Few of us have the time and resources to do original research. But we can use these sites to get good, reliable information to guide us on what therapies to use - as opposed to the scaremongering, conspiracy theories and distortions that are so common on many "alternative" websites....See Morehas anyone had sucess with just supplemental lighting?
Comments (2)A light will provide all the light required if the frequencys given off are correct, most of my plants have not seen more than a month of sun this year the growlamps sold will work as a 100% light source, i dont like the CFL lamps as they need to be so close to a plant to work (nearly touching) , but they work fine if you have only a couple of plants, if you have more plants, then the best way is to get a sodium or metal halide lamp, put it about 2 meters above the plants and they will grow quickly put it further away and it will cover more plants...See MorePossible to supplement light for outdoor bulb crops?
Comments (1)I wouldn't bother, but -- there is a lighting forum somewhere on GW. Those people there might say I am off base....See MoreCould I get advice for supplemental grow lights for my kitchen?
Comments (7)Sarah, I think I was more concerned about the money spent than too much light. As you mention, window light is hardly anything compared to the lights, especially in winter. Sun in the summer is decent. At this point I need some time to go by, maybe even a couple of seasons, to really see exactly how well the lights doing for the plants. My Echeverias are coloring up well. As far as cactus flowering, I'll have to see. The only thing I can do for the lower level is to raise the plants. I could possibly add another Sunblaster to the middle level (upper one in the latest photo), but I don't know if it will be optimal. I hope it's enough to at least prevent etiolated plants, which is what caused me to give up on Echeverias and lose some interest in growing succulents. My plants are increasing enough already that it's the basement where I normally grow seeds, cuttings and Coleus that might need more lights, but that's another story....See MoreSoumil Yarlagadda
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