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1. Ridley Fitzgerald says

   June 21, 2017 at 11:30 am

   It’s cool to think of using lights to help plants grow. I had no idea that Ultra Violet light could be helpful to the indoor aromatic herbs. It’d be cool to try and cook with plants that had been grown that way!

2. Jeff Koelewyn says

   March 29, 2018 at 9:31 pm

   I have a very valuable new plant that I want to build up the numbers of more quickly by cuttings
   We are approaching autumn . Is it possible to keep the plants growing by giving more UV light to the plants I can put them in a plastic house to keep the temperature up day and night
   Is growth mostly dependant on light or is it dependant on a combination of light and temperature Our days in mid winter will not get below 0 Celsius much and range between lows of 5 to 10 and maximums of say 15

3. ashley says

   April 20, 2018 at 8:44 am

   Hi Jeff, supplemental lighting is absolutely a way to grow plants all year long. Hours of light is key to plant growth, as well as temperatures that aren’t too cold (or too hot) for the plant to grow in. If you know the hardiness level of your plant, just keep your temps in that range. And depending on what you are growing, you will want to supplement with a certain number of hours of additional light at different stages of the plant’s growing cycle. For instance, many plants can have 24 hours of light to spur growth during their pre-flowering stage, but in order to induce flowering and fruiting, they will require a period of darkness each day.

4. Loren P Hoboy says

   January 27, 2019 at 10:23 am

   UV-B is not beneficial to plant growth. It causes cellular damage.