Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Has Anyone Moved To A Tropical Location Just To Grow Plants?, 1 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
I had almost 20 high lumin spot lights up , the clamp on with highest lumins bulbs and wattage worked best for me, using the new spiral florescent bulbs. The shade plants were under the tall sun loving plants. the 20 lights were scattered about high pointing down about a foot or two away from the plants. the aveage plant light set up for me was 13.00 including bulb and clamp. I have two daylight windows that never get washed and usually are covered with leaves, but the little that did make it in was from the East and from the South. the vines and salvias were closest to the light outputs.
This is a small area in December