Blog Entries categorized as "Gardening Under Lights"
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Using a Greenhouse to its Full Potential - The Beginner's Garden Podcast
September 15, 2026
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Listen to This Before You Buy a Greenhouse! With Leslie Halleck
September 10, 2026
Things to know before you grow in a greenhouse
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Planning Your Dream Greenhouse with Leslie Halleck
September 7, 2026
Leslie & Jane Have a Deep Conversation About Greenhouses
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Why are all My Greenhouse Plants Stressed in Summer?
August 10, 2026
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Humidity And Houseplants, Growing Joy Podcast with Leslie Halleck
January 30, 2024
Humidity And Houseplants
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Why are you FLF’ing yourselves? Fiddle Leaf Figs and WHY They Look So Sad
January 24, 2024
Why are you FLF’ing yourselves?
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10 Steps to Grow Tiny Tomatoes Indoors from Seed to Harvest
January 3, 2024
Grow Tiny Tomatoes Indoors from Seed to Harvest
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Do I Need Grow Lights for my Plants and Which Ones Should I Use?
December 22, 2023
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Plant Parenting: How to Identify Houseplant Diseases
September 19, 2023
How to Identify Houseplant Diseases
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Plant Parenting: 7 Common Houseplant Pests and How to Get Rid of Them
August 16, 2023
7 Common Houseplant Pests and How to Get Rid of Them
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Tiny Plants: Bucephalandra ‘Black Pearl’
September 21, 2021
Bucephalandra - a tiny semi aquatic plant for indoor gardeners
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Tiny Terrarium Plants: Marcgravia umbellata
September 20, 2021
Tiny Plant profile Marcgravia umbellata
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Gardening Under Lights: Light for Propagating & Growing Tiny Plants
September 20, 2020
Tiny Terrariums Under Grow Lights
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Plant Parenting: Seedlings Need Grow Lighting to Flourish
October 7, 2019
Seedlings need bright light!
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Grow Lights: What are Lumens?
March 24, 2019
The measurement of lumens tells you how much light you can expect to see from a given lamp.
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Some Seeds Need Red Light to Germinate
March 16, 2019
Some plant seeds do not germinate until they are exposed to red light.
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Coir for Seed Starting
March 15, 2019
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Full-Spectrum Lamps Emit All Colors of Light
March 13, 2019
Full-spectrum grow lamps, will emit some percentage of all colors of light within the PAR range.
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Powdery Mildew on Indoor Plants
March 12, 2019
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Tiny Seedlings Need Bright Light
March 11, 2019
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Fiddleleaf Fig Care
March 10, 2019
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Grow Lamp Distance From Plants
March 8, 2019
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Salvia benefits from Chilling
February 27, 2019
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Use Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights for White Light
February 26, 2019
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Heat Tolerance for Indoor Crops
February 24, 2019
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Compressed Seed Pellets for Seed Starting
February 23, 2019
Seed pellets are easy to use for seed germination.
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Citrus Require Bright Light
February 22, 2019
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Cannabis Grow Lighting Schedule
February 21, 2019
Getting cannabis to produce flower buds requires a strictly controlled lighting regimen.
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Coneflower are Long-Day Plants
February 19, 2019
Plants that bloom only in the summer are considered long-day plants.
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African Violet Leaf Cutting
February 18, 2019
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Seed Pack Instructions
February 17, 2019
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Temperature and Humidity Levels
February 15, 2019
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Watts Only Tell You How Much Electricity Your Grow Lamp Uses
February 14, 2019
Watts tell you how much energy your lamp is using.
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Temperature Triggers Flowering in Some Plants
February 11, 2019
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CFLs are Efficient Grow Lights in Small Spaces
February 10, 2019
CFLs are good options for spotlight fixtures.
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Electronic Ballasts for Grow Lamps
February 9, 2019
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Lettuce Seeds Need Light to Germinate
February 8, 2019
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LED Grow Lamps Can Generate Less Heat
February 6, 2019
Place lights as close as possible, without burning.
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Dual Lamp Grow Light Fixture
February 3, 2019
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Grow Lights: What is Yield Photon Curve?
February 2, 2019
The difference in the efficacy of the varied color spectrums of light
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Watch Out for Incorrect Grow Lighting Measurements
February 1, 2019
Not all lamp booklets provide correct and necessary information.
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Direct Sow Lettuce Seeds in Pots
January 31, 2019
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Metal Halide Grow Lamps Produce Bright White Light
January 30, 2019
MH lamps can be used during all stages of growth.
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Thin Your Seedlings
January 28, 2019
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What are HPS Grow Lamps?
January 26, 2019
HPS lamps were the most common type of plant lighting prior to LEDs.
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Aphids Thrive in Cool Temperatures
January 24, 2019
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Nanometer Specific Fluorescent Grow Lights
January 23, 2019
Narrow spectrums allows you to manipulate growth phases.
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Zygopetalum Orchids Bloom Better with Short Days
January 21, 2019
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Mounting Single Bar LED Grow Lights
January 20, 2019
Fluorescent fixtures can be mounted to many structuces because of small size.
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Measure Light from Your Grow Lights
January 18, 2019
A calibrated PAR quantum flux meter is needed to measure PPF.
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Indoor Gardening Spaces
January 13, 2019
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Direct Seeding Vegetable Crops
January 12, 2019
Direct seed certain vegetables into the garden or pots.
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Are Incandescent Lamps Good for Indoor Gardening?
January 11, 2019
Incandescent Lamps are not effiective as they produce high amounts of heat.
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Rooting a Succulent Leaf
January 9, 2019
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Tulip Vernalization for Flowering
January 8, 2019
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Should You Use Incandescent Bulbs for Plants?
January 7, 2019
Incandescent bulbs also function well as reading lamps.
