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> What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting? Marijuana. In the prohibition era just ending, many people discovered this in surreptitious ba
by lutusp 12y ago
> What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting?
Marijuana. In the prohibition era just ending, many people discovered this in surreptitious basement experiments.
> I tried a succulent but the soil was covered in mold in a few weeks.
From an evolutionary perspective, that would indicate success, but for the mold, not the plant.
- nether 12y agoThanks NASA!
- rgbrenner 12y agoMarijuana. In the prohibition era just ending, many people discovered this in surreptitious basement experiments. You do realize that those are grow lights, which are at a different color temp and higher wattage than normal office lights.. right?
- rickdale 12y agoMore specifically they are high pressure sodium lights or Metal-halides. No ganja plant could healthily grow under fluorescent light. Wattage can range from 100-1500 these days. Maybe even 2000 if you check the latest gear out. That industry is constantly upgrading.
- exDM69 12y agoCannabis plants grow quite alright under fluorescent lights. Grow lights are better of course. There are also fluorescent grow lights (available in different spectra) but they are less cost effective than high pressure sodium or metal halides. Can't cite a source on this one, you're just going to have to take my word for it. Seen it work in practice :)
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- gweinberg 12y agoProbably not the best choice for an office plant, though.