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No way huh?
You can absolutely grow them in pots because that is precisely what I did. What happens is that they don't grow quite as tall if they were grown outside. Instead they become more bush like.
Also wouldn't recommend fluorescent bulbs. They simply don't put out much light compared to an LED. Plus LED's are inexpensive and something like 60-80% more efficient.
I do know how to transplant seedlings. I wanted to save the ones that were growing too crowded that I had to thin out. I've tried it a number of times and the ones that didn't simply die on me did not fully recover their vigour.
yes around here you have the most experience growing poppies indoors and there’s no doubt you can use led’s (as well others too)but you’ve grown only trying one light source and never tried using other light sources to be able to form your own comparison test on which is better ,others have..If I was seriously doing research this is what I would Google to get you started off in the right directionNo way huh?
You can absolutely grow them in pots because that is precisely what I did. What happens is that they don't grow quite as tall if they were grown outside. Instead they become more bush like.
Also wouldn't recommend fluorescent bulbs. They simply don't put out much light compared to an LED. Plus LED's are inexpensive and something like 60-80% more efficient.
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yes around here you have the most experience growing poppies indoors and there’s no doubt you can use led’s (as well others too)but you’ve grown only trying one light source and never tried using other light sources to be able to form your own comparison test on which is better ,others have..If I was seriously doing research this is what I would Google to get you started off in the right direction
What’s the best artificial light source to grow poppies indoors
Best growing medium for growing poppies indoors
Nutrient requirements for growing poppies indoors / and frequency ( organic or chemical ?)
Lighting wattage requirements per square ft for lighting type being used
Ideal soil ph for growing poppies
Indoor poppy growing tips
Light cycle ( on/off) for growing poppies indoors,, (hookup your lights and fans to a timer)
When you Google one off the list and they all say the same thing I’ll take their word for it , they did all the side by side comparisons (leg work) on what produces the best results (yields)
The good thing about both led and flourrecent is they both give off minimal heat and can be mounted both horizontally above the plants and you can also mount them vertically ( like columns) throughout your garden ( less pot rotating/ spinning necessary)
Here’s one of about a dozen articles on the first page that recommends flourescent tubes as the best lighting source for growing poppies indoors,(it’s the spectrum they like) I tend to try to listen to experts in the field that worked out everything for you and eliminate any guess work …
Best Tips For Growing Poppies Indoors Under Lights - Indoor Garden Tips
Are you thinking of growing poppies indoors under lights? Poppies grow from seed. Add color to you beautiful garden by following these tips.
How Much Lighting After Poppy Plants Germinate?
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Gotcha , I didn’t realize you were growing in such a small area…
Besides having reflectors on your lights you can easily make your entire grow space into a reflector by painting your grow area white which is the cheaper way or buying Mylar and putting it everywhere in your growing space ,
I once had 3 1k watt HPS bulbs in XXXL magnum hoods burning in a 5x10 tent and temps stayed around 80 with no aC, if your having heat problems with a HPS your doing something wrong or using way to much light for a given areaBesides having reflectors on your lights you can easily make your entire grow space into a reflector by painting your grow area white which is the cheaper way or buying Mylar and putting it everywhere in your growing space ,
Your exhaust fan should be mounted high up in your room , my bathroom and the closet I grew in we’re right next too one another so I merged my grow room exhaust fan into the bathrooms exhausts flexible 4” duct , I had a single oscillating fan moving the air around the plants…
Wow that’s a lot of light for such a small area,I never used 1000watt bulbs because it was too much light for the area I was using ( a 4’x8’ area) I used a 400 watt HPS and a 400watt Metal halide and I had a squirrel cage fan mounted up high in the room ,I also had a box fan at the door way pulling fresh air in the room and an oscillating fan moving the air around the room ,I never wasted the AC by trying to cool the room down cause it wasn’t needed the fans did what they were supposed to do..
I was growing a full SOG style tent, trellis lots of topping stressing, I forget the technique name but when you take a long shoot and bend it under the trellis so the side branched grow into tops, I think at that time I was experimenting with lumens per square foot, ultimately ended up using that tent as a mother/clone house with 2 600W MH, but the heat was never really a problem even in the Las Vegas summers
Cause we’ll grown indoor always trumps well grown outdoor
