Indoor Lighting - Grow Tomatoes Indoors in the Winter Months
by John Yazo
Indoor gardening can be just as rewarding as gardening outdoors can be if done properly. The only differences between these two methods are the source of light and weather conditions. This can give indoor gardening an advantage by having a more controlled environment and a longer growing season.
There are four main types of lights that are commonly used as a light source for indoor gardening and they all have there own time and place to be used. There are High Pressure Sodium used for the flowering and fruit stage of plants, Metal Halide for the vegetation or growth of a plant , Full Spectrum Fluorescent is a cool to warm light that is a good choice for starting seedlings and for everyday household plants and Compact Fluorescent that is a cool burning fluorescent light that has a high output of light and can be used from plant propagation to full plant growth.
When growing plants under artificial light it is not uncommon to have to switch between more than one type of light sources at different stages of the plants growth. Like starting with a full spectrum fluorescent light for the propagation of seedlings, then a metal halide for plant growth and switching to a high pressure sodium light source for the flower and fruit stages of the plant.
To use indoor growing lights properly it is best to know how plants use light and the types of bulbs that can be used to create an environment that best suites the plants you want to grow. A tomato plant likes full sun light. The best way to create a natural environment to grow tomatoes indoors is to start the plant growth with a metal halide light for plant growth and at the flowering stage switch to a high pressure light to produce a quality fruit.
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