Re: growing under flourescents

From: Hermine Stover <hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 1997.01.17 at 19:48:45(158) At 11:02 AM 1/16/97 -0600, you wrote: >I just changed jobs and moved from an office with fairly decent outside >light to a cublicle that is lit only by flourescent ceiling lights >. Any suggests out there on what aroids I might try growing (and >won't drive everyone out of the building while blooming )? > >Thanks much, >Eric Simpson +More >Washington, DC > Are you in a position of such power/status that you could plug in an extra lite or so at your workstation? Because then the world would be your oyster, plantwise. What about creating a light garden under your desk? I used to do this before I got a greenhouse. now I have no plants indoors whatsoever. Get a light meter and see what footcandles you have. Interiorscapers(ugh) have placed some plantings in areas with no natural lighting and they have done well for years. Hermine

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