Ask the Gardener: Can Fluorescent Shop Lights Be Used To Start Seeds?

Seedlings require a lot of light; more are lost to lack of light than any other factor. Even a good south facing window will generally not be enough light in the spring to grow your seedlings. The sun doesn’t shine every day, and won’t provide direct light for enough hours in the day at that time of year. Sunlight contains the full spectrum of light which plants use for photosynthesis, and that’s the selling point of specialized, full spectrum light bulbs used for growing plants indoors.
Plant lights can be expensive. Are they worth it? And can I get good results using inexpensive fluorescent shop lights to start my seeds?
Find out which lights to use for starting seeds at http://learningandyearning.com/can-fluorescent-shop-lights-be-used-to-start-seeds
Susan @learning and yearning
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