TOTALLY GEEKED!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Do Any of Our Geeks Have Experience Using a Grow Light?

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I have used them in the past & they helped some of my plants. But of course I killed my limon trees so you may not want to take advice from me.

I used the long flourecant tube kind. I'd turn them on for about an hour in the evening.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Thanks Lexxy.

Do you remember where you bought them?

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I bought the bulbs at Lowes. The electrical things I got free when my SO at the time remodeled a 7-11. I bet Amazon has them. They seem to have everything. Or maybe look in a High Times magazine I bet they have them for sale. biggrin

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
For plants. Not that wacky weed stuff.
I'm wondering if my tropical plants that I brought in for the winter would benefit from one.
Any advice would be appreciated.

See, I was going to say only those in Colorado, but you beat me to the punch!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

High times magazine?

Is that for real?

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
High times magazine?
Is that for real?

It was back in the 90s. People would send in pictures of their plants or their biggest buds. All kinds of information for growing & ads for hydroponic grow systems.

huskerbb · Guru

Wacky weed is a plant.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Any Head shop can help you out

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Any Head shop can help you out

I was thinking about asking the nursery what they would recommend.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Any Head shop can help you out
I was thinking about asking the nursery what they would recommend.

I want you to go to a Head shop and take a picture and Post it here. biggrin

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Any Head shop can help you out
I was thinking about asking the nursery what they would recommend.
I want you to go to a Head shop and take a picture and Post it here.

I wouldn't even know where to find one, IKWTDS! biggrin

weltschmerz · Guru

When I lived in an old post WW1 apartment, it had a big, beautiful but non-functional fireplace.
I filled it with plants and put in a grow light. It worked really well and looked stunning. The plants really thrived.
I bought the grow-lite bulb at the hardware store.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Call your local county extension agent, FWM. They are there to help with these questions.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Thanks for the ideas, my pretties! smile

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Careful where you buy the light and pay cash - you don't want to get on some drug taskforce list!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Careful where you buy the light and pay cash - you don't want to get on some drug taskforce list!

LOL! Oh my gosh! You guys are cracking me up! biggrin

-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Monday 11th of January 2016 04:16:46 PM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Yes, high times is still being published.

You could probably put the plants in front of a window and they will get enough light.

Or, can you hibernate them? In a dark closet.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

lilyofcourse wrote:
Yes, high times is still being published.

You could probably put the plants in front of a window and they will get enough light.

Or, can you hibernate them? In a dark closet.

I posted pictures on the Gardening thread in the Break room a few days ago.

The lemon and lime trees seem to be doing okay in the dining room by the window.

The plants in the foyer aren't getting enough light. I just don't have anywhere else I can put them for the winter.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I saw the pictures.

A light might work.

My mawmaw brings all her plants onto the carport.

They "winter" there.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Careful where you buy the light and pay cash - you don't want to get on some drug taskforce list!

She could send Conor to buy it!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Careful where you buy the light and pay cash - you don't want to get on some drug taskforce list!
She could send Conor to buy it!

Oh sure! Get my kid in trouble! biggrin

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Careful where you buy the light and pay cash - you don't want to get on some drug taskforce list!
She could send Conor to buy it!
Oh sure! Get my kid in trouble!

LOL, he would probably tell the story next Christmas of how maw sent him to a head shop!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I got a couple of multi-arm floor lamps today at Target.

Then, I picked up some plant/grow bulbs at Home Depot.

I hope this makes the hibiscus in the foyer happier. wink

(I put the other floor lamp in the dining room, for the citrus trees. That will be the next picture.)

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

The lemon and lime trees in the dining room.

(And Spock, sleeping in the window.) smile

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

See the wee lemons?!

I know it's silly to be this excited.

I didn't expect to see more fruit growing until Spring.

That's why I'm nursing these trees, like a Mother Hen with one chick!

(The lime tree is flowering. I will have baby limes in a couple of days.) smile

Tangerine · Guru

Hit up your local Gas Pipe, FWM!!! Lol they will be able to answer all your questions.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

LOL...I had to Google what the "Gas Pipe" was. biggrin

I'm old,Tang. wink

It's all good. I got what I needed from Target and Home Depot. smile

(With any luck, this will keep DEA from my door! LOL!)

Tangerine · Guru

I'm glad it's working. My hibiscus is dead on its side in the backyard. Our only casualty from the tornadoes, thank goodness.
They play ads for Gas Pipe on the radio all the dang time. Even on Kluv. I thought you might have heard them.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Where is the pot plant?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Tangerine wrote:
I'm glad it's working. My hibiscus is dead on its side in the backyard. Our only casualty from the tornadoes, thank goodness.
They play ads for Gas Pipe on the radio all the dang time. Even on Kluv. I thought you might have heard them.

I'm glad the tornado didn't hurt you worse, Tang.

I know it came closer to you, than it did to me.

I listen to Kluv all the time, and I can't say that I've ever heard a commercial for them.

(Probably because I change the station to 92.5 when a commercial comes on. wink )

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Where is the pot plant?

Hahahaha!

I don't have one, IKWTDS!

Lemon and lime trees. Hibiscus plants.

Sorry...no wacky weed! biggrin

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Where is the pot plant?
Hahahaha!
I don't have one, IKWTDS!
Lemon and lime trees. Hibiscus plants.
Sorry...no wacky weed!

When I wrote that, I noticed the avatar of DD wearing O4's hat with that snotty look and thought "wow, looks like DD is asking about the pot"!

weltschmerz · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
See the wee lemons?!
I know it's silly to be this excited.
I didn't expect to see more fruit growing until Spring.
That's why I'm nursing these trees, like a Mother Hen with one chick!
(The lime tree is flowering. I will have baby limes in a couple of days.)

Oh, they're so cute! I'd be excited too!

ladyloonatic · Regular

Glad you found your lights. I was going to say any hardware/home improvement store would probably have them.

I would be excited about your lemons (and limes) too! There not even mine and I was excited to see them! "Oh look! She's got little fruits!"

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Welts, and ladyloonatic, thank you for being excited with me! smile

They really are cute! wink

(And, if we want to have a good laugh, let's try to do the math.

I paid $50 bucks a piece for the trees. It was buy one, get one free. So, $50 for the lemon and lime trees.

The pots were probably $20 a piece. So, $40 for the pots.

We're up to $ 90, right?

Let's not even worry about potting soil, fertilizer, and water. It's not enough money to worry about.

Okay, the floor lights were $50 a piece. One for the tropical plants in the foyer. One for the trees in the dining room. So, $50 for the light, for the citrus trees.

Another $32 for 6 grow bulbs. So, $16 gets tacked on to the citrus tree bill.

So, 90+50+16=$156

For a lemon and a lime tree! That will probably yield $10 of fruit per year, total!)

I wonder how many years, these babies need to produce, before I'll break even? confuse

LOL! The funny part is, I don't even care.

I'm just tickled to death, that they are still alive, and producing more fruit! wink

ed11563 · Guru

If I'd used a grow light while I was growing up, would I be taller now? smile

-- Edited by ed11563 on Friday 15th of January 2016 01:16:30 PM

ed11563 · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Welts, and ladyloonatic, thank you for being excited with me!
They really are cute!
(And, if we want to have a good laugh, let's try to do the math.
I paid $50 bucks a piece for the trees. It was buy one, get one free. So, $50 for the lemon and lime trees.
The pots were probably $20 a piece. So, $40 for the pots.
We're up to $ 90, right?
Let's not even worry about potting soil, fertilizer, and water. It's not enough money to worry about.
Okay, the floor lights were $50 a piece. One for the tropical plants in the foyer. One for the trees in the dining room. So, $50 for the light, for the citrus trees.
Another $32 for 6 grow bulbs. So, $16 gets tacked on to the citrus tree bill.
So, 90+50+16=$156
For a lemon and a lime tree! That will probably yield $10 of fruit per year, total!)
I wonder how many years, these babies need to produce, before I'll break even?
LOL! The funny part is, I don't even care.
I'm just tickled to death, that they are still alive, and producing more fruit!

This was our experience when the kids were little and we grew tomatoes. They were delicious, at about $40 per pound.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

ed11563 wrote:
If I'd used a grow light while I was growing up, would I be taller now?

-- Edited by ed11563 on Friday 15th of January 2016 01:16:30 PM

LOL! Probably not, ed!

You should have eaten your veggies! wink

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I wonder if one of these lamps would keep me from killing all my plants?

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Oh FWM I'm excited with you too!! I remember how excited I got when my trees fruited. Heck I got excited when they flowered before the fruit!

Thanks for the pics!

TrudyML · Guru

Is fruit trees a new code word for pot?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I wonder if one of these lamps would keep me from killing all my plants?

They might help, LL! smile

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lexxy wrote:
Oh FWM I'm excited with you too!! I remember how excited I got when my trees fruited. Heck I got excited when they flowered before the fruit!

Thanks for the pics!

Thanks Lexxy!

I'm psyched! wink

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Is fruit trees a new code word for pot?

ROFLMAO! Trudy, you're a hoot!

biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

TrudyML · Guru

Just puffing away here!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Just puffing away here!

Don't get caught!

We don't want to wipe out the bail fund! biggrin

ed11563 · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
If I'd used a grow light while I was growing up, would I be taller now?

-- Edited by ed11563 on Friday 15th of January 2016 01:16:30 PM
LOL! Probably not, ed!
You should have eaten your veggies!

The tomatoes we grew wound up costing about $40 per pound cry

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

ed11563 wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
If I'd used a grow light while I was growing up, would I be taller now?

-- Edited by ed11563 on Friday 15th of January 2016 01:16:30 PM
LOL! Probably not, ed!
You should have eaten your veggies!
The tomatoes we grew wound up costing about $40 per pound

I saw that, ed. cry

We tried, and tried to grow tomatoes. What a fail, that was.

No matter what kind of netting we put up, the birds would get them before they got ripe. furious

We gave up on trying to grow tomatoes.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

ed, you just gave me an idea!

Now that I have grow lights, I might as well attempt to grow tomatoes inside this summer!

The birds wouldn't be able to get to them.

And, I might actually succeed, this time!

Tenth try might be the charm! wink