Thinking of growing year-round under lights....

[Leafmite]

Thanks, Cody! You do make sense. Thanks Fishmom. Humidity was a problem until this year. I am using trays and I have the orchids that were unhappy under the lights in a window and the ones that need very high humidity small terraiums with cloth over (as they like shade, too). The others (Cattleyas, Angraecum sesquipedale, Cyncnodes, Phal-type Dendrobium, etc. are not at all picky, judging by past experience.

The other plants I am currently growing under lights are 3 dwarf Ficus carica (which were all proclaimed great for bonsai and will be kept small), a mini pom tree, coffee, a couple of alpine strawberries (I have more outside), a guava, Aglaia odorata, a few small citrus, a piper nigrum, a Cestrum nocturnum and a Camellia sinensis. These have been growing under lights for almost two months and are doing very well. I wonder if anyone else has tried growing any of these under lights for an entire year successfully?

I will probably get more lights for he Cinnamon, bay laurel, Manikara zapota and plumeria. The Jasmine and Theobroma cacao will remain in the window as they do fine in a shaded location (and the Theobroma would probably fry under lights). It should be an interesting future for all these plants. They have always gone outside every summer.

I currently have a Sunblaster and three Envirogro. Looks like I will be getting more shelves, more lights.