This is incredible to me because I never thought it possible...but these (circled in pic) are small heads of iceberg #lettuce forming up under my #GrowLights! 😲🤯🧐🤔 (If I couldn't get them to head up in my garden, didn't think they'd head up in a cramped space in the basement!) 🤣#GrowYourOwn #Food #GardeningMastodon

Tomato starts coming up well. 😄 Sowed some artichoke, Asian eggplant, poblano, and jalapeno #seeds yesterday. I'm out of seed trays, so time to wash seed trays! 😐 #GrowYourOwn #GrowLights #Gardening #GardeningMastodon #Food

Home grown lettuce in our #salads last night. Grown 100% inside under #GrowLights It's easier and faster than you think. I think this is how I'm going to grow all our lettuce now; we could have fresh #lettuce all summer long. #GrowYourOwn #food #GardeningMastodon

How it started. How it's going.
#gardening #GrowLights #GrowYourOwn #lettuce #food

#propagation 1/2

Running out of space in the utility room, I built this makeshift propagation shelf for my office window.
The #GrowLights are made from LED strips. They are not very powerful so I used folded aluminium foil as a reflector.
The strips have adhesive tape by which they attach to a piece of wood. That is hold by some 4mm wire which was bent around a pipe of the same diameter as the wood.
The pieces for the shelf were leftovers from some other projects.
Self-watering boxes: next toot

Haaarrrooolllddd, where aaarrreee yyyooouuu?! Haven't seen my #pet spider since yesterday...🤔 #gardening #GrowLights #GrowYourOwn

Meet my #pet spider, Harold! I recently promoted him to Pest Control supervisor and he is now on shift 24/7. There are a few phorid flies about for him to deal with. #GrowLights #GrowYourOwn #gardening #seedtrays #seeds

Yippee! Finally got around to sowing my 6-pod #Aerogarden #hydroponic #IndoorGarden. Used just three slots for #SaladGreens seeds but plan to add a couple of #herbs next feeding cycle.

#TIP: Inset your garden in a cardboard box to dim the glow of the fairly bright #GrowLights. #Hydroponics #HydroponicGardening
#gardening

Happy New Years, #orchid people—
Technical question. I just set up these #GrowLights for #seedstarting. I was hoping to tuck some of my orchids onto the same shelves. But then it occurred to me that the light might be too bright. What do you think?

The lights have a color temperature of 5000 K. I don’t know the lumens (which I understand varies with the distance from the light.). I’ll put some screen shots from a plant light meter into replies.

This stumped-off, scabbed-over chunk of jade is finally showing signs of life after two months in the pot.

#GrowLights #JadePlant #Succulents #Gardening #Houseplants

Man tests #GrowLights in dramatic fashion over a bed of #PhilipGlass: https://youtu.be/6s0lReRR7k0

#IndoorGardening #Hydroponic #DIY #HighDrama #InternetCulture #YouTube