Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 08:36:47 +0000 From: "Leon Phaby" <phungi@worldnet.att.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3694$foo@default> Subject: RE"this is my plant set up"
Spooky!
I have spent the last week considering almost the same set up, with the
exceptions of the tanks. I have been growing the majority of my plants in a
little nook with a window on cobbled together shelves. It is cramped & I
ran out of room a while ago. Of course this didn't stop me from buying more
plants.
My room mate just conceded the breakfast nook & I have so much room! The
room is roughly 6' square, ooooh the spaaaaaace! It makes me shiver. The
only thing I still wonder about is lighting. For this large(er) room I keep
wondering if I should try a high pressure sodium set up, or son-agro. I
understand that they are cheaper than florescents to run, even though the
initial cost is a killer! The room is large enough that I doubt the heat
from the HID's would be a problem, I could always crack a window. This way I
can move my sarracenia inside as well. This year the local pigeon
population exploded & everything is disappearing under a layer of droppings.
I'm also considering the shelves & florescents on one wall & the HID on a
moving track for the rest of the room. I also grow a few orchids &
bromeliads & I'm sure they would love this set up.
With the skyrocketing cost of electricity here in San Fran, I have to be
insane! I'm going to wind up spending more on my plants' upkeep than I do
on myself! The cost of obsession, perhaps I should consider therapy instead?
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