Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:39:57 -0500 (EST) From: RSbra123@aol.com To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1197$foo@default> Subject: Re: Drosera
>>are about 6months old and few weeks ago they started to die. I'm using =
> >desktop lamp to give them light. When I tried rain water they stoped =
> >growing and started to die. I don't know why. The rain water was very =
>> clean (no polutants).
>I imagine the desktop lamp might not be enough light for them. They
>probably needed real sun.
I've read that even more important than the intensity is the light spectrum.
Even very bright Halogen lights aren't well suited for plants. Fluorescents
and metal halide lights give enough red and blue light.
Ron Sbragia
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