| All indoor gardens that use artificial light should use | | | | their plants grow poorly all winter are turning to |
| a reflective film to increase growth. | | | | artificiallights to create a more lush space. In |
| Your plants mature faster and it will make your | | | | addition, many avid gardeners are finding that an |
| plants bigger and stronger much quicker. | | | | indoor grow area lit by artificial lights can be |
| This is very easy to achieve by hanging sheets of | | | | cheaper to run thanheating a greenhouse. |
| reflective film around your garden. Make sure you | | | | With few exceptions most plant require relatively |
| keep them at least 6in away from your plants. | | | | high levels of light to exhibit healthy growth. This |
| Hanging them to close will only block your lighting | | | | coupled with the fact that most artificial lights |
| from reflecting light back and forth to each sheet | | | | havelower intensity than full sun means that |
| around your garden. | | | | serious gardeners need to be looking for more |
| You want the light to reflect around and around | | | | light. Anyone who has started tomato plants in |
| and around. | | | | February under acouple of fluorescent grow lights |
| Even cover the floor and the ceiling to reflect | | | | can tell you that the plants grow spindly and look |
| your light up and down. | | | | terrible by the time it is warm enough to plant |
| Artificial lighting for home hobbyist greenhouses or | | | | them outdoors. Atthe same time gardeners who |
| interior grow rooms has expanded in use in | | | | have invested in the proper lighting system can |
| recent years as the price and quality of these | | | | harvest tomatoes grown entirely under artificial |
| systemshas improved. Homeowners who have | | | | lights in January! |
| made a large investment in sunrooms, only to find | | | | |