So, I've been gone for a while from my parent's home in NJ. Since I was gone, the ballast for our MH lamp was misplaced and lost (yeah, don't ask), which makes it useless. My father went to the local hydroponics shop and acquired a 8 bulb, 2 ft. T5 light with mixed bulbs for around $200 (pretty good move, and that was all by himself). I moved it into a room, and set up a fan, humidifier, and heater.
I also ordered 4 more bulbs for my first T5 lamp which is a 2 ft. 4 bulb fixture (haven't used it in years!) and daisy chained it to the the main light fixture, except I hung it
vertically! This will be a great added light source to the bottom leaves of the bigger Tulasi I have. I have never done this before, and its pretty exciting!
This way the the whole Tulasi can be rotated periodically, and her bottom and middle leaves will get necessary light. I'm attaching a few pictures to show you what I mean:
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| The one T5 is set normally, and another is set vertically next to it to provide light for lower leaves. |
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| Heater, Fan, and Humidifier |
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| The Tulasi on the left my mother had previously, and a few days ago I got this one on the right, from the temple that was in trouble. I already see them thriving with the great light setup. |
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| You can see the vertical lamp is daisy chained to the main one, and there's a timer connected to it which keeps the light on 13-14 hours a day. |
Everyday I see new buds forming, and the current ones getting bigger. I really missed taking care of Tulasi devi while I was gone! :)
