- Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:25 am
#424154
Hi all,
So all of my Sarrs and VFTs are dormant and living in the garage for the winter. Temps are 45 to 55 °F. However, the only lighting comes from windows in the garage door and it's pretty dim. I've read that dormant plants don't need much light and can even get through dormancy with little to none at all. This makes sense given that some plants actually sit in a dark refrigerator for the winter.
There's a lot of differing advice online, some of it a bit contradictory. Since this is my first dormancy I thought I'd ask the experts.
Should I use some artificial lighting for a few hours a day to get these guys through the winter? Would any light bulb be ok, or should it be a grow light?
So all of my Sarrs and VFTs are dormant and living in the garage for the winter. Temps are 45 to 55 °F. However, the only lighting comes from windows in the garage door and it's pretty dim. I've read that dormant plants don't need much light and can even get through dormancy with little to none at all. This makes sense given that some plants actually sit in a dark refrigerator for the winter.
There's a lot of differing advice online, some of it a bit contradictory. Since this is my first dormancy I thought I'd ask the experts.
Should I use some artificial lighting for a few hours a day to get these guys through the winter? Would any light bulb be ok, or should it be a grow light?