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The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

196-The Science of Lighting Plants Indoors, with Leslie Halleck-Encore Presentation

The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

Joe Lamp'l

Home & Garden, Hobbies, Leisure

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The science behind the relationship between plants and light is complicated, but my guest on this week's encore episode explains it in an accessible, easy-to-understand way. Her name is Leslie Halleck, and she is an expert on lighting for indoor growing. In our conversation, Leslie explains what gardeners need to know about light to raise houseplants as well as herbs and vegetables indoors.

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

0:08.7

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

0:13.1

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

0:18.5

Joe Lample.

0:19.5

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

0:23.4

Show.

0:24.4

Well, we have just come off a really crazy, fun, exciting launch of master seed starting

0:30.3

my online course, because this is that time of year where a lot of people are excited

0:35.1

to get gardening.

0:36.1

They want to get their hands in the dirt or soil or seed starting mix.

0:39.5

Call it what you want, but anything to get a jump on the season right now, because

0:43.6

we are going nuts inside, yeah?

0:46.6

The weather's been crazy.

0:48.0

We've been cooped up too long and it's just time.

0:51.6

So of course, seed starting is what we do.

0:54.6

And I love this time of year for that very reason.

0:57.3

And so reflecting back on the last couple of weeks since the students have come on board

1:01.3

and going through the modules, it's very comprehensive, but the one thing that gets

1:05.4

more attention and time and questions than anything else is on the lighting.

1:10.2

And it's everything from what's the best light to get, which there's no right answer

1:15.2

to that, to LED versus fluorescent, or how long do the tubes last, and how do I know

1:21.2

if the light I have is good.

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