Ep. 6 - Indoor Lighting
and Supplementing your Light w/Miles Jonard
It’s time to talk about grow lights!
Miles Jonard, owner of The Plant Store, comes in to give Stephen and Matthew a primer on using artificial lighting for growing plants indoors, and their friend Chris joins for the first time!
Mentioned in this episode:
the importance of quality, full spectrum light for houseplants, how to measure it, and determine if your light levels are appropriate for the plants you are growing
how we extend our growing spaces with supplemental lighting or grow plants exclusively under grow lights
how to pick the right full spectrum lighting solutions for your plants and home
Here are the plants we discussed in Episode 6 – Indoor Lighting and Supplementing your Light w/Miles Jonard
00:00:00 - Introduction, Welcome back to Miles Jonard, owner of The Plant Store in White Center, Seattle, and Meet Our Friend, Chris!
Albuca bracteata (Pregnant Onion)
Kalanchoe daigremontianum (Mother of Thousands)
Peniocereus greggii (Night Blooming Cereus)
Bowiea volubilis (Climbing Onion)
Annona cherimola (Cherimoya)
Asimina triloba (Paw Paw)
Asclepiadoideae (Milkweed Subfamily within Apocynaceae; Specifically Huernia zebrina [Lifesaver Plant,] Stapelia [Starfish Flower,] and Hoya)
00:22:55 - How the Plant Daddies and Chris use Artificial Lighting
00:31:00 - Miles Jonard Introduction to Artificial Lighting
01:17:50 - Wrap-up
Codariocalyx motorius (Telegraph Plant)
Aeschynanthus (Lipstick Vine)
Albuca spiralis (Corkscrew Albuca)
Amorphophallus titanum (Corpse Lily)
Thank you for listening! Since podcasting is an auditory medium, and houseplants are best enjoyed visually, we want to provide a list of the plants we mention in each episode in case listeners want to see what we’re talking about. We also have a Pinterest account with many boards to accompany specific episodes, as well as some general ones that will include trending and popular plants, growing tips and ideas, and these will feature almost everything that we have mentioned. Listen to this episode, and check out our others, available on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.