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light manipulation

i live in east tn. and i am craving fresh veggies in the winter.i am in possession of a large # of grow lights and other equipment as i have grown hydroponically in the past. my question is can i grow summer veggies in the winter using my grow lights,heaters etc. , while growing indoors in a well insulated area. any input would be greatly apprieciated

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Permalink Reply by Vlad Jovanovic on May 2, 2013 at 1:30am

Absolutely.

Permalink Reply by Jack Dunbar on August 24, 2014 at 4:08pm

Just like Vlad said..absolutely... My system is inside with nothing but a growlight. Ive had great luck with lettuce and stringbeans. I was harvesting stringbeans last Nov. They were started in my media bed which is hydrocorn. I started my broccoli and tomatoes in my indoor system and then transplant them outdoors to my raised beds. I've tried bringing toms and eggplant to fruit but no luck. I don't know if it was 'cause PH was like 7.6-7.8 at the time. They would blossom and then they would drop off. No biggy though 'cause I love lettuce and stringbeans. I live in the northeast..southern New Hampshire. I will be constructing a GH attached to my house in the summer of 2015.