Artificial Lighting for Temperate Carnivorous Plant Seedlings (Central Alabama)

Indoor Seedling Setup

Shop-light fixture with 40W cool-white fluorescent tubes (cost-effective, work as well as "grow" tubes).
Tubes 8 inches above seedlings.
Timer set to 14-hour day.

Acclimate to outdoors in spring. Follow care sheets for outdoor growing protocols.

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