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Lighting for indoor herb wall

Created by Linda DeMaio on May 31, 2015 at 6:31 pm

I am renovating a kitchen and I would love to include an indoor herb wall. It would only be about two feet wide and could be 4 ft high. I would plant in rows. I am doing the electrical and want to put a light in for this. I do not know what to buy or if it would work. Can you help?

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June 2, 2015 at 5:27 am #174008

Eric Vinje
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Linda –

I think that an herb wall is a fantastic idea. I did a quick Google search for “kitchen herb wall” and came up with all kinds of neat ideas. As for light, indoor herbs require long periods of intense light. You will need something more than a standard shop light or fluorescent tube. I recommend either T5 fluorescent lights or LED lights (links below). Both types of light produce little heat and are very energy efficient. Most importantly, they produce the intensity required by herbs to produce the oils that give them their flavor.

https://www.planetnatural.com/product-category/growing-indoors/grow-lights/t5-lighting-fluorescents/
https://www.planetnatural.com/product-category/growing-indoors/grow-lights/led-grow-lights/
https://www.planetnatural.com/grow-herbs-indoors/

Hope this helps!
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