Greenhouse Lighting

Can anyone tell me whats the best way of lighting your greenhouse? its for me to work in there in the evenings rather than for the plants! I've got a very limited income so budget is a factor, I don't use a hosepipe or sprinklers in there just a watering can & cappilary matting so its not a high water risk area

 

Hi Helen,

Even if only using a watering can it is a humid atmosphere and so would be better if installed by someone who knows their stuff (which i believe is a legal requirement now) and would need a circuit braker in the system

I find fluorescent the best

 

I have fluorescent lighting in my greenhouse works well,I agree with steve, better to have someone qualified do the job, better to be safe than sorry

 

Helen

I think you can buy RDA circuit breakers that attach to the plug so you can plug things in a bit more safely. Not sure how much they cost though. :confused:

 

How about a camping light with a calor gas canister? i know calor gas, oil etc are going up but as a quick measure they're not that expensive and will give out surprisingly good light.
The scouts do a petrol one [175w] here:-
http://www.scouting.outdoors.ltd.uk/acatalog/Stoves___Lights.html
Sounds good value, and useful in power cuts, too!
You can also buy battery powered flourescent lights which are getting much more feasible as batteries get better.

[ 10. January 2006, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: Liz ]

 

How about the Colemans double flourescent tube rechargeable lantern. That should give quite sufficient light for what you want and with a carrying handle, its easy to move around. You can get it on line in the UK - unfortunately I don't have the link - its a big outdoor activity supplier - and as I recall, I searched under camping lanterns.

I used it for my greenhouse, and now for power cuts indoors - until I got an electrician to install plug and flourescent mains lighting. Didn't work out all that expensive either as I recall.