A quick progress report.
Well, it appears my babies were definitely starved for light. That's the thing about fluorescents. They don't just pop out like incandescent lights. They slowly fade away. Over the years, I didn't realize how much they must have faded. When I turned this new light on, it was shockingly bright and white. The plants love it. Their stems are getting thick and hairy, the real leaves are coming in strong, and in general, they just look a lot stronger than they have at this point in their life cycle over past years (I keep copious logs).
The only thing is that now that they're transplanted into pots, I could really use another of these lights to fully cover all of them. But when I mentioned to my wife that I'd like to buy another light, she gave me that look. Apparently I've spent enough for this year, especially after having to buy 36 pairs of teeny tiny sunglasses.
So thanks again everyone for the suggestions.
