Reine, I think you, like the vast majority of us, will do just fine with some regular "shop lights" -- I would suggest, if possible, keeping the winter temp fairly cool for your plants, to keep them somewhat dormant, so they don't put on a lot of weak growth.
Rick, that was a very good comment about the big box stores, which I totally agree with in principle and I wish I could say that I never shop at them...
Unfortunately, the reality for many of us is to buy where we can find something cheap, or not buy at all. This is a huge conflict for me, because I know that these stores result in many smaller local businesses being driven out, and then we are at the mercy of whatever they decide to charge. I'm not sure what the answer is to this dilemma!
Finally, Ken -- that was also good information about the lights, someone should really put all this stuff together into an article! (hint, hint...)
