# So what shortages are you personally seeing?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone
**Tags:** covid-quarantine
**Created:** [July 24, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268 "2020-07-24T23:28:02Z")
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I’ve grown lots of stuff outdoors. I’ve kinda given up because of the chimpmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons that eat everything. But I’m specifically interested in the issues with indoor growing. I remember being told to use a fan on tomato seedlings because they needed the stimulation or something, for instance. But this is getting to be a long digression, so maybe I should start a new thread…

> [@Growing veggies indoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-veggies-indoors/978673):
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> Inspired by the shortages thread in QZ. I have new indoor lights in the basement utilty room that are incredibly bright. I wonder if this is an opportunity. Can I grow lettuce down there? Tomatoes? Any advice?

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