Is a UVB T5 and halogen basking light enough to grow plants for an enclosure? Using an Arcadia 22inch and par38 flood bulb. Currently have some basil, rosemary, and dracena plant.
I was able to keep kale alive under tank lighting for quite a while. It didn't grow very quickly but it seemed to stay healthy. I just had it in pots in the tank for Dundee to eat if he wanted it.
I've found distance from the lamp makes a big difference. At about a foot away my two bulb grow light is doing splendid for my succulent garden but at 3+ feet away my whole dragon lighting setup wasn't enough to keep greens from getting leggy and sad. A LED flood did a good job though. A dedicated LED, tube or CFL flood might be needed but you might have to try and see what works. Heat generating lights might scorch plants.
I've got rosemary in front corner of got side. Basil is on cool side back corner which she loves btw. Just got back from The Home Depot and got a opuntia cactus to add in too.