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Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Was wondering how long folks keep theres on & off.i do 20 hours on 4 off.

3/6/2013 1:06:28 PM

Joliet, IL

16-8 with flourescent bulbs less than an inch from leaves. I have done 24 on with sprouts and small plants. They grow faster that way but I like them to be closer to the same as nature for when they go out to the sun. Not sure if it really matters but my reasoning is for conistancy without taking a faster growing plant and slowing it down once it goes outside. And any more than
8 off they seem to get more leggy indoors with flourescents in my experience. I6-8 works nice for me.

3/6/2013 2:08:06 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Good deal.i do 24 for 1st couple days on seed leaves.now if a plants in fruiting stage iwud defenitly drop down to 16-8.guy who taught me said it wud be trying to stay in vegatative state if ran 20-4.

3/6/2013 4:26:53 PM

Piqua, Ohio

yardman was that guy growing dope?

3/6/2013 8:33:47 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Lol naw naw cherry tomatoes ate'em like candy year round

3/6/2013 8:51:28 PM

Cochran, Georgia

what about high intensity lights? I think mine may be overheating my plants.

3/8/2013 10:51:55 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

If ur thinking that it wamust of have.what it doing to make u think. That?

3/8/2013 11:11:13 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Use some flourescent lights James. It won't heat the plant up too much and you can keep them really close like Shazzy mentioned which makes the seedling get stocky and not long and skinny. I use 7 dollar bulbs from Lowes.

Yard, I don't fret too much on this cause it's only inside 10-15 days depending on weather. I keep them on with my sleep schedule so generally 17-7.

3/9/2013 9:47:23 AM

Bethlehem CT

The past couple of years I haven't bothered to set up a timer. I leave the lights on 24/7.

3/9/2013 5:07:14 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Oops sorry.to much canadian mist on last comment.i dont even understand it.

3/9/2013 9:19:52 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Luke.yeah no big deal on em like you said want be inside long.i got lights on my tomatoe plants & just wondered what other folks do.

3/9/2013 9:41:17 PM

west central IN/East central IL

Does anyone put a fan on their plants to toughen then up? I've never started indoors, but i'm going to this year. I'm going to try a Metal Halide and see what happens.

3/9/2013 10:53:16 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Yeah i do. Never done a test to see if theres any difference tho

3/9/2013 11:31:12 PM

valparaiso, in

I use the blue light bulbs from Lowes until it get warm enough in the garage to use the flourescent lights. I leave them on 24 hours until I start to put them outside.

3/10/2013 12:24:17 AM