Winter grow early flowering

[HORRAS]

What type/amount of light is required to keep the plant from flowering during winter.

 

[KrazyAnneBanks]

What type/amount of light is required to keep the plant from flowering during winter.

hps

 

[HORRAS]

hps

Thanx

 

[sandhill larry]

14 hours is the least you can get away with. If you are using sunlight for your veg, adding a few CFL's to extend the day will work. Or you can turn on the lights for an hour at midnight.

 

[HORRAS]

14 hours is the least you can get away with. If you are using sunlight for your veg, adding a few CFL's to extend the day will work. Or you can turn on the lights for an hour at midnight.

That's great news,thanx sandhill larry

 

[HORRAS]

That's great news,thanx sandhill larry

Why at midnight though?I've got a porch light that is quite bright,can I turn it on for a few hours after sunset?

 

[sandhill larry]

Why at midnight though?I've got a porch light that is quite bright,can I turn it on for a few hours after sunset?

The length of darkness is what triggers flowering. You can make the dark shorter by doing lights at sunset or before daylight. Or you can fool the plant into thinking there are two short nights by turning on the light at midnight. Either one will work. The light at sunset or sunrise would be less stressful to the plant.

 

[HORRAS]

The length of darkness is what triggers flowering. You can make the dark shorter by doing lights at sunset or before daylight. Or you can fool the plant into thinking there are two short nights by turning on the light at midnight. Either one will work. The light at sunset or sunrise would be less stressful to the plant.

Thank you Sandhill larry,I've turned the light on at sunset for 4 hours.