24 hour light?

del66666

del66666

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cfl, envirolite,hps light, still got to say no led, dont think they sussed them yet. t5 tubes r ok, t4 tubes work, strapped 4 cash? space only small? how much bud u after producing?
 
Scranny420

Scranny420

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Haha, I was right about to post this question!

I have 4 plants that I do absolutely nothing to but the occasional watering. They sit by the window all day (I live in Florida in a condo on the 15th floor) and it seems to be just fine for them...

...but I also have 1 plant I've decided to have control over. It just broke through the soil yesterday morning, and since then it's been underneath a 32w circular CFL every hour of its life (of course, I took off the plastic shroud so there's nothing between the light and the plant):


So far, so good...in the 36 hours that it's been alive, it's already about an inch high, and it's already grown its first set of leaves apart from the cotyledon leaves.

del66666, why is it that only 16.5 hours of light is "usable"? Does the plant need to "rest" after a long day of photosynthesis?
 
del66666

del66666

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got a friend who does horticulture who says after 16.5 hours the light does nothing, other chem processes take place, i guess every living thing needs time to sit and rest,mayb thats just me.
 
emptypool1

emptypool1

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yeah i grew with mine on 24 hours
my plants LOVED IT
but when they got to be 3 weeks i took them to a 20/4
and they really love it.
 
Scranny420

Scranny420

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Oh don't give me that global warming crap...the amount of methane produced by 1 cow during its lifetime will affect the world's temperature more than my measley closet grow.
 
emptypool1

emptypool1

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Scranny420 said:
Haha, I was right about to post this question!

I have 4 plants that I do absolutely nothing to but the occasional watering. They sit by the window all day (I live in Florida in a condo on the 15th floor) and it seems to be just fine for them...

...but I also have 1 plant I've decided to have control over. It just broke through the soil yesterday morning, and since then it's been underneath a 32w circular CFL every hour of its life (of course, I took off the plastic shroud so there's nothing between the light and the plant):


So far, so good...in the 36 hours that it's been alive, it's already about an inch high, and it's already grown its first set of leaves apart from the cotyledon leaves.

del66666, why is it that only 16.5 hours of light is "usable"? Does the plant need to "rest" after a long day of photosynthesis?
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hey
where did you find that 32 watt blb?
 
Bibble

Bibble

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lol im at about 8 1/2 weeks I have 3 42w cfl's and they stay on 24 hours... This is my first grow so im not sure if its good or bad but my plants haven't died
 
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