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Chili light cycles

Do chilies have certain light cycles?  My chocolate habaneros are about to bloom and I didn't know if they would only bloom with a certain amount of light.  Can I leave the light on 24/0?
 
No chilies don't have a specific light cycle like other 'medicinal' plants.

There is a bit of research out there that shows growth improvements when the lights are left on 24/0 for the first 5-7 weeks, but after that leaf chlorosis began to develop.

If you can't be bothered to fiddle with the lights an 18/6 schedule seems to work from start to finish.

Neil
 
Blister said:
No chilies don't have a specific light cycle like other 'medicinal' plants.

There is a bit of research out there that shows growth improvements when the lights are left on 24/0 for the first 5-7 weeks, but after that leaf chlorosis began to develop.

If you can't be bothered to fiddle with the lights an 18/6 schedule seems to work from start to finish.

Neil
 
:clap: very well put !  
 
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