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Light Cycle For Peppers?

I suggest going with the originals. You can even match the most common pepper colors if you'd like!

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Walchit said:
I know I read that peppers need a dark cycle, but Trent runs his 24 hrs I think
Yeah, there are mixed messages out there. Trent mentioned he ran them like that briefly but stopped for a few reasons; from what he said, I don't think there was any problem with the plants going without darkness, just a matter of it causing other issues.

I get the impression it's a combination of cost and diminishing returns. 16-18 hours on seems to be a common compromise between 100% growing time and the expense of 24/7 lighting. I think I'm running 18/6.
 
16/8 here, too. The manufacturer of my LED light cautions against running the light longer than that at a stretch.
 
Walchit said:
I do 18-6

I know I read that peppers need a dark cycle, but Trent runs his 24 hrs I think
 
Peppers don't need a dark cycle, but they don't *seem to* get any measurable benefit from 24/7, either.  At least not if everything else is running optimally.
 
It's kinda ridiculous to run lights all day, from the perspective of electricity consumption, and even more importantly - algae management.  You can *easily* grow peppers on as little as 6 hours.  When you are down to playing with light times, you're scraping the barrel for the smallest of gains.  I used to just turn my lights on when I went to work, and timed them off when I got back.  
 
I run 16/8

But if you're looking to conserve power look into the gas lantern method.

It varies light and dark at mixed intervals. I did it one season with good results but found it didn't fit into my daily life and work schedule.
 
Powelly said:
 
How long have you been doing this for karoo?
 
I have grown peppers for 6 years and have been starting peppers inside for the last 4 years.
I usually start them inside sometime in July , and they go outside at the end of August .
2018 I started a bit earlier , end June, and had no problems. I even had pods from my Annuums under lights , check my glog.
 
karoo said:
 
I have grown peppers for 6 years and have been starting peppers inside for the last 4 years.
I usually start them inside sometime in July , and they go outside at the end of August .
2018 I started a bit earlier , end June, and had no problems. I even had pods from my Annuums under lights , check my glog.
 
Cheers, I just wanted a bit of context
 
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