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Gary18 said:
well then if you have quoted it you must me right..............
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Lol I got tired of the argument about hrs of light so I did some research (including calling my college biology professor) a couple years ago. I came to the conclusion that while some plants need darkness, peppers aren't one of them. I still grow mine under 18/6 light since it saves money and is hard to sleep with all those lights on in my room :lol:
 
also just to add is 24 hour light is not natural and to me it seems like a waste of power, also in your link the pics of your plants there leaves are all curled up.
 
wordwiz said:
Tx,

The study AJ quoted looked at production and that was the basis for not recommending lights 24 hrs per day for more than 5-7 weeks. After that, production did not increase or even fell if the plants received light for longer periods (14 for tomatoes, 20 for sweet peppers).

Mike
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Wasn't arguing bout production but simply correcting the statement about plants needing darkness to grow.
 
Txclosetgrower said:
Lol I got tired of the argument about hrs of light so I did some research (including calling my college biology professor) a couple years ago. I came to the conclusion that while some plants need darkness, peppers aren't one of them. I still grow mine under 18/6 light since it saves money and is hard to sleep with all those lights on in my room :lol:
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ok so it can be done but it doesnt look like theres much / any benefit in doing it. (is that a fair point )?
 
Gary18 said:
also just to add is 24 hour light is not natural and to me it seems like a waste of power, also in your link the pics of your plants there are all curled.
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Lol so maybe my plants are a poor example. That was my first shot at growing peppers and I had them in shitty soil sitting on a dresser in my closet. My thumb's got a bit greener in the past 3 yrs:lol:

And again I don't keep them under 24hr light after the first couple weeks. Saves power and lets me sleep Just saying that you can.....


I think that first comment came across as me being rude sorry bout that Gary
 
Txclosetgrower said:
Lol so maybe my plants are a poor example. That was my first shot at growing peppers and I had them in shitty soil sitting on a dresser in my closet. My thumb's got a bit greener in the past 3 yrs:lol:

And again I don't keep them under 24hr light after the first couple weeks. Saves power and lets me sleep Just saying that you can.....


I think that first comment came across as me being rude sorry bout that Gary
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its no problem i have been lead to believe that they needed sleep but its been cleared up now :lol:
 
In simple words - Plants use less energy when in darkness, but plants store more energy than they spend while photosynthesis.
 
rainbowberry said:
LOL, he'd have to calm his tongue down first. But surely the nights are more like dusk, not really daylight?
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QuadShotz said:
It's ok, she doesn't like the cold all that much. ;)
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Did I mention it's plenty hot here? great for err... chiles! ;)
 
rainbowberry said:
LOL, he'd have to calm his tongue down first. But surely the nights are more like dusk, not really daylight?
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I live pretty close to the arctic circle so we only have "true" midnight sun for a couple of weeks, but if the sky is clear we have sunshine 24/7 those weeks.

The downside is that the opposite is true in the middle of winter...

The tongue stays behind the lips of you demand that, mylady;)
 
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