Light?

[chaz]

I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours should
I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?

thank you

chaz

[Cereus-validus]

Yes you can run it too much. Anything more than 24 hours a day is too much.
;-)

For germinating seedlings, you should set the timer for a long day
comparable to spring daylength to encourage growth and for houseplants you
should set it for a shorter day for their winter resting period. Get an idea
of the times from your Farmer's Almanac.


"chaz" > wrote in message
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> I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours
should
> I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?
>
> thank you
>
> chaz
>
>

[Phisherman]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 03:29:30 GMT, "chaz" > wrote:

>I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours should
>I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?
>
>thank you
>
>chaz
>

It depends on the plant. Many plants respond well to 16-18 hours of
light per day. Anything over that, and many plants suffer. Strange,
but plants need to sleep too.

[Phisherman]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 03:29:30 GMT, "chaz" > wrote:

>I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours should
>I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?
>
>thank you
>
>chaz
>

It depends on the plant. Many plants respond well to 16-18 hours of
light per day. Anything over that, and many plants suffer. Strange,
but plants need to sleep too.

[Phisherman]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 03:29:30 GMT, "chaz" > wrote:

>I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours should
>I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?
>
>thank you
>
>chaz
>

It depends on the plant. Many plants respond well to 16-18 hours of
light per day. Anything over that, and many plants suffer. Strange,
but plants need to sleep too.

[Phisherman]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 03:29:30 GMT, "chaz" > wrote:

>I have a plant light on my plant rack (5 shelf glass) how many hours should
>I run it for my seedlings and other house plants? Can I run it too much?
>
>thank you
>
>chaz
>

It depends on the plant. Many plants respond well to 16-18 hours of
light per day. Anything over that, and many plants suffer. Strange,
but plants need to sleep too.