artificial light

kingfreddys · 10-27-09, 20:12

What does a person need to know if he will be fruiting in an area that does not get diffused natural light?

what kind of artificial lights? how many hours of exposure?

tek will be a monotub. If he were to move the tub into a natural light exposed area, how many hours would he need to keep them there?

mydarling · 10-27-09, 20:17

hours of lighting is not really imporant. ambient light of any kind will do. even a couple minutes a day is enough to give the fruits some direction (they need light to grow upwards, not to grow big). if you put the monotub in an area with natural light, no need to count the hours.. the normal day/night hours of sun are fine. if you use artificial light, you can really do whatever you want - 1 hr per day, 30 mins per day, 12 hours per day...not so important. cubes are pretty forgiving with this parameter.

heritage ranch · 10-27-09, 20:23

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Originally Posted by mydarling

hours of lighting is not really imporant. ambient light of any kind will do. even a couple minutes a day is enough to give the fruits some direction (they need light to grow upwards, not to grow big). if you put the monotub in an area with natural light, no need to count the hours.. the normal day/night hours of sun are fine. if you use artificial light, you can really do whatever you want - 1 hr per day, 30 mins per day, 12 hours per day...not so important. cubes are pretty forgiving with this parameter.

how bout with edibles, oysters in particular for now?

kingfreddys · 10-29-09, 13:56

so any old regular light bulb in the room, turned on for an hour a day will work? or just putting it in an area that gets natural light for an hour a day?

MLBjammer · 10-29-09, 13:58

I would go with filtered sunlight. It is much cheaper than electricity!

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kingfreddys Mycotopiate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 215	artificial light What does a person need to know if he will be fruiting in an area that does not get diffused natural light? what kind of artificial lights? how many hours of exposure? tek will be a monotub. If he were to move the tub into a natural light exposed area, how many hours would he need to keep them there?

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mydarling Modtastic Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,034	hours of lighting is not really imporant. ambient light of any kind will do. even a couple minutes a day is enough to give the fruits some direction (they need light to grow upwards, not to grow big). if you put the monotub in an area with natural light, no need to count the hours.. the normal day/night hours of sun are fine. if you use artificial light, you can really do whatever you want - 1 hr per day, 30 mins per day, 12 hours per day...not so important. cubes are pretty forgiving with this parameter. __________________ tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, who put these bodies between us?

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10-29-09, 13:56	#4 (permalink)
kingfreddys Mycotopiate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 215	so any old regular light bulb in the room, turned on for an hour a day will work? or just putting it in an area that gets natural light for an hour a day?

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MLBjammer Addicted to Invitro Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,877	I would go with filtered sunlight. It is much cheaper than electricity!