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daveyjones_gw

Going out of town

daveyjones
16 years ago

Hey all. I'm going out of town for 2.5 days. Should I leave my plant lights on all weekend, or turn them off? They do sit in a somewhat sunny window as well, but the days are getting short so it doesn't get as much sun anymore. I would think they could handle Friday and Saturday with less light probably. Lights on or off?

Comments (2)

  • tommyr_gw Zone 6
    16 years ago

    Leave the lights off.

  • mutant_hybrid
    16 years ago

    I agree, leave the lights off and just keep the plants in the window. When they are shipped they get no light at all for several days, so they can handle reduced light for a couple days while you are gone. Leaving the lights on too long would throw off their photoperiod and any temeperates would have trouble determining when to go dormant.

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