Outdoor lighting issues.

[Noworries530]

So I'm in hawaii off grid and I only have a limited amount of power on property. We are basically at 12/12 light here so I was told I needed supplemental lighting. With my current solar setup I can sacrifice 3 hours a night bringing the total to about 15/ 9. I'm really just trying to keep them in a veg state. Can I downsize to a household light that's more efficient to keep them in veg?

 

[nxsov180db]

So I'm in hawaii off grid and I only have a limited amount of power on property. We are basically at 12/12 light here so I was told I needed supplemental lighting. With my current solar setup I can sacrifice 3 hours a night bringing the total to about 15/ 9. I'm really just trying to keep them in a veg state. Can I downsize to a household light that's more efficient to keep them in veg?

Yeah you don’t need a high powered grow light to keep them in veg. You could use some led bulbs or t8’s

 

[1212ham]

Start with efficiency.... like strips with LM301H diodes and drive them softy from the battery bank with a dc-dc converter.

 

[buckaclark]

So I'm in hawaii off grid and I only have a limited amount of power on property. We are basically at 12/12 light here so I was told I needed supplemental lighting. With my current solar setup I can sacrifice 3 hours a night bringing the total to about 15/ 9. I'm really just trying to keep them in a veg state. Can I downsize to a household light that's more efficient to keep them in veg?

Light them in the middle of the night for a couple hours,it's the uninterrupted darkness that triggers flowering.GL

 

[Southernontariogrower]

So I'm in hawaii off grid and I only have a limited amount of power on property. We are basically at 12/12 light here so I was told I needed supplemental lighting. With my current solar setup I can sacrifice 3 hours a night bringing the total to about 15/ 9. I'm really just trying to keep them in a veg state. Can I downsize to a household light that's more efficient to keep them in veg?

I Veged two weeks and flipped to 12hr! Let them go, they will veg still.

 

[pahpah-cee]

I’ve heard of people using solar-battery spot lights to keep them in veg.